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Profile Newspaper Article WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Rubric Code: C5W9B8 By chayes120 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Political Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Article Writing
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 1 pts	Poor 0 pts
Important Information	Excellent The article provides information on all five W's with descriptive language and is 300-400 words long.	Good The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are correct. Lacks some description. 225-300 words.	Fair The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct. 150-225 words.	Poor The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong. Less than 150 words.
Format	Excellent Creative title. Begins with an exciting lead, followed by reasonable and purposeful supporting details. The article does not conclude abruptly.	Good Somewhat creative title. Contains an interesting/exciting lead and supporting details. Somewhat concludes abrubtly.	Fair The article contains a title and lead but they are not interesting. Lack of supporting details. Concludes abrubtly. Lack of creativity	Poor The article is more like a short story and not journalistic. No creativity, title or lead. Lack of supporting details. Concludes abrubtly
Writing Mechanics	Excellent Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. Keeps the reader interested and informed. Contains no grammar errors.	Good The article is clear and concise. Contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors and only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.	Fair The article contains a few sentences that are unclear to the reader. Contains 3-5 spelling errors and 3-5 grammatical errors.	Poor The article is vague and unclear. It contains many spelling errors and grammatical errors.
Capturing Subject	Excellent Includes two direct quotes from the subject interviewed. Includes descriptive details about the subject that give the reader a understanding of who they are and what they do.	Good Includes one direct quote from the subject interviewed. Could include more descriptive details to give the reader a better sense of who the subject is and what they do.	Fair No direct quotes included. Some descriptive detail about subject. Hard for the reader to grasp who the subject is and what they do.	Poor No direct quotes included. No descriptions of the subject. Reader will not understand that the article is supposed to capture subject as a person.