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Newspaper Articles 
Rubric Code: XAA798
By nstrobel
Draft
Public Rubric
Subject: Journalism  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Headline & Byline

Poor

Article is missing
headline. Author is
missing.
Fair

Article has a
headline that does
not describe the
content. May or may
not include the
author of the article.
Good

Article has a
headline that does
not describe the
content. May or may
not include the
author of the article.
Excellent

Article has a headline
that captures the
reader's attention and
accurately describes
the content. Includes
authors of the article.
Lead Sentnce

Poor

There is no clear
lead sentence in
the article.
Fair

Lead sentence is
not clearly
connected to the
article.
Good

Lead sentence tells
most important
details.
Excellent

Lead sentence grabs
the reader's attention
and focuses the reader on the topic.
Who, What, When, Where, & How

Poor

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

The article is
missing 2 of the 5
W's.
Good

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

Article adequately
addresses the 5 W's
(who, what, when,
where and how).
Foucus on Assigned Topic

Poor

No attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic.
Fair

Some of the story is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.
Good

Most of the story is related to the assigned topic. The story wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.
Excellent

The entire story is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.
Accuracy of Facts

Poor

There are several factual errors in the story.
Fair

Most facts presented in the story are accurate (at least 70%).
Good

Almost all facts presented in the story are accurate.
Excellent

All facts presented in the story are accurate.
Graphics

Poor

More than 20% of
the graphics are
not clearly related
to the article OR
no graphics were
used.
Fair

80-100% of the
graphics are clearly
related to the article
they accompany.
Good

Graphics are in
focus and are
clearly related to the
article they
accompany.
Excellent

Graphics are in focus,
are well-cropped and
are clearly related to
the article they
accompany.
Caption

Poor

Caption does not describe the picture but is included and no one is named in the caption.
Fair

Caption either describes the event in the picture and includes the name of the people in order in which they appear.
Good

Caption describes the event in the picture and includes the name of the people in order in which they appear.
Excellent
Spelling & Grammar

Poor

The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.
Fair

There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft
Good

There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft.
Excellent

There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.
Document Titled

Poor

Document is titled with the article topic.
Fair

Document is titled with the article title.
Good
Excellent
Picture File

Poor

Only the picture file or caption is included in the document.
Fair

Picture File is include in the document and is followed by the caption.
Good
Excellent
Total Points (x2)

Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent




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