Pre-APNewspaper Project: Julius Caesar
Teacher Name: Mrs. Ferguson
Student Name:
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Headlines: Death
of Caesar
*Clear central idea
*Clear, specific
supporting details
*Clear organization,
appropriate for
purpose
*Clear central idea
*Focused *Point of
view may shift *May
be repetitive
*Central idea may
not be clear *May
not be focused *May
have more than one
idea *Weak
progression *No
elaboration
*Unclear
*May have central
idea, but little else
*No elaboration
*Focus shifts
*Random
organization
Obituary Page
*Clear central idea
*Clear, specific
supporting details
*Clear organization,
appropriate for
purpose
*Clear central idea
*Focused *Point of
view may shift *May
be repetitive
*Central idea may
not be clear *May
not be focused *May
have more than
one idea *Weak
progression *No
elaboration
*Unclear
*May have central
idea, but little else
*No elaboration
*Focus shifts
*Random
organization
Interview with
Brutus
*Clear central idea
*Clear, specific
supporting details
*Clear organization,
appropriate for
purpose
*Clear central idea
*Focused *Point of
view may shift *May
be repetitive
*Central idea may
not be clear *May
not be focused *May
have more than one
idea *Weak
progression *No
elaboration
*Unclear
*May have central
idea, but little else
*No elaboration
*Focus shifts
*Random
organization
Interview with
Antony
*Clear central idea
*Clear, specific
supporting details
*Clear organization,
appropriate for
purpose
*Clear central idea
*Focused *Point of
view may shift *May
be repetitive
*Central idea may
not be clear *May
not be focused *May
have more thanone
idea *Weak
progression *No
elaboration
*Unclear
*May have central
idea, but little else
*No elaboration
*Focus shifts
*Random
organization
Interview of
choice
*Clear central idea
*Clear, specific
supporting details
*Clear organization,
appropriate for
purpose
*Clear central idea
*Focused *Point of
view may shift *May
be repetitive
*Central idea may
not be clear *May
not be focused *May
have more than
one idea *Weak
progression *No
elaboration
*Unclear *May have
central idea, but little
else *No elaboration
*Focus shifts
*Random
organization
Cartoons
Cartoon choice is
appealing and
clearly related to
Roman humor.
Cartoon choice is
appealing and
mostly related to
Roman humor.
Cartoon choice is
somewhat
appealing and
partially related to
Roman humor.
Cartoon choice is not
appealing and does
not relate to Roman
humor.
CATEGORY
Total Points
Crossword Puzzle Crosswood Puzzle is Crossword Puzzle is Crossword Puzzle is Crossword is poorly
neatly organized and
relates to drama
terms terms or
events in Caesar or
Roman history.
mostly organized
and relates to drama
terms or events in
Caesar or Roman
history.
somewhat
organized and
partially relates to
drama terms or
events in Caesar or
Roman history.
organized and does
not relate to drama
terms, events in
Caesar or Roman
history.
*Clear central idea
*Clear, specific
supporting details
*Clear organization,
appropriate for
purpose
*Clear central idea
*Focused *Point of
view may shift *May
be repetitive
*Central idea may
not be clear *May
not be focused *May
have more than one
idea *Weak
progression *No
elaboration
*Unclear *May have
central idea, but little
else *No elaboration
*Focus shifts
*Random
organization
Recipe section is
appealing and
appealing and
clearly relates to the mostly relates to the
Italian diet.
Italian diet.
Recipe section is
somewhat
appealing and
partially relates to
the Italian diet.
Recipe section is not
appealing and does
not relate to the
Italian diet.
Article of Choice
*Clear central idea
*Clear, specific
supporting details
*Clear organization,
appropriate for
purpose
*Clear central idea
*Focused *Point of
view may shift *May
be repetitive
*Central idea may
not be clear *May
not be focused *May
have more than
one idea *Weak
progression *No
elaboration
*Unclear *May have
central idea, but little
else *No elaboration
*Focus shifts
*Random
organization
Layout Headlines &
Captions
All articles have
headlines that
capture the reader's
attention and
accurately describe
the content.
All articles have
headlines that
accurately describe
the content.
Most articles have
headlines that
accurately describe
the content.
Many articles do not
have adequate
headlines
Useage
*Standard
inflections
*Agreement
*Word meaning
*Conventions
All features are
handled well
Enough errors in
Significant
one or more
weakness shown in
features to conclude several features
control is not
consistent
Many errors
Reading and
understanding are
impeded
Mechanics
*Capitalization
*Punctuation
*Formatting
*Spelling
All features are
handled well
Some errors in one Many errors across
or more features
all features
may be present, but
control is
reasonable
Serious errors
across all features
Sports Page
Cooking/Recipe(s) Recipe section is
Total Score