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Newspaper Project Newspaper Project The student will make a newspaper including 5 articles and other features to share a chosen historical topic from the list provided. Rubric Code: J5X363 By prissy09 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Overall newspaper
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Illustrations/photos	Excellent Illustrations/photos were attractive and directly related to an article.	Good Few illustrations/photos were included that were related to an article.	Fair At least one illustration/photo was added but was not directly related to an article.	Poor No illustration/photo was included.
Creativity	Excellent The newspaper shows a lot of creativity.	Good The newspaper shows some creativity.	Fair The newspaper shows little creativity.	Poor The newspaper shows no creativity.
Article Content	Excellent The article was historically accurate.	Good The article contained some historically accurate facts.	Fair The article contained many historically incorrect facts.	Poor The article was not historically accurate.
Advertisements	Excellent Advertisements were included which were relevant and added to the overall theme of the Newspaper.	Good Advertisements were included that were relevant.	Fair Advertisements were included but they were not relevant.	Poor No advertisements were included.
Editorial	Excellent Information was accurate and there was a clear reason for including the editorial in the newspaper	Good The information had some inaccuracies.	Fair The information was inaccurate and/or misleading or it was not clear why it was included in the newspaper	Poor No editorial included
Headlines and Bylines	Excellent Each article was accompanied by an headline, byline and photo credit and caption.	Good Some headlines and/or bylines were included that related to the accompanying article	Fair n/a	Poor No headlines and/or bylines were included
"Dear Abby"	Excellent Includes an advice column that reflects advice that would be given during the time period chosen	Good Includes an advice column, but the advice would not be relevant of the time period	Fair n/a	Poor Does not include an advice column
Teamwork	Excellent The group worked very well with each other and the presentation was shared equally among the group members.	Good The group worked well with each other and communicated well/ Some members participated slightly more than others.	Fair The group communicated relatively well with a few lapses in the presentation; some students dominated the presentation and others did not participate much.	Poor Group did not work well together. There were obvious miscommunications and lapses in the presentation.