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BA Comm Magazine Project Magazine Cover Project Create a magazine cover that looks like a real magazine. Choose the title of the publication. Include a title, photos, headline articles, dateline and follow a monthly theme. Be creative and make the finished product look as professional as possible. Be aware of the marketability and audience appeal of your magazine. Rubric Code: E99W2B By jesusgamayon Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Project Grade Levels: Undergraduate

BA Comm Magazine Project
	Exemplary 100 pts	Accomplished 85 pts	Developing 70 pts	Beginning 55 pts
1. Margin Layout 15 %	Exemplary Taken the image or background out to the edges of the Paper. Made sure bleed area is beyond page area (prior to printing).	Accomplished Image or background is in the print area taking up most of the page. Image is not beyond the print area (prior to printing).	Developing Image is too small to give impact to the magazine.	Beginning No image is on the page
2. Magazine Title 15 %	Exemplary The title reflects the audience you are trying to reach. It must be school appropriate.	Accomplished Title does not reflect the targeted audience. It is still creative.	Developing Does not follow expectations. Is not creative.	Beginning The title does not meet any of the criteria.
3. Article Headlines 10 %	Exemplary Article headlines are interesting brining the audience into the cover.	Accomplished Headlines are not interesting and do not pertain to the magazine.	Developing Lack of interesting article titles.	Beginning No titles
4. Photos 10 %	Exemplary Photo is in focus and utilizes the composition elements. Photo is compelling and brings the reader into the magazine.	Accomplished Photo is not in focus, it lacks clarity, and/ or the subject matter is not in line with magazine. Photo does not bring reader to the cover.	Developing Photo is of poor quality and does not add to the overall quality of the magazine cover. The photo detracts from the magazine.	Beginning Photo is missing. Photo is self portrait. Photo was taken by someone else.
5. Graphics/Color 10 %	Exemplary Colors/graphics are used to add interest to the cover. color is used to effectively bring in reader.	Accomplished Colors/graphics used does not bring in the viewer. The use of colors/graphics are ineffective.	Developing color/graphic used is plain. It shows no research.	Beginning colors or graphics are used ineffectively.
6. Letter Font 5 %	Exemplary Letter font shows extensive research and decision making skills. The letter fonts are targeting the audience.	Accomplished Letter font shows some research and decision making skill.	Developing Letter font shows little research and decision making skills	Beginning Letter font shows no research.
7. Issue date, price and barcode 5 %	Exemplary Issue, date, price and barcode are conveniently located on publication.	Accomplished Issue and date are located on the front of the publication. Price and barcode are missing.	Developing Did not follow issue and date expectations.	Beginning No Issue, date, price or barcode present.
8. Grammar/Spelling 10 %	Exemplary 0 errors	Accomplished 1 error	Developing 2 errors	Beginning more than two errors
9. Overall professional appearance 10 %	Exemplary The magazine cover has a professional appearance and follows a monthly theme that is easily grasped by the reader.	Accomplished The magazine cover has a semi-professional appearance. It has some audience appeal.	Developing The magazine cover has an unprofessional appearance, but some interesting points.	Beginning The magazine cover has an unprofessional appearance.
10. Work Ethic 10 %	Exemplary Magazine cover project was completed before due date.	Accomplished Magazine cover project was completed by due date.	Developing Magazine cover project was completed by due date, but then resubmitted.	Beginning Magazine cover project was not completed before due date.

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