Magazine Magic
Final Product Rubric
Project Due Date: Wednesday, May 4
All parts of the magazine should be bound in some fashion, not just stapled together or paper-clipped together. You may bind your magazine in a folder with brads or in a notebook, or in some other imaginative was.
Please turn in your first two project checks and grade sheets with your final project.
Format Points Earned
§ Magazine has an original title
on the cover of the magazine in 30 point font 5 ______
§ Magazine has a clear theme 5 ______
§ Name is on cover of magazine 5 ______
§ Magazine is bound, not stapled 5 ______
§ Cover is colorful and appealing,
with a thematic design (not messy!); 10 ______
space is used appropriately and no
large blank spaces
§ Table of contents has titles of articles
and page numbers 10 ______
§ Activities and articles have original
titles, not the titles from the
descriptor page 10 ______
§ Not cutting and pasting from other
magazines or newspapers 5 ______
§ All work is completed in dark blue or black ink;
columns are used 15 ______
Activities
§ Vocabulary
- activity uses fifteen or more vocabulary words
- separate answer key is provided 15 ______
§ Letters to the Editor
- Letters relate concerns/opinions about the
magazine’s content
-Letters contain a full name, city, and state 30 ______
§ Contest
- contest pertains to your magazine theme
- contest information identifies what the readers
have to do to win
- contest information identifies what the prize(s) are
- contest information explains how the winners will
be determined
- contest information gives the deadline for entries
- contest information tells readers how to enter 15 ______
Feature Articles
Any article that is found to be plagiarized will receive “0” points. Plagiarism is a form of written theft and will not be accepted.
§ Short Story
- meets requirements of magazine check #1
- capitalization, punctuation, grammar,
and spelling have been corrected 35 ______
§ Factual Feature - Article #1
- meets requirements of magazine check #1
- capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
spelling have been corrected
-at least three sources are cited 35 ______
§ Travel Feature – Article #2
-meets requirements of magazine check #2
-capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
spelling have been corrected
-at least three sources are cited 35 _____
§ “Your Choice” Feature – Article #3
-relates to your magazine theme
-explains something interesting to the readers
-meets word count of 300- 500 words (excluding articles
and conjunctions)
-capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
spelling have been corrected
-at least three sources are cited 35 ______
§ Event Article
- meets requirements of magazine check #1
- capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
spelling have been corrected 35 ______
§ Advice Column
- meets requirements of magazine check #1
- capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
spelling have been corrected 25 ______
§ Book Evaluation
- meets requirements of magazine check #2
- capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
spelling have been corrected 35 ______
§ Interview
- interview is written in question – and – answer format,
using complete sentences
- at least 10 questions and answers are presented
-interview has an introduction
- interview relates to magazine theme
-capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
spelling have been corrected 35 ______
§ Autobiographical Piece
-relates to magazine theme
- explains about the specific events in your life that led up to
this magazine choice
-capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
spelling have been corrected 30 ______
§ Public Service Advertisement
-promotes a health or safety issue
-raises public awareness to the health or safety
Issue 15 ______
§ Advertisements
-both products are original
- products relate to magazine
- where/how product can be found
- products have a name
- benefits of products are incorporated into
the advertisement
- illustrations are neat and colorful; advertisements
use the space effectively; advertisements are
visually attractive
- no misspelled words 30 ______
§ Project checks 1 and 2 are turned in with grade
sheets 25 ______
Total Points 500 ______
Final Grade ______