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News Broadcast/Front Page News Project 
News Broadcast
Create a News Broadcast video, script, or a Front Page with multiple stories to explain the key ideas from your informational text anchor book. Choose 3 key ideas from the book to report on. You must use at least 3 quotes from the book. Goal: Summarizing and compiling information from the text (book) in a creative way that also uses details to support the central idea of the text.
Rubric Code: PX39W78
By mmcrook
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Public Rubric
Subject: English  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  4

Beyond proficiency level

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3

Proficient

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2

Developing

(N/A)

Central idea/key values

Make sure you make the central ideas clear and note the connects to the newsworthy values.
4

In addition to the identification of the central idea, at least 3 newsworthy values are identified and supported by details the text or resources outside of this unit.
3

A central idea is identified.
1 newsworthy value is identified and supported by details from the text or resources outside of this unit.
2

A central idea is identified but is weak or unclear. NO newsworthy values are identified.
Evidence from Text

The evidence is the details from the text that answer the who, what,when, where, why, what and how.
4

Concepts are clearly explained with evidence from the text. At least 4 quotes from the book are used, and/or evidence added from an additional informational text source.
3

Concepts are clearly explained with evidence, but fewer than 3 quotes are used.
2

Concepts are unclear with little or no evidence.
Appropriateness/Focus

Present information that is newsworthy and focused.
4

Students present information accurately and with little distraction.
3

Students present information accurately, however, some distraction is present taking away from the information presented.
2

Information is not presented in a mature way or lacks accuracy.
Summary

The summary of each idea needs a topic sentence that represents the main idea, as well, the right details that support that topic sentence.
4

An accurate summary of the key ideas supporting the central idea is present. Student did a good job of compiling information from the book to explain the overall central idea.
3

Summary of the key ideas is present, but lacks clarity.
2

Summary of the key ideas is lacking and unclear.
Creativity

Make each article or story interesting, fun, and entertaining. Keep the reader's interest.
4

Information is presented in an engaging and creative way and uses details to strengthen the overall appeal of the project.
3

Information is engaging, but lacks some creativity.
2

Information is neither engaging nor creative. Information is read directly from the book with little thought in presentation.
Examples

Examples a type of detail presented in the text.
4

Examples are given to demonstrate key ideas. Examples are school appropriate, not distracting, and are on-topic.
3

Examples are given to demonstrate key ideas. Examples are somewhat distracting and stray from the concept a little.
2

Examples are not appropriate for the key ideas being presented.



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  • News Video, newspaper (Front Page)


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