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Newspaper Article Assessment--Opinion 
Newspaper Article Assessment--Feature/Sports
This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of an opinion article for the classroom newspaper.
Rubric Code: S2CX9X
By michaelsweller
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Newspaper Article Writing
  No production / unsatisfactory

0 pts

Beginning

6 pts

Developing

7 pts

Proficient

8 pts

Advanced

10 pts

Introduction/Position

No production / unsatisfactory

The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning

The article does not include an introduction that describes the topic, or fails to establish its position in the introduction.
Developing

The article attempts to describe the issue and establish its position in the introduction, but the position is unclear or confusing.
Proficient

The article has a well-written introduction that describes the issue and includes a clearly stated position.
Advanced

The article describes the issue and states its position in a way 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 support the article's position, or supports the position in a way that is confusing or inappropriate for a news article.
Developing

The article's body attempts to support the article's position, but it does so in an unconvincing way, and/or it uses inaccurate facts to support its position.
Proficient

The article's body clearly and accurately supports the article's position. The article addresses opposing arguments.
Advanced

The article's body supports the article's position 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.

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.

The article uses some vocabulary that is appropriate for news style.
Proficient

The article is written in appropriately short paragraphs.

The article uses vocabulary that is appropriate for news style:

--based on observable fact
--simple
--avoids statements of opinion
Advanced

The article uses news style in a way that shows mastery beyond what we studied 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.
Developing

The article uses multiple sources, but its sources may be only somewhat reliable and/or appropriate.
Proficient

The article uses multiple sources that are highly reliable and appropriate.
Advanced

The article uses multiple sources in research that shows mastery beyond what we learned 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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