Newspaper Rubric

Total points possible = 125

  1. 15 points: Article #1:
    1. 10 points:  accuracy of supporting details
    2. 5 points: correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
  2. 15 points: Article #2:
    1. 10 points:  accuracy of supporting details
    2. 5 points: correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
  3. 15 points: Article #3
    1. 10 points:  accuracy of supporting details
    2. 5 points: correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
  4. 15 points: Article #4
    1. 10 points:  accuracy of supporting details
    2. 5 points: correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
  5. 15 points: Article #5
    1. 10 points:  accuracy of supporting details
    2. 5 points: correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
  6. 15 points: Article #6
    1. 10 points:  accuracy of supporting details
    2. 5 points: correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
  7. 15 points: Appropriate Images (minimum two)
    • connected to story
    • appropriate  for content
  8. 10 points: Overall formatting and design
  9. 5 points: Newspaper Title
  10. 5 points: Section Headlines

Adapted from a Georgia Virtual Learning rubric pdf