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Time Magazine News article 
Articles of Confederation Newspaper Project
Students will pretend to be a news reporter for Time magazine writing a story about an historical figure studied in the latest chapter. Choose a catchy headline and write an article. Include a picture along with the article use your planner/organizer provided. Don't forget to do outside research. Your paper should be neat and aesthetically appealing.
Rubric Code: Q8C39B
By stbenson
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Subject: History  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Overall article
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Total

(N/A)

News Articles Content
60 %

1 article
Poor

The article was not historically accurate and/or did not have the three parts needed for completion: headline,picture, use of planner/organizer.
Fair

The article contained some historically accurate facts and had some of the three parts needed for completion: headline,picture, use of planner/organizer
Good

The article was historically accurate, and had all of the three parts needed for completion:
headline,picture, use of planner/organizer
Excellent

The article was historically accurate, contained all of the three parts needed and went above and beyond.
Total
News Articles Length/Grammar
10 %

Poor

The article has only one paragraph and is poorly written.
Fair

The article contained spelling/grammar errors and writing was just fair.
Good

The article was a good length but contained a few spelling/grammar errors. Writing was good.
Excellent

The article has strong support and has excellent length. Spelling/grammar errors were non- existent, and writing was excellent.
Total
Photos
10 %

One photo with article
Poor

No photos/ included.
Fair
Good
Excellent

At least one photo/caption related to the article was included.
Total
Outside Research
10 %

For article
Poor

No outside research
Fair

Used some outside research but did not incorporate its use into the body of the article. used the past tense too often.
Good

Utilized outside research and was able to make use of the research in the article, but referred to the past tense on occasion.
Excellent

Exceptional use of outside research and kept the reader in the time of the reporting.
Total
overall creativity
5 %

Poor

The article shows little creativity.
Fair

The article some creativity.
Good

The article shows a significant amount of creativity.
Excellent

The article has exceeded expectations for creativity.
Total
Enter Title
5 %

Neatness and overall aesthetics
Poor

The paper is sloppy and lacks aesthetic quality.
Fair

The writing is messy or done in pencil and is of mediocre quality. Cover lacks presentation and attention to detail.
Good

The paper is neatly written and the cover shows some attention to aesthetic details.
Excellent

The overall quality of the paper is exceptional. The paper is word processed and aesthetics are exceedingly appealing.
Total



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