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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: VXW65X5 By zahradatoo Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Newspaper Article Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 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 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.	Good The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.
Reporting Format	Poor The article does not contain a lead. The article is primarily an opinion.	Fair The article contains a lead but it is not interesting. The article contians an opinion.	Good The article contains and interesting/ exciting lead. The article is free of opinions.
Writing Mechanics	Poor The article is vague and unclear. The article contains many spelling errors. The article contains many grammatical errors.	Fair The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader. The article contains few spelling errors. The article contians few grammatical errors.	Good The article is clear and concise. The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors. The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.
Editing and Improving	Poor The article was neither edited nor improved.	Fair The article shows some improvements and edits.	Good The article was completely edited and improvements were made.
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 50/ 50.