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News Story Rubric News Story Rubric Rubric Code: B49278 By beveash Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

News Writing Rubric
	Poor Did not do what is required. 3 pts	Fair Did most of what is required. 5 pts	Good Did all of what is required and went beyond what is expected. 7 pts	Comments (N/A)
Introduction--Lead 15 pts Must include the 5Ws and H of a story. The lead is inviting, states the main topic and hooks the reader to continue on.	Poor There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the paper--no lead. Missing 4 or more of the 5 W’s and H.	Fair Addresses at least 4 of the 5Ws and H of the story with a lead that attempts to hook the reader to continue on.	Good Addresses the 5Ws and H of the story. Lead is only one sentence and it hooks the reader to continue on.	Comments
Direct Quotes 15 pts Must be their own paragraph. Always use said. At least two sources are quoted. Uses correct punctuation.	Poor There are no quotes. Doesn't always use said. Punctuation marks are outside of quotation marks.	Fair Most quotes are in their own paragraphs. Mostly uses said. Punctuation is mostly inside quotation marks. At least one source is included.	Good Quotes are in their own paragraphs. Always uses said. Punctuation marks are inside of quotation marks. At least two sources are quoted.	Comments
Paragraphs 15 pts Paragraphs must be no more than three sentences	Poor	Fair	Good	Comments
Accuracy 15 pts Information must be correct.	Poor Information is filled with inaccuracies.	Fair Information is mostly accurate	Good Information is accuracte	Comments
Fair/Balanced 15 pts Must not include the reporter's opinion. Must present the facts of the story and show all sides of the story.	Poor Reporter includes his/her opinion. Does not show all sides of the story.	Fair Reporter's opinion is limited and attempts to show all sides of the story.	Good Reporter's opinion is not included and he/she presents all sides of the story.	Comments
Grammar & Spelling (Conventions) 10 pts Contains no errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. The story is neatly written or typed and follows teacher's instructions.	Poor The composition is illegible, does not follow teacher's instructions, and has more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content.	Fair The composition is readable, follows most of the teacher's instructions, and has 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.	Good Makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. The story is neatly written or typed and follows teacher's instructions.	Comments