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News Story/Investigative Reporting 
News Story/Investigative Reporting
A news story written as a reporter that is on-the-spot after the eruption occurs at Mount St. Helens.
Rubric Code: BX54WXB
By ruhil_alias
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Subject: Journalism  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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The student will create a news story or piece of investigative reporting on the eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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2 pts

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3 pts

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4 pts

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5 pts

Engages the reader

Opening sentence is relevant to the article and grips the readers attention.
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Opens without a reference to the topic; begins interview/article with "the" or "a".
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Opens with an attempt at an appropriate introduction of the topic; begins interview/article with "the" or "a".
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Opens with an appropriate introduction of the topic; begins interview/article with descriptive words.
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Opening is relevant and interesting. Article begins with descriptive words. Descriptive words are used appropriately throughout article/ interview.
Builds content

Develops the news story with facts and details using the 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
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Uses one W to develop content; no reference to places or facts.
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Uses 2 W's to develop content and add detail.
3

Uses 3-4 W's to develop content. The W's add to the drama by contributing places, facts and details.
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Uses all the 5 W's to develop content. The W's contribute to fully to drama and details
Conventions

grammar, spelling and punctuation errors
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Contains numerous errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation
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Contains a few errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation
3

The news story / interview coheres;in grammar, spelling and punctuation
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The news story / interview coheres; the paper has no errors.
Length: News Article

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News article is less than half a page.
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News article is almost a page.
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News article meets the one page of length expectation.
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News article is well over one page in length.
Length:Interview

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Interview is well under one page long.
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Interview is at least a page but not quite one and a half pages.
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Interview reaches the page and a half expectation.
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Interview is well over the page and a half expectation.
Title

Title is an accurate reflection of the article/interview content.
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There is no title or title is completely unrelated to interview/article topic.
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Title somewhat reflects content of article or interview.
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Title reflects article or interview content.
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Title reflects article or interview content. Title also catches interest of reader.
Facts

Facts about Mount St Helens are used correctly.
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Many facts about Mount St Helens used in the article or interview are incorrect.
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Several facts about Mount St Helens used in the article or interview are incorrect.
3

The article or Interview contains no errors in facts.
4

The article or Interview used information sources beyond the textbook correctly.



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