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Newspaper Article Writing Newspaper Article Writing This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of an article for the classroom newspaper. Rubric Code: S9C9BW By marisag5 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Newspaper Article Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Important Information	Poor The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.	Fair The article tells 2 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.	Good The article contains 3 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.	Excellent This article contains all W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete.
Writing Mechanics	Poor The article is vague and unclear.<BR> <BR> The article contains many spelling errors.<BR> <BR> The article contains many grammatical errors.	Fair The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader.<BR> <BR> The article contains few spelling errors.<BR> <BR> The article contians few grammatical errors.	Good The article is contains 1 unclear sentence.<BR> <BR> The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors.<BR> <BR> The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.	Excellent The article is clear. The article has no spelling errors.
Editing and Improving	Poor The article was neither edited nor improved.	Fair The article shows some improvements and edits.	Good The article was edited and improvements were made. The article has only 1-2 errors.	Excellent The article was edited correctly.
Teamwork	Poor Zero teamwork was exhibited. One person did all of the work.	Fair Some teamwork was exhibited. Work load was shared unevenly.	Good Teamwork was always evident. Work load was shared almost evenly.	Excellent Teamwork was excellent. Work load was shared 50/50.