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The Pulse Evaluation The Pulse Evaluation To evaluate students on their work on one issue of the school newspaper Rubric Code: XACW95 By szaffiro Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

The Pulse Evaluation
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
In-class work How wisely do you use your class time to better the publication?	Poor Usually off-task; lacks self-motivation; does not seek help when needed or take the initiative to resolve problems on own	Fair Often off-task; lacks self-motivation; sometimes asks relevant questions, if necessary; sometimes provides help to others if requested	Good Sometimes off-task; self-motivated; asks relevant questions, if necessary; provides help to others if requested	Excellent Remains on-task; self-motivated; asks relevant questions, if necessary; provides help to others if requested
Deadlines How attentive were you in meeting each deadline?	Poor Misses deadlines for all parts of the issue.	Fair Misses the deadlines for either rough draft, final draft, or graphics, but not all of them.	Good Makes all deadlines, but story package still needs some work after the story is placed.	Excellent Makes all deadlines and the story package is in final draft condition at design deadline.
Story/Page Quality What was the quality of your work for this issue?	Poor Writes a story, but does not add a headline, strong lead, or workable research and quotations.	Fair Writes a story, but may be missing either a powerful lead or headline. Quotations and research may be weak and provide little extra information.	Good Story has a workable headline and some effort at an enticing lead. The quotations are from a variety of sources and the research is accurate.	Excellent The story has a headline that is clever and grabs the reader's attention. The lead is a feature-style lead and makes the reader want to contiunue. The quotations pop and are from a variety of sources. The research is detailed.
Written Reflection What did you do well, and what would you like to do to improve?	Poor Answers one of the three questions; provides surface reflection of work accomplished and does not set goals	Fair Answers two of the three questions; lacks depth of thought and reflection on growth, and does not set future goals	Good Answers all three questions; lacks some depth of thought and reflection on growth, and sets attainable future goals	Excellent Answers all three questions; shows depth of thought and reflection on growth, and sets attainable future goals