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Accomplished
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Developing
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Beginning
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| Creativity of newspaper
titles, use of pictures, and presentation |
-The individual publication is aesthetically
pleasing and well organized. -The use of pictures relate the articles. Pictures accurately represents the time frame of the newspaper. -Titles and subtitles are well thought out and draw interest to the articles. -Newspaper is neat, typed and attractive. -Class presentation met the requirement of 4 articles and was 3 to 4 minutes. -All articles are written in third person. (18 points) |
-The individual publication is aesthetically
pleasing and well organized. -All articles have a picture related to it. -Titles and subtitles accompany each article. -Newspaper is mostly neat, typed and fairly attractive. -Class presentation met the requirement of 4 articles and was 2 to 3 minutes. -Most articles are written in third person. (14 points) |
-The individual publication is unremarkable
in appearance and sufficiently organized. -Not all pictures relate to each article. -Titles and subtitles are basic, may be missing a few and not very well thought out. -Newspaper is somewhat neat, typed and decently attractive. -Class presentation did not meet the requirements of 4 articles and was under 2 minutes. -About half of the articles are written in third person. (10 points) |
-The individual publication is visually displeasing
and poorly organized. -There very few pictures or they may not relate to the the specific article. -Titles and subtitles are very generic or several are missing. -Newspaper was not neat, not typed and unattractive. -Class presentation was limited and under 1 minute. -Not all articles are written in third person. (6 points) |
| Researching from
a specific perspective. |
-All of the questions from each perspective
are thoroughly answered using reliable sources -The responses relate to the city assigned to the group. -Each group member equally contributed to researching and answering the questions. (18 points) |
-Most of the questions from each perspective
are thoroughly answered using reliable sources -The responses relate mostly to the city assigned to the group. -Most of the group members equally contributed to researching and answering the questions. (14 points) |
-Some of the questions from each perspective
are thoroughly answered using reliable sources -The responses somewhat relate to the city assigned to the group. -Some of the group members equally contributed to researching and answering the questions. (10 points) |
-Few of the questions from each perspective
are thoroughly answered using reliable sources -The responses rarely relate to the city assigned to the group. -Few of the group members equally contributed to researching and answering the questions. (6 points) |
| Accuracy and reliability
of information in the news articles (Refer to "Is my source reliable" on
the Resources page). Each article is graded separately for a maximum value of 32 points (4 points each). |
-All of the facts within the article
are accurate with no errors in overall content. -All information is from reliable sources (Refer to "Is my source reliable" on the Resources page). -Article directly relates to the city/part of the country selected by the group. (4 points) |
-Most of the facts within the article are
accurate with 1 error in overall content. -All information is from reliable sources (Refer to "Is my source reliable" on the Resources page). -Article directly relates to the city/part of the country selected by the group. (3 points) |
-Some of the facts within article is
accurate with 2 or less errors in overall content. -Some information is obtained from unreliable sources (Refer to "Is my source reliable" on the Resources page). -The article vaguely relates to the city/part of the country selected by the group. (2 points) |
-Few of the facts within the article are
accurate with over 2 errors in overall content. -Most information is obtained from unreliable sources (Refer to "Is my source reliable" on the Resources page). -The article does not relate the to city/part of the country selected by the group. (1 point) |
| Written language Each article is graded separately for a maximum value of 32 points (4 points each). |
-Writing is coherent and easy to follow. -Writing is organized with good use of transitions. -Writing has clear main ideas supported by details and examples. -Writing is focused and pertinent to topic. -The response is clear and relatively error free. (4 points) |
-Writing shows a significant understanding
of topic. -Writing may have minor errors in grammar, usage and mechanics. Errors do not impede meaning. -Provides nearly complete supporting points. -Organization is coherent and easy to follow. (3 points) |
-Writing shows some understanding of the topic. -Writing provides some supporting calculations, arguments, justifications, and evidence. -Sentence structure is correct but basic, awkward, and difficult to follow. -Recognizes an appropriate strategy of development, but uses it inappropriately. (2 points) |
-Writing attempts a strategy with little understandable
shape or direction. -Shows minimal understanding of content. -Shows reasoning but makes serious errors in sentence structure, grammar and mechanics, vocabulary, and calculations. -Provides little support for arguments, justifications, and calculations. (1 point) |
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