ENGLISH 8

Fourth Quarter Performance Task

The Blue and White, the official school publication of CIC-Cebu, is in search for
a new pool of writers for next school year. Everyone from the high school department
is invited to submit their entries.

You are to write a news article about any significant event in school that
happened within the current school year. Your article must have a maximum of ten
(10) sentences and make sure to follow the guidelines discussed in class.

Your article will be screened according to the rubric below.

CRITERIA 4 3 2 1
Content and Information Information Information Information
Accuracy clearly relates clearly relates clearly relates has little or
to the main to the main to the main nothing to do
topic. It topic. It topic. No with the main
includes provides 1-2 details and/or topic.
several supporting examples are
supporting details and/or given.
details and/or examples.
examples.

Mechanics No Almost no A few Many

grammatical, grammatical, grammatical grammatical,
spelling or spelling or spelling, or spelling, or
punctuation punctuation punctuation punctuation
errors. errors errors. errors.

Design and Very creative Complete Organized Unorganized

Appearance and attractive. design, shows design, simple design.
Exceeds creativity and presentation, Graphics are
expectations. organization. and little not unique.
creativity. Empty space.
Class Task
Read the given situation and the rubrics for your Performance Task. Draft the content
of your news article before submitting the final and clean copy.