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Greek Newspaper Grading Criteria

News Story

  • Answers basic information questions
    "what-where-when-why-who-how?"
  • Interviewed eye-witness
  • Background information given
  • Accurate, well researched
  • In the style of a newsreporter

 

Editorial & Letter to the Editor

  • Gives two distinct points of view
  • Gives reasons for point of view and
    has convincing arguments
  • Related to the main news article

 

Entertainment Review

  • Accurate according to the time
  • Describes event with good detail
  • Gives a point of view/opinion in
    the style of a critic.

 

Sports Report

  • Accurate according to the time
  • Describes event with good detail
  • In the style of a reporter

 

Want Ads / Advertisements

  • Identifies objects for sale appropriate
    to that time
  • Describes object/gives qualities
  • Uses techniques of persuasion

 

Other Articles

 

Appearance / Neatness

 

General Writing Skills:

  • Spelling
  • Capital letters
  • Punctuation (periods, commas
    quotations)
  • Paragraphing