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Newspaper Article Assessment--Feature/Sports Newspaper Article Assessment--Feature/Sports This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of a feature or sports article for the classroom newspaper. Rubric Code: DX9A84W By DPiper Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Article Writing
	No production / unsatisfactory 0 pts	Beginning 1 pts	Developing 3 pts	Proficient 4 pts	Advanced 5 pts
Lead	No production / unsatisfactory The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.	Beginning The article's lead shows no attempt to catch the reader's attention and set an appropriate tone for the article, or it does so in a completely unsuccessful way.	Developing The article's lead attempts to catch the reader's attention and set an appropriate tone for the article, but it may not do so successfully.	Proficient The article's lead catches the reader's attention and sets an appropriate tone for the rest of the article.	Advanced The article's lead shows a mastery of feature writing that goes beyond what we learned in class.
Nut graph	No production / unsatisfactory The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.	Beginning The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts may be incomplete, wrong, or not properly sourced.	Developing The article tells some but not all of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct; some facts may be incomplete or not properly sourced; the key information may be "buried" (i.e., not in the article's beginning).	Proficient The article's nut graph contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete, correct, and properly sourced; the key information is properly placed at the beginning of the article.	Advanced The article organizes and describes the 5 Ws and 1 H with skill and clarity that show mastery beyond what we learned in class.
Angle	No production / unsatisfactory The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.	Beginning The article is highly unfocused and fails to establish an angle.	Developing The article attempts to establish an angle, but it is unclear what the angle is; OR the article may establish an angle that is not newsworthy or is otherwise inappropriate for the article.	Proficient The article establishes its angle clearly, and the angle is appropriate for the article.	Advanced The article's angle shows insight and reporting ability that show mastery of feature writing beyond what we learned in class.
Sources	No production / unsatisfactory The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.	Beginning The article uses only one source, or its sources are not reliable or appropriate. The article may be highly biased.	Developing The article uses multiple sources, but its sources may be only somewhat reliable and/or appropriate. The article may show bias to some degree.	Proficient The article uses multiple sources that are highly reliable and appropriate. The article does not show bias.	Advanced The article uses multiple sources in research that shows mastery beyond what we learned in class.
Body	No production / unsatisfactory The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.	Beginning The article's body does not develop the angle established in the lead/nut graph, or develops the angle in a way that is confusing or inappropriate for a news article.	Developing The article's body attempts to develop the angle established in the lead/nut graph, but the facts/details/quotes are inaccurate, not clearly described, or insufficient.	Proficient The article's body clearly and accurately develops the angle established in the lead/nut graph. Information is organized from most-important to least-important, and the body uses a variety of appropriate facts, details, and/or quotes.	Advanced The article's body develops the story in a way that shows mastery beyond what we learned in class.
News style	No production / unsatisfactory The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.	Beginning The article is written in overly long paragraphs, or has no paragraphing at all.<BR> <BR> The article uses mostly vocabulary that is inappropriate for news style.	Developing The article has some paragraphs of appropriate length, but some paragraphs are overly long.<BR> <BR> The article uses some vocabulary that is appropriate for news style.	Proficient The article is written in appropriately short paragraphs.<BR> <BR> The article uses vocabulary that is appropriate for news style:<BR> <BR> --based on observable fact<BR> --simple<BR> --avoids statements of opinion	Advanced The article uses news style in a way that shows mastery beyond what we studied in class.
Editing	No production / unsatisfactory The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.	Beginning The article has major errors in news style and mechanics; the editor has to rewrite and "fix-up" large portions of the text.	Developing The article has enough errors in news style and mechanics that the editor has an unreasonable amount of "fix-up" to do before publication.	Proficient The article may have minor errors in mechanics or news style, but the editor only has a little bit of "fix-up" to do before publication.	Advanced The article uses news style and mechanics in a way that shows mastery beyond what we studied in class.

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Newspaper Article Writing, Writing Workshop - Newspapers

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