Name: ___________________________________
Period: ________
Newspaper Rubric
English II Core Book Project
Turn in this rubric with your book project!
You will be graded on the following criterion. Please check off the boxes as you finish each task so that you are
sure to complete each part of the assignment.
Score Scale:
0 = incomplete / not shown
1-6 = poor quality
7-9= needs improvement
10-12 = average
13-14 = good
15 = exemplary
Criterion
Student
Checklist
Score (0-15)
Newspaper contains three articles which relate to the novel
you have read. The articles not only relate to the content of
the novel, but are also thorough and well written.
The newspaper contains a classifieds section, an
obituaries/births/weddings section, and a photo (taken by
or drawn by you) to go with one of your articles. The sections
should be well written and appropriately represent
characters and events in the novel you have read.
Length is appropriate (1 ½-2 typed pages long with one inch
margins). Leaving white space means that you did not write
enough and therefore did not meet the length requirement.
Your newspaper should not have any whitespace.
Format is appropriate (formatted similarly to a newspaper –
such as The Independent). The articles should be formatted
as newspaper articles are formatted. The
obituaries/births/weddings sections look similar to these
sections in a real newspaper. Use the newspaper template I
shared with you on Google.
Newspaper has been proofread and there are no
grammatical / spelling errors – especially Basic Writing Rules
for English II!
Total: ________ / 75