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News Story Rubric 
News Story Rubric
Rubric Code: XX82X88
By MrSousa
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Subject: Journalism  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

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News Basics
20 %

Poor

The story contains none of the 5 Ws and H and demonstrates none of the basic news values. The story has no reason for being.
Fair

The story does not contain the pertinent Ws and H. News values are not clear.
Good

Most of the pertinent Ws and H are present. Most news values are relevant.
Excellent

All of the pertinent Ws and H are present in the story and the news values are clear.
Comments
Quotes
10 %

Poor

The story contains no quotes.
Fair

The story has few quotes or quotes have been attributed incorrectly. Quotes and transitions may be in the same paragraph.
Good

The story contains quotes which are attributed correctly, but the quotes and transitions are in the same paragraph.
Excellent

The story has enough quotes to give the story believability and they are attributed properly. Quotes and transitions are in separate paragraphs.
Comments
Lead
10 %

Poor

The lead does not summarize the main story and contains none of the important information. The lead is rambling, incoherent or confusing.
Fair

The lead contains very little of the important information or is written poorly or with too many words. The lead may start out with uninteresting words.
Good

The lead contains the important information but is too long and should be divided into more than one paragraph.
Excellent

The lead contains the most important information and is written with interesting words.
Comments
Inverted pyramid
20 %

Poor

The story is not written in inverted pyramid form.
Fair
Good
Excellent

The story is written in inverted pyramid form.
Comments
Names
10 %

Poor

The story contains no names or first or last names of some people are missing due to sloppy reporting. No persons are identified (grade level, teaching assignment, etc.)
Fair

The story contains names, but the people are not identified.
Good

Most names are handled correctly and identified properly.
Excellent

All names are handled correctly and are identified properly.
Comments
Style
10 %

Poor

The story does not follow AP style.
Fair

The story follows some style rules, but there are many errors.
Good

The story may have 1-2 style errors, but overall, it follows AP style.
Excellent

The story completely follows AP style.
Comments
Grammar, Punctuation
10 %

Poor

The story is not grammatical and there are many punctuation errors.
Fair

The story has more than 3 grammatical errors or punctuation errors.
Good

There are 1-2 grammatical or punctuation errors.
Excellent

The story is written grammatically and contains no punctuation errors.
Comments
Overall impression
15 %

Poor

The story does not engage the reader because of poor word choice or incoherent writing. Information is not presented in a manner consistent with journalistic style.
Fair

The story has three or more errors in word choice, incoherence or journalistic style.
Good

The story has 1 or 2 errors in word choice, incoherence or journalistic style.
Excellent

The story is free of errors in word choice, the writing is coherent and there are no journalistic style errors.
Comments
deadlines
5 %

Poor

The story was not turned in by deadline.
Fair
Good
Excellent

The story was turned in by deadline.
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