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News Paper Article Rubric Code: YCW43W By kristenbrunshaw Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

News Paper Article Enter rubric description
	Poor (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Thinking Filling in the details, quotes and making inferences to complete the article /4	Poor Student does not include details of the events that take place in Romeo and Juliet to create a believable article.	Fair Student adds minimal details to the article to create a somewhat believable article.	Good Student adds detail to create an article accurate to the events taking place within the play.	Excellent Student exceeds minimum expectations and adds excellent detail to create a believable and accurate article telling the incidents that occurred in Romeo and Juliet.
Communication Spelling and Grammar conventions and overall clarity of thought. /4	Poor Minimal evidence of proof reading. Errors distract from the overall clarity of the article.	Fair 3-5 errors that distract from the meaning of the article. Article is expressed with some clarity.	Good 1-2 minor errors that do not distract from the meaning of the article. Article is written clearly.	Excellent Free of grammar and spelling errors. Article is expressed in a clear cohesive manner.
Knowledge Understanding of the content of Romeo and Juliet /4	Poor Minimal clarity showing limited understanding of the events of Romeo and Juliet	Fair Content displays some understanding of the events taking place in Romeo and Juliet.	Good Good evidence showing understanding of the content of the play	Excellent Excellent understanding displayed of Romeo and Juliet and the events taking place. Student reads in between the lines to understand what is happening.
Application Ability to apply the proper parts of a news article to information learned in class: headline, subheading, byline, quotes, Answer the 5 Ws and how. /4	Poor Student does not include accurate elements of a news paper article.	Fair A few elements of a news article are included in the framework of the assignment.	Good Most of the elements of a news article are used within the assignment.	Excellent All elements of a news article are included and used correctly within the assignment.