Civil War Newsletter Rubric

Criteria Poor Adequate Good Exemplary Score

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Content of Newsletter is
historically
newsletter accurate and
covers the major
events and
importance of
the battle.
Creativity Student’s writing
was clever and
engaging. S/he
used the format
of the newsletter
to convey the
feeling of the
battle and gives
the reader a
sense of the
time.
Understanding Students
maintained the
of Perspective perspective of a
northerner or a
southerner
consistently
through their
writing.
Headlines and All articles have
headlines that
Captions capture the
reader's attention
and accurately
describe the
content. All
graphics have
captions that
adequately
describe the
people and
action in the
graphic.
Documentation Students used a
variety of high
quality resources
and incorporated
appropriate
resources.
Students
documented all
sources
appropriately in
their
bibliography.

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