Colonial Newspaper Project Rubric

Mrs. Kings Humanities

SCORES
Article: 30 pts
Cartoon/Ad: 10 pts
Group Grade: 30 pts
Total: 70 pts

Individual

Group

Required Elements:

Header, including title, logo, point-of-view (Patriot, Loyalist, etc.), and date published
One article per group member
Either a political cartoon or advertisement per group member (at least one of each for the total
newspaper)
Finished product is neat and professional; well-edited; fits the year and point-of-view

Article (30 pts possible, Individual Grade)

Criteria
Content

Pts Score Guide

15 15-14 Points
-Accurate, relevant information
included: Who, What,
Where, When, and Why?
are completely addressed
-Ideas are easy to follow
-Vivid description and language
keeps readers interest
throughout article
-150-225 Words

Conventions

On Time

10

13-11 Points
-Accurate info
included: Who,
What, Where,
When, and Why?
are addressed
-Ideas are fairly easy to
follow
-Some description
keeps readers
interest
-125-225 Words

10-6 Points
-Some information
included, but
parts may be
inaccurate or
missing
-Ideas are somewhat
choppy
-Limited use of
interesting
language or
description
-100-225 Words

5-0 Points
-Some information
included, but large
parts inaccurate
or missing
-Ideas are hard to
follow
-Repetitive language
or lack of
description makes
reading boring
-Below 100 words

10-9 Points

8-6 Points

5-3 Points

2-0 Points

-Free of all or most grammar

mistakes
-Demonstrates thorough
variety of sentence
structure and transition
words to help ideas flow
naturally

-Free of most grammar

mistakes
-Demonstrates variety
of sentence
structure and
transition words to
help ideas flow

-Some noticeable
grammar errors
-Occasional use of
variety in sentence
structure and
transition words

-Poor grammar
impedes
understanding
-Little to no use of
transition words;
sentences choppy
or too wordy

5 Points

3 Points

1 Point

0 Points

-On-Time

-1 Day Late

-2 Days Late

-3 days late or more

Political Cartoons or Advertisements (10 pts possible, Individual: turned in w/whole

newspaper)
Criteria
Relevance

Quality

Pts
5

Score Guide
5-4 Points

3-2 Points

1-0 Points

-Addresses an issue common

to the year published
-Provides accurate point-ofview/details about subject

-Addresses an issue common to

the year published
-Provides some accurate details
about subject/ point-of-view

-Topic is not part of the right

era (e.g. an ad for sewing
machines)
-Few or inaccurate details
about subject

5-4 Points

3-2 Points

1-0 Points

-Final product is neat,

attractive, and free of
grammatical mistakes.

-Final product is fairly neat and

attractive, and free of most
grammatical mistakes.

-Final product is sloppy or

incomplete

Final Product (30 pts possible, Group Grade)

Criteria
Point-of-View

Organization/
Design

Pts Score Guide

5
5-4 Points

10

3 Points

2 Points

1-0 Points

-All elements clearly

adhere to the
chosen point-ofview

-Most elements
clearly adhere to
the chosen pointof-view

-Some elements
adhere to the
chosen point-ofview

-Few or no elements
clearly adhere to the
chosen point-of-view

10-8 Points

7-6 Points

5-3 Points

2-0 Points

-A full header is
-A full header is
-Header may be only
-Header is missing or
completed including
completed
partially completed
illegible
title, logo, point-ofincluding title, logo, -Labels are not all
-Labels are unclear or
view, and date
point-of-view, and
clear; information is
missing
published
date published
somewhat
-Variances in sizing, fonts
-Labels are clear;
-Labels are mostly
challenging to find
and formatting are so
information is easy
clear; information is -Variances in fonts
extreme that the
to find
fairly easy to find
and formatting stop
pieces seem randomly
-Uniform sizing, fonts, -Font sizing, etc.
the final project
tacked-together or
styles, etc. make the
mostly make the
from looking like
unrelated
final project look like
final project look
one coherent
one coherent
like one coherent
newspaper
newspaper
newspaper

Peer Editing

On Time

10

5 Points

4-3 Points

2-1 Points

-At least 6 suggestions

on each group
members article
drafts

-At least 4
suggestions on each
group members
article drafts

-At least 3
suggestions on each
group members
article drafts

10 Points

6 Points

3 Points

1 Point

-On-Time

-1 Day Late

-2 Days Late

-3 Days Late