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News Article for grade 7 
News Article for grade 7
Write a news article about a local event for a newspaper. Write a headline and a subhead. Begin with a strong lead. Answer the questions who, what, when, why (or how), and where in your article. Use at least 2 sources/quotes and include necessary stats. Sports articles must be 150 words, news articles 200 words. All stories must have art (photo or graphic).
Rubric Code: LX3B575
By jhlewsped
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Subject: Journalism  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Not Yet

1 pts

Almost There

2 pts

I Got It

3 pts

Amazing

4 pts

Form

Not Yet

Article is confusing and without a clear purpose. May not answer the who, what, when, where, and why or how questions. Writer seems unaware of audience.
Article jumps around, no fluidity.
Almost There

Article makes sense, but lacks organization. Answers most of the who, what, when, where, and why or how questions. Shows some awareness of audience. Article skips around, some fluidity.
I Got It

Article is organized and makes sense. Answers the who, what, when, where, and why or how questions. Shows some awareness of audience. Article flows and is easy to understand.
Amazing

Well organized and sequenced. Answers the who, what, when, where, and why or how clearly. Audience is clearly addressed. Article shows fluidity and use of writing to draw the reader in.
Content

Not Yet

The article is
missing 3 or more
of the 5 W's.
Almost There

The article is
missing 2 of the 5
W's.
I Got It

The article is
missing one of the 5
W's.
Amazing

Article adequately
addresses the 5 W's
(who, what, when,
where and why or how).
Writing Conventions

Not Yet

Frequent errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
Has errors that make comprehension difficult.
Shows no understanding of active or passive voice.
Almost There

May include some incomplete sentences. Some errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
Exhibits some errors that that do not interfere with comprehension.
Some passive and active voice is used.
I Got It

Writes using complete sentences. Few errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
Shows some errors when using sophisticated language. Follows writing guidelines
Active voice is used.
Amazing

Sentences are well constructed and varied. Strong control of grammar. No errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling. Has little style errors.
Active voice is used.
Research

Not Yet

Includes no supporting facts. Includes no quotes.
Almost There

May wander off topic.

Includes one fact and one quote.
I Got It

Stays on the topic.

Includes two facts and quotes.
Identifies source of quotes.
Amazing

Maintains a central idea.

Includes at least two facts and/or quotes.
Identifies source of quotes and why this source is important.
Editing

Not Yet

Did not make corrections.
Almost There

Made very little effort to rewrite and edit work.
I Got It

Some effort was made to correct mistakes and rewrite after editing.
Amazing

Article was rewritten and edited after conference and peer review. All mistakes were corrected.



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