The document is a rubric for evaluating a student newspaper. It assesses categories such as layout, headlines, organization of articles, inclusion of key details, spelling, and meeting requirements. The top score is given for newspapers that have professionally styled layouts with clear headlines and captions, well-organized columns, thorough coverage of essential details in articles, inclusion of interesting facts, minimal errors, and inclusion of all required content.

1. Newspaper : Front Page News in Benicia
Teacher Name: Mrs. Shelton
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Layout - Headlines & All articles have headlines All articles have headlines that Most articles Many articles
Captions that capture the reader's accurately describe the have headlines articles do not
attention and accurately content. All graphics have that accurately have adequate
describe the content. All captions. describe the headlines OR
graphics have captions that content. Most many graphics do
adequately describe the graphics have not have captions.
people and action in the captions.
graphic.
Layout - Columns Columns are neatly typed in Columns are neatly typed. Columns are Columns are not
the "justified" type style. There are adequate and typed. There are neatly typed
There are adequate and consistent "gutters" between adequate and/or "gutters"
consistent "gutters" between all columns and articles. A "gutters" are not adequate,
all columns and articles. A glance at the newpaper makes between most so newspaper is
glance at the newpaper you think " fairly professional." columns and somewhat difficult
makes you think articles. It is to read.
"professional." easy to read,
but looks
somewhat
nonprofessional.
Who, What, When, All articles adequately 90-99% of the articles 75-89% of the Less than 75% of
Where & How address the 5 W's (who, adequately address the 5 W's articles the articles
what, when, where and how). (who, what, when, where and adequately adequately
how). address the 5 address the 5 W's
W's (who, what, (who, what, when,
when, where where, and how).
and how).
Articles - Interest The articles contain facts, The articles contain facts, The article The article does
figures, and/or word choices figures, and/or word choices contains some not contain facts
that make the articles that make the articles facts or figures or figures that
exceptionally interesting to interesting to readers. but is marginally might make it
readers. interesting to interesting to
read. read.
Spelling and No spelling or grammar errors No more than a couple of No more than 3 Several spelling
Proofreading remain after one or more spelling or grammar errors spelling or or grammar errors
people (in addition to the remain after one or more grammar errors remain in the final
typist) read and correct the people (in addition to the remain after one copy of the
newspaper. typist) read and correct the or more people newspaper.
newspaper. (in addition to
the typist) read
and correct the
newspaper.
Requirements All of the required content Almost all the required content At least 75% of Less than 75% of
was present. was present. the required the required
content was content was
present. present.