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Newspaper Article Assessment--News
Newspaper Article Assessment--Feature/Sports
This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of a news article for the classroom newspaper.
Rubric Code:
Y469C8
By
michaelsweller
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
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Newspaper Article Writing
No production / unsatisfactory
0 pts
Beginning
6 pts
Developing
7 pts
Proficient
8 pts
Advanced
10 pts
Lead / nut graph
No production / unsatisfactory
The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning
The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts may be incomplete, wrong, or not properly sourced.
Developing
The article tells some but not all of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct; some facts may be incomplete or not properly sourced.
Proficient
The article's lead contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete, correct, and properly sourced.
Advanced
The article organizes and describes the 5 Ws and 1 H with skill and clarity that show mastery beyond what we learned 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.
Body
No production / unsatisfactory
The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning
The article's body does not develop the facts established in the lead/nut graph, or develops the facts in a way that is confusing or inappropriate for a news article.
Developing
The article's body attempts to develop the facts established in the lead/nut graph, but the facts are inaccurate or not clearly described.
Proficient
The article's body clearly and accurately develops the facts established in the lead/nut graph. Information is organized from most-important to least-important.
Advanced
The article's body develops the story 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.
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.
Keywords:
Newspaper Article Writing, Writing Workshop - Newspapers
Subjects:
English
Journalism
Types:
Writing
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