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Elvis Newspaper Article WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE This rubric is used in the creation of a newspaper article about Elvis Presley for History of Rock and Roll Rubric Code: JXB4BXA By rmisner Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Music Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Article Writing
	Does Not Meet 1 pts	Partially Meet 2 pts	Meets 3 pts	Exceeds 4 pts
Important Information	Does Not Meet The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.No title is given to the article.	Partially Meet The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct. Title has nothing to do with the article.	Meets The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.Simple is given to the article.	Exceeds The article provides information on all five W's with descriptive language.A captivating title is given to the article.
Reporting Format	Does Not Meet The article is more like a short story and not journalistic. Does not contain a headline.	Partially Meet The article contains a lead but it is not interesting. The article contains an opinion.	Meets The article contains an interesting/ exciting lead. The article is free of opinions and has a headline.	Exceeds The article begins with an exciting lead, followed by a reasonable and purposeful argument/supporting details. The article does not conclude abruptly.
Writing Mechanics	Does Not Meet The article is vague and unclear. The article contains many spelling errors. The article contains many grammatical errors.	Partially Meet The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader. The article contains few spelling errors. The article contains few grammatical errors.	Meets The article is clear and concise. The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.	Exceeds Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. An extensive vocabulary is used to keep the reader interested and informed. The article contains no grammar errors.
Editing and Improving	Does Not Meet The article was neither edited nor improved.	Partially Meet The article shows some improvements and edits.	Meets The article was completely edited and improvements were made.	Exceeds The article is formatted clearly and concisely, with little room for improvement.
Questions	Does Not Meet There are no questions attached to this assignment.	Partially Meet Less than 3 questions are attached and addressed to in this assignment.	Meets 4-5 Questions are attached and addressed in this assignment.	Exceeds More than 6 questions are attached and addressed in this assignment.