DATE: _________________
NAME:_______________
ON TRIAL Your school and community are desperate for a Newspaper to share their local news and learn about the past. They are looking to you to generate this type of newspaper. Each of you has a valid and unique talent, so each of you will have a part in it.
There will be a viewing and voting shindig at the end of this unit to decide which artifacts from which students will be put into the newspaper. There will be 5 articles, 5 cartoons, and 1 front page chosen for each section.
There will be a past section focused on the MĂŠtis, their identity and struggle to find a place in Canada as well as a current issues section which will focus on local affairs and First Nations/MĂŠtis affairs.
PAST SECTION: - Front Page- Article- Cartoon-
CURRENT SECTION: - Front Page- Article- Cartoon-
DATE: _________________
NAME:_______________
Student – ‘ON TRIAL’ NEWSPAPER CHECKLIST:
PAST SECTION: Student Edited - Front Page-
- Article-
- Cartoon-
CURRENT SECTION:
Peer Edited
Teacher Edited
DATE: _________________
Student Edited - Front Page-
- Article-
- Cartoon-
NAME:_______________
Peer Edited
Teacher Edited
DATE: _________________
NAME:_______________
‘ON TRIAL’ NEWSPAPER RUBRIC: CURRENT & PAST
Level Excellent
Proficient
Adequate
Limited *
Criteria
LANGUAGE ARTS (Past Section)
Organize information (3.3.1)
Produce a Variety of Artifacts (3.3.2)
Newspapers are purposely organized with pertinent information to a particular topic and purpose
Newspapers are logically organized with relevant information to a particular topic and purpose
Newspapers are methodically organized with general information to a particular topic and purpose
Newspapers are disorganized with trivial information to a particular topic and purpose
Produces a front page, article, and cartoon that are skillfully organized and are significantly
Produces a front page, article, and cartoon that are effectively organized and are thoughtfully
Produces a front page, article, and cartoon that are generally organized and are predictably
Produces a front page, article, and cartoon that are lacking organization and are superficially
Insufficient / Blank *
DATE: _________________
Use of Commas (4.2.9)
NAME:_______________
developed.
developed.
developed.
developed.
Commas are used accurately to separate phrases and clauses in writing.
Commas are used comprehensiv ely to separate phrases and clauses in writing.
Commas are used simplistically to separate phrases and clauses in writing.
Commas are used inaccurately to separate phrases and clauses in writing.
Level Excellent
Proficient
Adequate
Limited *
Criteria
Insufficient / Blank *
SOCIAL STUDIES (Current Section) Dimensions of Thinking (7.S.1.2)
Local and Current Events (7.S.1.3)
Communication (7.S.8.1)
Artifacts are insightful and multiple perspectives are evident.
Artifacts are thoughtful and multiple perspectives are apparent.
Artifacts are predictable and multiple perspectives are visible.
Artifacts are simplistic and multiple perspectives are unclear.
Local and current issues are persuasively portrayed through the front page, article and cartoon Artifacts are perceptive and communicate compelling information
Local and current issues are credibly portrayed through the front page, article and cartoon
Local and current issues are plausibly portrayed through the front page, article and cartoon
Local and current issues are unrelatable to the front page, article and cartoon
Artifacts are logical and communicate meaningful information.
Artifacts are rudimentary and communicate obvious information.
Artifacts are weak and communicate trivial information.
Proficient
Adequate
Limited *
Level Excellent Criteria
HEALTH School and Community Health (L–7.7)
Overall newspaper enhances school and
Overall newspaper supports school and
Overall newspaper partially supports
Overall newspaper interferes with school and
Insufficient / Blank *
DATE: _________________ community health.
NAME:_______________ community health.
school and community health.
community health.