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THE NEWSPAPER PROJECT - Writing Rubric THE NEWSPAPER PROJECT - Writing Rubric Written report on what is currently happening in the last month in a Spanish speaking country you choose. No crime or entertainment news allowed. Map, history fact, food, music or culture fact. Rubric Code: U97X7B By CRR0723 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Foreign Languages Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper - Writing
	Excellente (9-10) 5 pts	Regular (7-8) 3 pts	Mal (5-6) 1 pts
Spanish	Excellente (9-10) This Spanish is totally appropriate for your level of study. It is clearly your Spanish with no outside influence or sources.	Regular (7-8) This Spanish is either: A. Well over your head and shows signs of outside help. See me. B. Below average for the level you should be at.	Mal (5-6) This Spanish is... A. So far advanced it could not be your work. See me. B. Far beneath the average for your grade level.
Lead sentence	Excellente (9-10) Your sentence is very clear and easily understood. Good word and phrasing choices. Makes perfect sense! Includes the 5 w's, who, what, when, where, why.	Regular (7-8) Your sentence is confusing due to poor wording or phrasing. Makes some sense, but has problematic areas. Only 4 w's are used: who, what, when, where, why.	Mal (5-6) Your message is lost due to poor wording and/or phrasing. This makes little to no sense at all. Incomplete lead sentence. Information is incomplete.
Facts/Background info.	Excellente (9-10) Your information is accurate and elaborated. There are lots of details and you have taken risks in adding more than just basic Spanish. Background is provided.	Regular (7-8) You have written complete information, but could have elaborated more. I felt like there were details missing. Background is provided.	Mal (5-6) You have written only basic information. These sentences leave much to be desired as far as details are concerned. No background provided.
Tenses-4 needed.	Excellente (9-10) The tenses for your verbs are well chosen and seem to be used correctly. No major problems. Correct present tense used.	Regular (7-8) There are some problems with the tenses you have used with your verbs. You've chosen the wrong tense for what you meant to say.	Mal (5-6) Many tense problems that confuse your message or are completely incorrect. See me prior to turning in the final product.
Conjugation & Agreement	Excellente (9-10) You have conjugated your verbs well both in form and agreement. There are few to no errors with your verbs.	Regular (7-8) You have a few issues with conjugation either in form or agreement. Check the highlighting for the problematic areas.	Mal (5-6) You have many conjugation problems for one of the following reasons: -spelling -agreement