Newsletter Assignment

Use word to create a two page newsletter for your class. The newsletter must contain color, pictures and columns. I will give you more information in class and samples. Refer to rubric for more details about the assessment.
Newsletter - Due Tuesday January 22

Newsletter Rubric

Students' Names: ______________________________________________

Points	4	3	2	1
Articles - Supporting Details	The details in the articles are clear, effective, and vivid 80-100% of the time.	The details in the articles are clear and pertinent 90-100% of the time.	The details in the articles are clear and pertinent 75-89% of the time.	The details in more than 25% of the articles are neither clear nor pertinent.
Layout - Headlines & Captions	All articles have headlines that capture the reader's attention and accurately describe the content. All graphics have captions.	All articles have headlines that accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. All graphics have captions.	Most articles have headlines that accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. Most graphics have captions.	Articles are missing bylines OR many articles do not have adequate headlines OR many graphics do not have captions.
Graphics	Graphics are in focus, are well-cropped and are clearly related to the articles they accompany.	Graphics are in focus and are clearly related to the articles they accompany.	80-100% of the graphics are clearly related to the articles they accompany.	More than 20% of the graphics are not clearly related to the articles OR no graphics were used.
Use of Word	The newsletter incorporated at least 5 different features of word such as font changes, paragraphs, etc.	The newsletter incorporated at least 4 different features of word such as font changes, paragraphs, etc.	The newsletter incorporated at least3 different features of word such as font changes, paragraphs, etc.	The newsletter did not use word applications to improve the quality of the newsletter
Spelling and Proofreading	No or almost no spelling or grammar errors are in the newsletter	No more than a few of spelling, grammar errors are found in the newsletter.	Several spelling, lexical or grammar errors remain.	Lots of spelling, or grammar errors remain in the final copy of the newsletter.
TOTAL	____ / 20