Newspaper Article : Civil War War Corresponden

Teacher Name: Mr. Mennis

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY
Layout - Headlines & Byline

4
The article has a headline that
captures the reader\'s attention
and accurately describe the
content. The article has a
byline.

3
The article has a headline that
accurately describe the content.
The article has a byline.

Who, What, When, Where &

How

The article clearly and

adequately address the 5 W\'s
(who, what, when, where and
how).

The article adequately address

the 5 W\'s (who, what, when,
where and how).

Articles - Supporting Details

The details in the article are

clear, effective, and vivid 80100% of the time.

The details in the article are

clear and pertinent 90-100% of
the time.

Use of Primary/Secondary
Sources

Article uses Primary and

Article uses some Primary and
Secondary sources extensively. Secondary source references.

Spelling and Proofreading

No spelling or grammar errors

No more than a couple of
remain after one or more people spelling or grammar errors
(in addition to the typist) read
remain after one or more people
and correct the newspaper.
(in addition to the typist) read
and correct the newspaper.

ar Correspondents Article

2
1
The articles has a headline that Article is missing byline OR does
accurately describe the content. not have adequate headlines
The article has a byline.

The article addresses some of

the 5 W\'s (who, what, when,
where and how).

The article does not address the

5 W\'s (who, what, when, where,
and how).

The details in the article are

clear and pertinent 75-89% of
the time.

The details in the article are

clear and pertinent 74% or less
of the time..

Article uses few Primary or

Secondary source references.

Article does not reference

Primary or Secondary sources.

No more than 3 spelling or

Several spelling or grammar
grammar errors remain after
errors remain in the final copy
one or more people (in addition of the newspaper.
to the typist) read and correct
the newspaper.