|
Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
|
|
Research |
Group performed minimal or non-existent research. |
Group located information using secondary sources. |
Group performed research using primary and secondary sources. |
Group used primary and secondary resources beyond those suggested. |
|
References Cited |
No references cited |
3-5 references cited, with errors in formatting. |
6-8 references cited, with mostly correct formatting. |
More than 8 references cited, using correct format. |
|
Spelling and Grammar |
Finished product includes 10 or more errors in spelling or grammar. |
Finished product includes 7-9 errors in spelling or grammar. |
Finished product includes 4-6 errors in spelling or grammar. |
Finished product includes 3 or fewer errors in spelling or grammar. |
|
Historical Vocabulary |
Group included no historical vocabulary in newspaper. |
Group included 4 –6 historical vocabulary words in newspaper. |
Group included 7-9 historical vocabulary words in newspaper. |
Group included ten or more historical vocabulary works in newspaper. |
|
Graphics |
Group included no graphics, or graphics were not historically appropriate. |
Group included one historically appropriate graphic. |
Group included two historically appropriate graphics. |
Group included three or more historically appropriate graphics. |
|
Newspaper Layout |
Newspaper produced covers five or fewer expected areas in unattractive format. |
Newspaper produced covers five to seven expected areas in an acceptable format . |
Newspaper produced covers eight or more expected areas in an acceptable format. |
Newspaper produced covers more than eight expected areas with a visually enhanced format . |
|
Writing Style (focus) |
Minimal evidence of the topic of yellow fever and related ideas |
No apparent point made but evidence of the topic of yellow fever and related ideas |
Apparent point made about the topic of yellow fever and related ideas with sufficient awareness of task |
Articles contained sharp, distinct points about the topic of yellow fever and related ideas |
|
Writing Style (content) |
Superficial content |
Limited content with inadequate elaboration or explanation |
Sufficiently developed content with adequate elaboration or explanation |
Substantial or specific content demonstrating strong development and sophisticated ideas |
|
Writing Style (organization) |
Minimal control of content arrangement in articles |
Confused or inconsistent arrangement of content with or without attempt at transition in articles |
Functional arrangement of content that sustains a logical order with transitions in articles |
Sophisticated arrangement of content with evident use of transitions in articles |
|
Writing Style (style) |
Minimal variety of word choice and control of sentence structure |
Limited word choice and control of sentence structure that inhibits voice and does not match content and genre |
Generic use of variety of words and sentences that may or may not match the content and genre of a newspaper |
Precise use of words and sentence structure appropriate to the content and genre of writing a newspaper |
|
Group Cooperation |
No cooperation evident in this group. |
Group made some efforts to cooperate, but had difficulty. |
Group members had few problems with cooperation. |
Group members did an excellent job cooperation. All members contributed. |
