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Newspaper demonstrates
knowledge on the content of the novel and the follow-up
research (understands the events, terminology used,
and the basic plot of the story). Demonstrates low understanding
of content. Work displays an inability to follow various
points of view. Important themes were not identified
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Displays limited knowledge
of novel content. Research gathered lacks relevance
and quality.
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Displays some knowledge
of novel content. Gathered information, with minimal
effort, from a limited range of sources.
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Displays good knowledge
of the novel and used appropriate sources in gathering
research.
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Displays excellent
accurate knowledge of content and effectively conveyed
the gathered research.
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Work shows a comprehension
of the basic sub-themes (i.e.: friendship) of the novel
along with its different ideas and various points of
view.
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Demonstrates low understanding
of content. Work displays an inability to follow various
points of view. Important themes were not identified.
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Demonstrates some understanding
of content. Important subplots and themes are somewhat
addressed but in a manner that lacks depth.
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Demonstrates a good
understanding of content. Displays reasonable understanding
of underlying themes through his/her work. Is able to
fully comprehend various view points.
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Demonstrates a high
understanding of the content. Student was able to recognize
many different points of view, and demonstrate a strong
understanding of the various sub-themes within the novel.
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Work demonstrates
an ability to generalize and apply the knowledge from
the book to other circumstances and contexts. Shows
the ability to draw similarities from the characters
in the book to real life situations (i.e.: Peer pressure).
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Applies knowledge with
limited ability. Information was simply inaccurately
restated.
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Applies knowledge with
some ability. The level of analysis and thought drawn
could have been deeper.
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Applies knowledge in
a satisfactory manner. A relatively good effort is shown
in analyzing and applying the information.
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Applies knowledge in
an excellent manner. Inventive and appropriate conclusions
were drawn that were supported by fitting evidence.
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Ability to create
and construct the newspaper and pictures/diagrams in
a way that is creative using different media types as
well as being able to organize the facts in organized
manner that is easily accessible to readers.
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Demonstrates a low
level of creative thought that is consistent with the
content. Information is disorganized with there are
large gaps in content. Separate ideas are not addressed
separately. Work is not related to themes of the novel.
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Demonstrates a mediocre
level of creative thought that is consistent with the
content. Work, including diagrams and pictures is only
somewhat related to the themes of the novel and work
is slightly disorganized.
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Demonstrates a good
level of creative thought that is consistent with the
content. Information generally relates to the novel
and research in an organized fashion.
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Demonstrates and high
level of creative thought that is consistent with the
content. Work is consistent with the facts of the novel
and with the research. The pictures/diagrams are neat,
innovative, and directly related to the themes of the
novel.
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