Rubric for newspaper mark-up for critiques, based on
Malden High School Rubric for Marking up the Text
4 3
Criteria (100 - 90%)
Quality of Work demonstrates an
Response exceptional level of quality
and effort.
Student actively engages
with the text through
writing questions,
connections & reactions as
he/she reads.
Student actively examines
specific content & stylistic
decisions made in the
writing, art (photos and
illustration), layout &
outreach of the issue and
comments on:
• what is worth
repeating and why
• & how to improve
the next issue
Student edits all mistakes
in grammar, style &
mechanics.
Comments:
Score:
Name:
2 1 0 (50% or
(89- 80%) (79-70%) (69-60%)
below)
Work demonstrates good Work demonstrates Work demonstrates No response or
quality and effort. average quality and minimal quality and response does
effort. effort. not cover at
least half of
Student gives minimal
Student engages with the Student responds with response to the text
the assigned
text through writing the text through writing through writing pages.
questions, connections & questions, connections & questions, connections
reactions as he/she reads. reactions as he/she reads. & reactions as he/she
reads.
Student examines specific Student comments on
content & stylistic content & stylistic Student gives minimal
decisions made in the decisions made in the response on content &
writing, art (photos and writing, art (photos and stylistic decisions made
illustration), layout & illustration), layout & in the writing, art
(photos and illustration),
outreach of the issue and outreach of the issue and
layout & outreach of
comments on: comments on: the issue and comments
• what is worth • what is worth on:
repeating and repeating and • what is worth
why why repeating and
• & how to • & how to why
improve the next improve the next • & how to
issue issue improve the
next issue
Student edits mistakes in Student edits some
grammar, style & mistakes in grammar, Student edits some
mistakes in grammar,
mechanics style & mechanics
style & mechanics