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Newspaper Design Project 
Newspaper Design Project
Issue #1
Rubric Code: C2BCX3
By srtarush
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Subject: Journalism  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: (none)

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Newspaper design project #1
  Poor/Unsatisfactory

not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.

(N/A)

Basic/Satisfactory

competent, adequate, suitable, passable

(N/A)

Proficient/Excellent

possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.

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News

story quality
Poor/Unsatisfactory

Stories are not relevant to Joliet West and are not appropriate for news section
Basic/Satisfactory

Most stories are relevant to Joliet West and are placed accordingly; however, there is still some questionable content as to how newsworthy it is
Proficient/Excellent

All stories are relevant to Joliet West and are newsworthy
Views

story quality
Poor/Unsatisfactory

Inappropriate editorials or not editorial at all
Basic/Satisfactory

Most stories are editorial based and somewhat relevant to target audience
Proficient/Excellent

All stories are editorial based and relevant to target audience
Featuretainment

story quality
Poor/Unsatisfactory

Stories are not Feature or Entertainment based
Basic/Satisfactory

Most stories are feature/entertainmentbased and somewhat relevant to target audience; however, there is not a good balance of both feature and entertainment
Proficient/Excellent

All stories are feature/entertainmentbased and relevant to target audience. Good balance of both
Photo Spread

photo quality
Poor/Unsatisfactory

Poor quality, thrown together. No effort shown
Basic/Satisfactory

Photos are randomly placed together, no real connection; however, most pictures are appealing, yet there needs to be some editing in photoshop
Proficient/Excellent

Pictures are of great quality, photo spread is appealing and interesting.
Sports

story quality
Poor/Unsatisfactory

Stories are not relevant to Joliet West and are not appropriate for sports section
Basic/Satisfactory

Most stories are relevant to Joliet West and are placed accordingly; however, there is still some questionable content as to how sportsworthy it is
Proficient/Excellent

All stories are relevant to Joliet West and are sportsworthy
Ads

AD quality
Poor/Unsatisfactory

No Ads
Basic/Satisfactory

At least 1 Ad. Relevant to target audience and of appropriate size (not too large, not too small). Ad is not placed in views section.
Proficient/Excellent

At least 2 Ads. Relevant to target audience and of appropriate size. Creative!
Mechanics

Grammar
Poor/Unsatisfactory

Too many mistakes grammar wise
Basic/Satisfactory

Most of the content is free of grammar errors and most of the stories are properly written and make sense
Proficient/Excellent

All stories are free of major grammatical errors. Stories are properly written and reflect journalistic principles/style of writing
Design/Layout

In-Design
Poor/Unsatisfactory

Design is thrown together, no consistencies at all. Lack of knowledge of InDesign.
Basic/Satisfactory

Most of the layout is of good quality and consistencies are seen in most areas. It is obvious that students are becoming familiar with InDesign
Proficient/Excellent

Design is of great quality. Definite consistencies throughout. Appealing and creative
Headlines

Headline Writing
Poor/Unsatisfactory

Headlines do not coinside with the stories. Little or no headlines available
Basic/Satisfactory

Most headlines are eye catching and do a good job of representing the stories.
Proficient/Excellent

All headlines are creative and eye catching and represent the stories
Captions

Caption Writing
Poor/Unsatisfactory

No captions
Basic/Satisfactory

Most pictures are accompanied by a caption. Most parts of the caption are available. Photo/Image courtesy of is also available. 9 pt. font, Italics and centered under the picture
Proficient/Excellent

All pictures are accompanied by a caption. Caption follows format taught in class. Photo/Image courtesy of is also available. 9 pt. font, Italics and centered under the picture




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