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Editorial Rubric Presidential Candidate Paper A 1250 word +/- word editorial on the topic of student's choice. Facts should be used in the article to support any opinion in the paper. Attribution should be present in the paper and a separate sheet should list sources. Rubric Code: DX4A6W3 By jordanj24 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Editorial Rubric
	Poor 9 pts	Good 13 pts	Excellent 17 pts
Paper Requirements	Poor Paper meets the minimum requirement of 1125 words and not more than 1375. Paper is unorganized and does not flow logically.	Good Paper meets the minimum requirement of 1125 words and not more than 1375. Paper is moderately organized but lacks cohesion.	Excellent Paper meets the minimum requirement of 1125 and not more than 1375. Paper is well organized and cohesive.
Lead	Poor Student does not clearly state what the article is about OR it does not have at least 25 words OR it has none of the 5 W's .	Good Student clearly states what the article is about in at least 25 words, but it EITHER includes less than 3 of the 5 W's and/or does not stand alone as its own paragraph.	Excellent Student clearly states what the article is about in 25-40 words, includes at least 3 of the 5 W's AND it stands alone as its own paragraph.
Content	Poor Student covers less than two reasons why their topic matters. Student does not express their own views on the topic. Paper shows little evidence of research or effort and lacks facts.	Good Student covers two reasons why their topic matters. Student vaguely expresses their own views on the topic. Paper shows evidence of minimum research and effort and clearly lacks facts.	Excellent Student covers at least three reasons why their topic matters. Student clearly expresses their views on the topic. Paper shows evidence of rigorous research and effort through use of facts.
Grammar	Poor Many (7 or more) spelling and grammatical errors. No indication of proof reading. EVERY ERROR OVER 7 WILL BE MINUS 1 POINT.	Good Occasional (3-7) spelling and grammatical errors. Some indication of proof reading.	Excellent Very few (less than 3) spelling and grammatical errors. Indication of extensive proof reading.
Weak Words	Poor Uses at least 5 of the listed weak words. EVERY WEAK WORD, EVERY TIME, IS ONE POINT OFF. stuff, things, very, that (improperly used), got, I	Good Uses at least 4 of the listed weak words. EVERY WEAK WORD, EVERY TIME, IS ONE POINT OFF.	Excellent Uses ZERO weak words.
Sources	Poor Student cites zero sources.	Good Students cites less than three sources.	Excellent Student cites the required three sources.