Criteria for Evaluating The Content of the Newspaper 

Criteria	D	C	B	A
Coherency of document	Not a story just jumps around with paragraphs and text.	Most ideas are not clearly expressed or connected. Needs more information.	Some ideas are not clearly expressed or connected. Could tell more about yourself.	Autiobiography is coherent, paragraphs connect ideas and tells about yourself.
Personal History	Needs lots more about your history.	Incomplete information about your history.	Could use more information about your childhood.	Document tells where you were born, raised, went to school. What it was like there. Tells about any travelling you have done. A special event from your childhood. Your favorite toy...
Personal Interests and Successes	No information geiven	.Some information given but little	Could use more information	Tells about your favorite sports, any you've participated in, team at UVM or high school. What do you like to do in your spare time? What do you like about these things. Do you have any special interests, collections, hobbies?
Inappropriate information for assignment	Information should relate to topics described. Newspaper is not autobiographical	Includes some inappropriate information.	Includes a little inappropriate information.	All areas required are addressed. Home address, home phone, boyfriend/girlfriend pictures, naked pictures, illegal activities are not included.
Writing is for appropriate audience. (Pre-service teachers)	Written for first grader	Written for your boyfriend/girlfriend	Written for high school students.	Written for your classmates and professors.
Name and e-mail address included	not included	name is included but e-mail is incorrect	information is included but difficult to read.	included and e-mail address(s) is written correctly and clearly.