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Broadcast News Package Broadcast Story Package Students will produce a complete broadcast package. (voice-over/soundbites/standup/B-roll Rubric Code: NX25442 By babsmith63 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Pre Productions
	4 4 pts	3 3 pts	2 2 pts	1 1 pts
Interview Preparation	4 Student(s) generate informed questions and set up appointments. Students provided a list of good open ended questions.	3 Student(s) generate questions and set up appointments. Mostly open ended questions were provided.	2 Student(s) generate questions for interviews or set up appointments, but with some help from the teacher.	1 Questions or appointments are teacher generated. Very few or no open ended questions provided.
Script	4 Script is compete, well written and clearly tells the story. Sound bites are introduced smoothly. Stand up statement is strong.	3 Script is complete, tells the story but jumps around a bit. Sound bites introduced but may be incorrectly setup. Stand up relates to story.	2 Script is complete but poorly written and/or Soundbites introduced incorrectly and/or stand up incomplete.	1 Script isn't complete and/or soundbites not introduced and/or stand up not done. Story is disjointed and not well-written.
Story Board	4 Shot list is detailed and organized. Students included all the information needed to go out into the field.	3 Shot list generated and completed	2 Shot list was poorly generated and/ is noticeable in the final project.	1 Shot list was poorly generated and/or not followed.
Production
	4 4 pts	3 3 pts	2 2 pts	1 1 pts
Interview Setup/Q & A	4 All W's and H are accurately and logically answered Student(s) generated informed questions and set up appointments. Open ended questions are complete.	3 W's and H are accurately and logically answered. Open ended questions are asked	2 Some of the W's and H are asked, but follow-up questions are missing which would have added to the story. Mostly closed ended questions	1 Poor questioning and listening skills .
Interview Conducting	4 Rule of Thirds and composition of subject well-done. Background of subject and shot well throughout.	3 Student conducts appropriate interviews of sources. Composition of subject is good.	2 Interviews completed, but not well-done.	1 Student(s) conducted interview or not interview at all and/or it is conducted immaturely and inaccurately.
NarrationVoice over	4 Audio does not have grammatical errors, well-paced. Talent is easily understood. Tells a good story. No blanks between soundbites.	3 No grammatical errors, but sentence structure distracts the listener. A few blanks between soundbites.	2 Some grammatical errors. Script structure awkward for the listener. Way too many blanks between soundbites. The story lags.	1 Poorly written and poorly paced. Very little narration. Poor story telling.
B-Roll	4 Location shots, composition, choice of visuals add to the package. Camera work is superb. WOCHU is included.	3 B-roll is good, but shots could have been more varied. Camera work is good. Most of WOCHU is included	2 The B-roll and composition is boring and fails to catch viewer's attention. Camera work needs attention. Very little variation of shots.	1 Poor B-roll. Limited effort is obvious in location shots and composition. Poor camera work. No WOCHU at all.
Post-Production
	4 4 pts	3 3 pts	2 2 pts	1 1 pts
Editing	4 Varied shots and crisp editing moves story along. Visually attractive and follows storyline.	3 Visual storytelling good , but the editing could be cleaner.	2 Editing distracts from the story in a few areas.	1 Poorly edited and the viewer is distracted throughout the package.
Effects/Text	4 Effects/Transitions are justified and lower-third text applied to subjects and talent.	3 Effects and lower third text evident.	2 Effects may be overdone and lower thirds not applied where needed.	1 Effects missing or overdone. Limited or no lower third text.
Natural Sound/ Audio Levels	4 Student makes appropriate audio adjustments for voice overs, natural sound and interviewees.	3 Audio adjustments could have been made in the segment, but overall well done.	2 Audio levels are distracting in areas of the package.	1 Audio levels are poorly monitored. This would not be air able.
Story Content
	4 4 pts	3 3 pts	2 2 pts	1 1 pts
Standup	4 The standup bridges well and is not only creative but adds to the overall appeal of the story. Composition is excellent.	3 The standup is included in the package.	2 The standup does not add to the story and is not scripted well .	1 The standup is either missing or poorly done.
Artistic Technique	4 Original. Visually engaging. Style compliments and enhances message.	3 Package done well, but lacks artistic elements.	2 Package complete with elements, but falls below expectations.	1 Package incomplete or falls well below expectiations.
Effective Message	4 Story unfolds in a logical and intriguing way. Demonstrates original thinking and careful scripting.	3 Story follows a logical thread and holds interest. - Video reflects script and supports message.	2 Story follows a logical thread but fails to hold interest.	1 Story is disjointed and hard to follow. Information is confusing.

Keywords:

News Story, Broadcast Journalism, news package

Subjects:

Journalism

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