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BTA - Newsletter BTA - Newsletter Create a newsletter using Microsoft Word. Make sure to follow directions and use all of the features you learned to create an attractive two-column newsletter. Rubric Code: S865C6 By bpettifer2 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Computers Type: Assignment Grade Levels: (none)

Two-Column Newsletter
	Level 4 10 pts	Level 3 7.5 pts	Level 2 6 pts	Level 1 4 pts
One/Two Page, Two Columns	Level 4 Newsletter has two pages with two or three balanced columns	Level 3 Newsletter has one/two pages with two columns that are NOT balanced	Level 2 Newsletter has two pages but only ONE column	Level 1 Newsletter has less than two pages and only one column
Title	Level 4 Title has Word Art centred over 2 columns. Titles, headings in Sans Serif Font.	Level 3 Title has Word Art and is centered. Titles, headings not Sans Serif.	Level 2 Word Art used in title, but is not centered, or does not spann over two columns. Sans Serif font not used.	Level 1 A title is there, but did not use Word Art, centering, or spanned over two columns. Sans Serif font not used.
Dropped Caps, White Space	Level 4 Dropped Cap Used Effectively. Matches theme of newsletter. Excellent use of white space. Header/footer used appropriately.	Level 3 Dropped Cap used, somewhat matches theme. Good use of white space. Header and footer used appropriately.	Level 2 Dropped Cap does not match theme. Fair use of white space. Header or footer used.	Level 1 Dropped Cap is not used. Poor use of white space. Header/footer not used.
Body of Newsletter	Level 4 The body is single-spaced, text is justifed and serif font.	Level 3 The body is single-spaced, text is justified, but no indention on paragraphs	Level 2 The body is double-spaced, text is justified, and paragraphs indented .5"	Level 1 Try again. Re-read the directions
Quality of 3 Articles	Level 4 Excellent articles (3 or more). Well written. Variety of topics. Excellent sentence structure. Sound professional.	Level 3 3 articles are well written. Good sentence structure. Variety of topics.	Level 2 Only 2 articles. Fair variety of topics. Sentence structure problems.	Level 1 Only 1 article. Poor sentence structure.
Graphics and Color	Level 4 Has three relevant graphics and effective use of color which is very eye-appealing	Level 3 Article titles are 16 pt. font, but gray shading is only 5%	Level 2 Has two graphics, but are not relevant to the article. Good use of color.	Level 1 Article titles are not correct point size with no shading
Spellcheck/Grammar	Level 4 No spelling or grammar errors	Level 3 No spelling errors, one or two grammar errors	Level 2 One or more spelling errors and grammar errors	Level 1 More than four spelling and/or grammar errors