Mesopotamia

Newspaper

 
Each group will be in charge of publishing a Mesopotamian newspaper. Your topics should focus on the Sumerian city-states and empires that followed. You should use the resources available in your notes, the textbook, the classroom, and on the internet.
Each group member will be responsible for a specific number of stories and pictures, and the group will recieve a grade on how the entire paper is 'laid out.'
Topics (sections of the paper):
  1. News from the schools
  2. City Happenings
  3. World Events
  4. Government
  5. Crop report
  6. Feature story (an indepth look at some aspect of life - farming, entertainent, sculpture - something that you find interesting)
  7. Social Pages - a close up of an important person from Mesopotamia
  8. Weather
  9. Sports
  10. Religion
  11. Horoscope (fortune telling)
  12. Arts (art show, music recital, poetry reading, 'book' publications)
  13. Holidays (tithing due at the ziggurat, days of celebration, etc)
  14. Classified ads
  15. Others as you see fit
Your stories should contain elements of facts in them, but you are free to write the stories in a fun, 'school appropriate' manner.
 

CATEGORY

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Requirements
All of the required content was present. 
Almost all the required content was present. 
At least 75% of the required content was present. 
Less than 75% of the required content was present. 

Articles - Interest
The articles contain facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the articles exceptionally interesting to readers. 
The articles contain facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the articles interesting to readers. 
The article contains some facts or figures but is marginally interesting to read. 
The article does not contain facts or figures that might make it interesting to read. 

Articles - Content
The information was accurate, based on historical fact, and there was a clear reason for including it in the newspaper. 
The information was fairly accurate and based on historical fact. 
The information was occasionally inaccurate or not based on historical fact, but there was a clear reason for including it in the newspaper. 
The information was typically inaccurate, misleading or not in any way based on historical fact. 

Spelling and Proofreading
No spelling or grammar errors remain. 
No more than a couple of spelling or grammar errors. 
No more than 3 spelling or grammar errors remain. 
Several spelling or grammar errors remain in the final copy of the newspaper. 

Graphics
Graphics are in focus, are well-cropped and are clearly related to the articles they accompany. 
Graphics are in focus and are clearly related to the articles they accompany. 
80-100% of the graphics are clearly related to the articles they accompany. 
More than 20% of the graphics are not clearly related to the articles OR no graphics were used.