Guidelines

Below you will find guidelines to help your organize your project.

  1. Create a folder for your group in the O drive> Grade 5> Class Folder> in the Colonial Newspaper Folder, the folder should be named after your colony.

  2. Save all your images and word documents in this folder

  3. When creating a Newspaper in Microsoft Publisher. only have it open on one machine, and collectively copy and past your articles and image onto the Publisher document.

  4. Save frequently.

  5. Cite all your sources both text and images.

  6. Read the below Rubric or download it as a group and periodically refer to it to make sure you are on track.

  7. Before printing a black and white copy edit your articles and layout as a group.

  8. Print a Black and White copy for the other colonies in your class.

  9. Make sure each team member has a saved copy of your newspaper in their Electronic Portfolio Folder.

  10. Print one color version for each member of your group.

 Rubric for Newspaper WebQuest

CATEGORY

4

3

2

1

 

Content

 Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. Content is minimal or there are several factual errors
 

Organization

 Content is excellently organized using heading or bulleted lists to group related material. Content is well organized using heading or bulleted lists to group related material. Content is logically organized for the most part. There is no clear or logical organizational structure, just a lot of facts.
 

Mechanics

 No misspellings or grammatical errors. Three or fewer misspellings and/or grammatical errors. Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.
 

Sources

 Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All information is documented in correct format. Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most of the information is documented in correct format. Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in correct format. Very little or no source information was collected.
 

Use of Graphics

 All graphics are dynamic and support the them/content of the newspaper. All graphics are good and support the theme/content of the newspaper. Graphics are attractive but may not support the theme/content of the newspaper. Graphics are absent or do not support the theme/content of the newspaper.
 

Teamwork

 Evidence of outstanding teamwork Strong evidence of teamwork Some evidence of team planning Lack of team planning

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September 06, 2003
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