Team Member Names: _____________________________________________________________________ Class: ______________ Grade: _______________

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

Multimedia & Webpage Design 1.03 Desktop Publishing Mrs. Deese

Team Member Names: _____________________________________________________________________ Class: ______________ Grade: _______________
LAYOUT AND DESKTOP
PUBLISHING FEATURES
TEAMWORK
Indicate each team member’s name and record each team member assignments below.
Name
Multimedia & Webpage Design
Outstanding visual appeal Visually attractive layout There is a simple layout The newsletter lacks
with excellent use of with good use of color, design; the project is visual appeal and/or
space, color, line, and space, line, and graphics neatly presented. 80- neatness in layout. More
graphics are neatly is apparent. Graphics 100% of the graphics are than 20% of the graphics
presented. Photos and are in focus and are clearly related to the are not clearly related to
other graphics have clearly related to the articles they accompany. the articles OR no
appropriate captions and articles they accompany. Few desktop publishing graphics were used. No
are related to the The newsletter is neatly features are used to desktop publishing
articles they accompany. presented. Some desktop enhance the newsletter. features are used to
A variety of desktop publishing features are enhance the newsletter.
publishing features are used to enhance the
used to enhance the newsletter.
newsletter.
The work was divided All team members Most team members One or two people did all
and shared equally among contributed some work participated in the work. or most of the work of
all team members. to the project. the group.
Assignment(s)
1.03 Desktop Publishing Mrs. Deese