Team Leader: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Members: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Newsletter Rubric
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Ideas are engaging and Ideas are developed Some ideas are good, but Ideas do not go beyond the
CONTENT AND insightful and illustrate and illustrate a good lack development and detail. obvious, are randomly
DEVELOPMENT an excellent understanding of Mainly obvious details are presented, and remain
(X5) understanding of what a what a school included. Point of view is underdeveloped. There is
school newsletter newsletter entails. limited. Research is limited little or no evidence of
entails. There is There is evidence of to one or two sources or to research, planning and
evidence of extensive planning and one or two types of sources. organization.
planning and organization as well There is limited evidence of
organization; there is some research. planning and organization.
evidence of extensive
research using a variety
of Internet, print,
interviews, and other
electronic media.
ELABORATION All articles are well- Pieces are well- Pieces are adequately Pieces exhibit an awkward
(X4) written. All points are written. Most points written. Some points are writing style. Points are
fully developed with are elaborated with elaborated. Articles may general and obvious. Ideas
accurate and detailed clear and detailed contain factual errors, are not well developed.
information to support information to irrelevant information, or Factual errors, significant
ideas. support ideas. inadequate detail. omissions, or irrelevant
information is present.
SPELLING, GRAMMAR, An excellent grasp of A good grasp of Reasonable control of Errors in spelling,
AND PROOFREADING standard writing standard writing standard writing conventions punctuation, capitalization,
(4) conventions are conventions is is apparent, but some errors grammar, usage, and
apparent. The apparent. The interfere with understanding sentence formation
newsletter is free of newsletter contains the ideas presented. distract the reader and
errors in grammar, only minor errors interfere with
usage, spelling, which do not understanding the ideas
punctuation, and interfere with presented.
sentence formation. understanding the
ideas presented.

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LAYOUT Outstanding visual Visually attractive There is a simple layout The newsletter lacks visual
(X5) appeal with excellent layout with good use design; the project is neatly appeal and/or neatness in
use of space, color, line, of color, space, line, presented. 80-100% of the layout. More than 20% of
and graphics are neatly and graphics is graphics are clearly related the graphics are not clearly
presented. Photos and apparent. Graphics to the articles they related to the articles OR
other graphics have are in focus and are accompany. no graphics were used. No
appropriate captions and clearly related to the Few desktop publishing desktop publishing features
are related to the articles they features are used to enhance are used to enhance the
articles they accompany. accompany. The the newsletter. newsletter.
A variety of desktop newsletter is neatly
publishing features are presented. Some
used to enhance the desktop publishing
newsletter. features are used to
enhance the
newsletter.
TEAMWORK AND The work was divided All team members Most team members One or two people did all or
PUNCTUALITY and shared equally contributed some participated in the work. most of the work of the
(X2) among all team work to the project. group.
members.
Newsletter is Newsletter is completed Newsletter is completed
Newsletter is completed completed after one after two days of submission. after three to five days
on or before due date day of submission. day of submission.
and sources are
provided.

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Team Leader: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Members: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NARRATIVE REPORT

Indicate each team member’s name and record each team member contributions below.

Name Contribution(s)

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