Newspaper : Tuesdays with Morrie

Teacher Name: Tracy Ivey

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY
Requirements

4
All of the required
content was present.

3
Almost all the required
content was present.

Articles - Interest

The articles contain

facts, figures, and/or
word choices that
make the articles
exceptionally
interesting to readers.
No spelling or
grammar errors
remain after one or
more people read and
correct the newspaper.

The articles contain

facts, figures, and/or
word choices that
make the articles
interesting to readers.

Spelling and
Proofreading

Layout - Headlines &

Captions

Knowledge Gained

Working as a Group

All articles have

headlines that capture
the reader\'s attention
and accurately
describe the content.
All articles have a
All
students
in the
byline.
All graphics
group
can
accurately
have captions that
answer
all questions
adequately
describe
related
to a)and
stories
in
the people
action
the
newspaper
and
b)
in the graphic.
technical processes
Students
were the
able to
used to create
work
together
and
newspaper.
successfully complete
this project with no
disagreements or
issues.

No more than a couple

of spelling or grammar
errors remain after one
or more people read
and correct the
newspaper.
All articles have
headlines that
accurately describe
the content. All
articles have a byline.
All graphics have
All
students in the
captions.
group can accurately
answer most questions
related to a) stories in
the newspaper and b)
technical processes
Students
were the
able to
used to create
work
together
and
newspaper.
complete the project
with little to no help
from their teacher.

Date Created: Apr 29, 2015 12:23 pm (CDT)

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2
At least 75% of the
required content was
present.

1
Less than 75% of the
required content was
present.

The article contains

some facts or figures
but is marginally
interesting to read.

The article does not

contain facts or figures
that might make it
interesting to read.

No more than 3
Several spelling or
spelling or grammar
grammar errors
errors remain after one remain in the final
or more people read
copy of the
and correct the
newspaper.
newspaper.
Most articles have
Articles are missing
headlines that
bylines OR many
accurately describe
articles do not have
the content. All
adequate headlines
articles have a byline. OR many graphics do
Most graphics have
not have captions.
Most
students
in
the
Several students in the
captions.
group can accurately group appear to have
answer most questions little knowledge about
related to a) stories in the facts and the
the newspaper and b) technical processes
technical processes
used for the
Students
were the
for the Students
were not
used to create
newspaper.
most
part
able
to
work
able
to
work
together
newspaper.
together, but they
without help from their
often needed help
teacher.
from their teacher.