Black History Month Assignment evaluation rubric
Name: ________________________________________________________________
CRITERIA
KNOWLEDGE
Content
Use of the 5 W's
Explanation of event and
importance to BHM
THINKING
Organization and
paragraph structure
APPLICATION
Article Format:
headline, picture, caption,
title, date, columns) creates
an effective newspaper
article (e.g., effectively
integrates factual
information, a fictional
context, and direct
quotations)
COMMUNICATION
Mechanics: spelling,
grammar, punctuation
Tone, Point of View, Style
and Language Choice.
Comments:
LEVEL “0”
0-49%
DID NOT
REACH LEVEL
LEVEL 1
50-59%
LEVEL 2
60-69%
LEVEL 3
70-79%
LEVEL 4
80-100%
MARK
%
Missing 2 or more
of the 5 W's
Limited
description of the
event
Missing 1 of the 5
W's
Basic description
of the event
All 5 W's
explained
Main event
explained
correctly
Good use of
paragraphs, topic
sentences and
concluding
paragraph; wellorganized
information and
ideas
Good use of
newsletter format
with no errors or
omissions
creates an article
of considerable
effectiveness
All 5 W's
explained with
focus on "Why?"
Very detailed
explanation of
main event.
Excellent use of
paragraphs, topic
sentences and
concluding
paragraph; good
use of transitions
from paragraph to
paragraph
Excellent use of
newsletter format
with creative
details and extras
creates a highly
effective
article
K
T
DID NOT
REACH LEVEL
Ideas in some sort
of sequential
order; few or no
paragraphs; did
not follow all
directions
Ideas in
sequential order;
some problems
with
paragraphing;
some scattered
ideas
DID NOT
REACH LEVEL
Basic use of
newsletter format
with some errors
or omissions
creates an article
of limited
effectiveness
Satisfactory use of
newsletter format
with few errors or
omissions
creates a
somewhat
effective article
DID NOT
REACH LEVEL
Many major/minor
errors; text is
difficult to
understand; no
editing evident
Article was written
more as a narrative
with an informal
style not suited to a
newspaper
publication
Some major and
minor errors
Some areas of the
article were
written in an
informal style with
a few errors in
language choice
Only a few errors
Good use of
language with a
clear reporting
tone and style;
very few errors in
language choice
Almost no errors
The reporting
voice was evident
and language
choice was
accurate and
consistent
A
C