Colegio La Cruz

English Department
8th Grades
NEWSPAPER COVER RUBRIC
M5: Global Issues Vocabulary

STUDENTS’ NAMES: ______________________________________________________________________

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION SCORE

I.- ABOUT THE NEWSPAPER COVER
a) The newspaper cover shows complete and
organized ideas. They are well-expanded, 4 3 2 1 0
transmitting the message effectively.
b) The newspaper cover includes a logo and
4 3 2 1 0
complete masthead.
1.- CONTENT
c) The newspaper cover includes two different
news and their corresponding parts. (headline, 4 3 2 1 0
standfirst, lead and by-line)
d) The newspaper cover includes topic-related
4 3 2 1 0
pictures/ drawings and advert.
The newspaper cover shows general English
grammatical structures, which follow grammatical
2.- ACCURACY 4 3 2 1 0
conventions such as tenses, subject-verb
agreement, word order, etc.
a) The newspaper cover includes proper words and
expressions according to the communicative 4 3 2 1 0
situation. No use of Spanish or invented words.
3.- VOCABULARY
b) The newspaper cover includes different Global
Issues and M5 vocabulary seen in class. No use of 4 3 2 1 0
Spanish or invented words.
The ideas in the newspaper cover follow English
4.- SPELLING 4 3 2 1 0
orthographic conventions.
The ideas in the newspaper cover follow English
5.- PUNCTUATION 4 3 2 1 0
punctuation and capitalization conventions.
II.- ABOUT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
The newspaper cover is clean, neat, colourful and
6.- ORGANIZATION 4 3 2 1 0
shows clear hand-writing.
7.- RESPONSIBILITY The newspaper cover is handed-in on due date. 4 3 2 1 0

4= Very good 3= Good 2= just arrived 1= needs improvement 0= not done/under the expected TOTAL SCORE: ___/44 PTS)

 Students who copy-paste their work will be assessed according to the

school Assessment Protocol.