ENGLISH: Year Eight Semester One 2012

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Create a newspaper front page relating to the novel studied this term. You will create the front page of a daily newspaper based in the same location as the setting of the novel. You must include one main story based on events from the novel, additional side stories and advertising. The title of the newspaper should be relevant to the setting and/or novel. This may be presented in either A3 or A4 format and may be produced on a computer.

This essay will assess your Viewing and Writing skills.

To do well at this task ensure that you:

Demonstrate understanding of the layout of a newspaper front page Demonstrate how newspaper stories are constructed Write a well-structured and relevant story Select key events from the novel to support your newspaper content Ensure correct spelling, punctuation and grammar in your writing Use editing and drafting processes and strategies to improve your writing

Teacher comment:

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Assessment Rubric - Newspaper Front Page

Very High Achievement Newspaper layout and conventions (V) Highly creative and visually engaging; highly effective use of newspaper conventions(6) Highly effective use of newspaper article conventions and very strong links to the novel. (6) Clear & correct identification of audience, clear & correct understanding of text purpose (3) Spelling, punctuation & grammar is sophisticated, correct & enhances writing (3) Full evidence of drafting and editing (2) High Achievement Creative and visually engaging; effective use of newspaper conventions (5) Effective use of newspaper article conventions and strong links to the novel (5) Correctly identifies audience, correct understanding of text purpose (2) Spelling, punctuation & grammar is correct & attempts to add sophistication (2.5) Satisfactory Achievement Some elements of creativity and attempts to use engaging newspaper conventions (3) Use of newspaper article conventions and some links to novel (3) Some identification of audience, basic understanding of text purpose (1.5) Spelling, grammar & punctuation is mostly correct (2) Below Satisfactory Achievement Attempts to construct a front page (2) Limited Achievement No evidence of front page newspaper conventions (1)

Format of newspaper article and relevance to novel (W) Demonstrated understanding of audience and purpose (V)

Limited use of newspaper article conventions and attempts to make links to the novel (2) Little identification of audience, limited understanding of text purpose (1) Frequent errors in spelling, grammar & punctuation (1.5)

No evidence of newspaper article conventions and no links to the novel (0) Audience not identified, understanding of text purpose not demonstrated (0) Little to no use of correct punctuation, spelling & grammar (1)

Spelling, punctuation & grammar (W)

Evidence of drafting and editing processes (W)

Some evidence of drafting and editing (1)

No evidence of drafting and editing (0)

Student Reflection
What did I do well in this task? What elements of this task could I improve?