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News Story/Feature Reporting News Story/Feature Reporting Feature Article Rubric Code: L33293 By Malevolence Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

News Story The student will create a feature article.
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts
Engages the reader Creates reader interest by selecting an interesting topic.	Poor Opens with a reference to the topic which may not be of particular or appropriate interest; main idea is not clear.	Fair Opens with a short lead of only a sentence or two, which is interesting enough that the reader does not mind continuing with the article. Main thesis is apparent.	Good Opens with a relevant introduction of several paragraphs that engages the reader with a specific stiuation or description before moving on to the main thesis (nut graph).
Builds content Develops the news story with facts and details	Poor Content is not developed effectively; writing does not engage the reader.	Fair Uses some strategies to develop content and heighten interest.	Good Uses significant numbers of strategy to develop content, such as, sequence and transitions; quotations; descriptive language/vocabulary (to enhance mental images of people and places); drama; sensory details
Establishes a sense of closure Wraps up story or investigation	Poor Simply ends	Fair Uses a summarization strategy	Good Creates a satisfying ending by summarizing main points; if investigative report, ends with a global question that may suggest or encourage further exploration
Conventions Revises and edits news story to eliminate sentence, usage, grammar, spelling and punctuation errors	Poor Contains numerous errors in several specified conventions; little if any attention given to sequence or organization	Fair Contains a few errors in more than one of the specified conventions; some problems with coherence	Good The paper is virtually error free