Rubric

Evaluation

Each student will receive two grades. One for the group's overall newspaper and one based on your individual contribution to the page.

Individual Rubric:

	Limited 1	Developing 2	Proficient 3	Exemplary 4
Accuracy	* Details missing or inconsistent with text or time period.	* Some undeveloped detail from the text is present.	* Generally details are consistent with text and time period.	* Many effective and cohesive details from the text and time period.
Creativity	* Lacks illustrations. * Random undeveloped ideas. * Does not follow newspaper layout.	* Illustration loosely connected to articles. * Uneven development of ideas. * Generally follows newspaper layout.	* Illustration supports content of article. * Moderate development of ideas; attempts compositional risk. * Follows newspaper layout.	* Illustration supports and enhances content of article. * Effective development of ideas; compositional risks successful. * Aesthetics provide enhancement to layout.
Content and Organization	Lacks a single focus; no planning evident, disorganized. Minimal response to topic. * Random or inappropriate details.	* May drift or shift focus throughout * Some lapses or flaws in organization. * Repetitious or several unelaborated details.	* Single focus with some ideas loosely connected. * Moderately fluent and developed articles. * Details appropriate and varied.	* Single, distinct focus throughout. * Unified, fluent and well-developed articles. * Details effective and vivid.
Mechanics Spelling, capitalization and punctuation	* Errors so severe, they completely detract from meaning.	* Patterns of errors that interfere with meaning.	* No consistent pattern of errors. *Some errors that do not interfere with meaning.	* Very few, if any, errors.

Group Rubric:

Limited

Developing

Proficient

Exemplary

Score

Presentation

*Brief presentation

*Disorganized information

* No eye contact

* Projection is low

* Lacks clarity

* Does not present within the allotted time

* Some logical progression of ideas

* Reading from paper; limited eye contact

* Vocal projection adequate

* Ideas loosely connected

* Presents within allotted time

* Moderate logical progression; somewhat organized

* Adequate eye contact

*Projection is appropriate

*Moderately fluent ideas present

* Presents within allotted time

* Organized and focus progression of ideas evident

* Consistent eye contact

* Projection is loud and clear

* Cohesive fluent ideas

Product

* Lacks illustrations

* Pages incomplete or missing

* Under- developed articles

* Does not follow newspaper layout.

*Illustration loosely connected to articles.

* Pages are unelaborated

* Articles contain repetitious details

* Generally follows newspaper layout.

*Illustration supports content of article.

* All pages are complete are varied

* Moderate development of articles

* Follows newspaper layout.

*Illustration supports and enhances content of article.

* Pages are varied and unified providing a cohesive product

* Effective development of articles

* Aesthetics provide enhancement to layout.

Information

Sharing

* No information is related to teammates

* Little interest shown

* Almost never on task.

*Very little information related to teammates

* Limited discussion

* Sometimes on task.

* Needed information is related to teammates

* Some discussion

* On task most of the time.

* Relates information and supports teammates consistently

*Cooperative discussion at all times

* Continually on task

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