Newsletter Checklist—Elementary and Middle School

 

Consistently

Sometimes

Rarely/

Never

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Content:

 

Each part of our newsletter says something important, interesting, insightful, or original about the theme.


 

Writing:

 

All the parts of our newsletter are written in an appropriate style, such as journalistic or persuasive.


 

We use powerful, interesting language in all parts of our newsletter.


 

We consider what our audience would like to know about our topic and try to answer their questions.


 

Organization:

 

Our newsletter has a title that reflects the newsletter’s purpose and content.


 

Our newsletter has a theme that ties all the contents together.


 

All of the parts of our newsletter relate to the theme.


 

The parts of our newsletter are arranged so our readers can find what they are looking for.


 

Conventions:

 

We proofread our newsletter for spelling.


 

We proofread our newsletter for capitalization.


 

We proofread our newsletter for punctuation.


 

We proofread our newsletter for proper sentence structure.


 

Appearance:

 

We use space appropriately and effectively in our newsletter.


The graphics or illustrations in our newsletter enhance the information.


 

Our newsletter has a good balance of text and graphics.



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