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News Story/Investigative Reporting

This article will encompass a cumulative application of skills learned in writing journalistic pieces throughout the year.

Rubric Code: B9569X

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

News Story The student will create a news story or piece of investigative reporting on an event that happened or will happen in school.
	Poor (N/A)	Acceptable (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Great (N/A)	Exemplary (N/A)
Content 20 pts Develops the news story with facts and details. Revises and edits news story to eliminate sentence, usage, grammar, spelling and punctuation errors	Poor Uses inappropriate strategies or lacks any strategy for developing a sense of drama. Errors are prevalent so much so that understanding is effected	Acceptable Uses one strategy to develop content; sense of drama lacking. Contains numerous errors in several specified conventions; little if any attention given to sequence or organization	Fair Uses some strategies to develop content and heighten sense of drama. Contains a few errors in more than one of the specified conventions; some problems with coherence	Great Uses a few 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. The news story coheres; the paper has some errors.	Exemplary 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. The news story coheres; the paper has no errors.
Quote Integration 10 pts At least two quotes with citations	Poor Paper has no quotes.	Acceptable Paper has one or two quotes, but does not introduce speaker or fit within overall structure of story.	Fair Paper has at least two quotes, but does not integrate them properly.	Great Paper has both quotes needed, and gives the speakers their proper attribution.	Exemplary Paper has both quotes needed, and gives the speakers their proper attribution. Their placement within the story also enhances the understanding and context of the story.
Appearance 5 pts Newspaper Layout with columns, no more than three sentences per paragraph, active voice is used	Poor Paper has no elements of newspaper layout.	Acceptable Paper has a few elements, but they are inconsistent and inappropriately used.	Fair Paper integrates newspaper format in a way that is inconsistent and/or inapproptriate.	Great Paper uses all elements in a consistent manner	Exemplary Paper uses format to enhance overall appearance of story. All elements are incorporated.
Headline 5 pts Appropriate for Story and Written in Newspaper Style	Poor Checklist: Full points or zero	Acceptable	Fair	Great	Exemplary
Byline 5 pts	Poor Checklist: Full points or zero	Acceptable	Fair	Great	Exemplary
Effort 5 pts Length and Research Evidence	Poor Checklist: Full points or zero	Acceptable	Fair	Great	Exemplary

Keywords:

journalistic; investigative reporting

Subjects:

Journalism

Types:

Writing

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