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iRubric: World War II - Bombing of Pearl Harbor 7 December, 1941 rubric

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World War II - Bombing of Pearl Harbor 7 December, 1941 Journalism: Article Rubric Rubric Code: ZCCA3W By gtaibbi Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Journalism: Article Rubric 100 %
	Scores 1 1 pts	Scores 2 2 pts	Scores 3 3 pts	Scores 4 4 pts
Headline 20 %	Scores 1 No headline provided	Scores 2 Headline overly wordy or not engaging	Scores 3 Appropriate headline utilized.	Scores 4 Catchy headline
Lead 20 %	Scores 1 Lead is very weak and contains little necessary information. Does not address 5Ws.	Scores 2 Lead contains necessary information, but is weakly composed or awkward. Answers some of 5Ws.	Scores 3 Lead is well-written and contains basic, necessary information. Addresses all 5Ws.	Scores 4 Engaging and is written clearly and without error. Addresses all 5Ws in several paragraphs.
Organization 30 %	Scores 1 Organizational structure is very limited. Article is disjointed most of the time.	Scores 2 The article shows the elements of basic organization. Information limited.	Scores 3 The information follows a coherant order.	Scores 4 Information is deftly organized by importance, and there is an overwhelming logic to the order in which it is written.
Transitions 10 %	Scores 1 Transitions are weak or not complete.	Scores 2 Has basic transitions that are choppy.	Scores 3 Good transitions help article clarity.	Scores 4 Uses mature transitions that keep reader engaged in article.
Closure 20 %	Scores 1 Attempts a summarization strategy.	Scores 2 Summarization strategy employed but not effective. May be repetitive, redundant or choppy.	Scores 3 Effective summarization of article's main points.	Scores 4 Creates satisfying ending summarizing main points; investigative report, ends with global question.