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News Broadcast

for use with television and radio news broadcasts

Rubric Code: BX424A5

By lmoralesvega

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Subject: Communication

Type: Project

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Group News Broadcast
	Beginning 60 pts	Developing 80 pts	Proficient 90 pts	Advanced 100 pts
Duration	Beginning The newscast is over a minute shorter or longer than 15 min	Developing The newscast is more than 30 secs but less than a minute under or	Proficient The newscast is less than 30 secs under or over 15 min long	Advanced The newscast is 15 min long
Presentation	Beginning Performance is not professional. There are numerous errors in broadcast.	Developing Performance attempts professionalism but comes across as immature or monotone.	Proficient Performance is professional and complete.	Advanced Performance is professional and creative. Skill and mastery of broadcast concepts are beyond expectations.
Lead Content	Beginning The story leads do not tell all of who, what when, where, why or how. The facts may be incomplete, wrong or not properly sourced.	Developing The story leads tells majority of who, what, when, where, why or how. The facts are mostly correct. Some may be incomplete or not properly sourced.	Proficient The story leads contains all 5 W's. The facts are complete, correct and properly sourced.	Advanced All story leads are organized and describes the 5 W's with skill and clarity beyond expectations.
Story Content	Beginning The facts are incorrect, wrong, not properly sourced or undeveloped. The facts may be confusing or inappropriate for the story and news broadcast.	Developing Attempts to develop the facts, but are not clearly described or sourced.	Proficient Clearly and accurately develops facts. Information is clearly described.	Advanced Story is developed in a way that shows skill and mastery beyond expectations
Interview / Addressing questions	Beginning Speaker lacked answers to obvious questions the audience would be likely to ask. Speaker struggled to link answer to content of presentation.	Developing Speaker made a strong effort to answer questions, but lacked depth of knowledge beyond what he/she already presented.	Proficient Questions handled in a knowledgeable way but with some hesitation. Speaker clearly demonstrated further depth of knowledge than just the information in his/her presentation.	Advanced Questions handled with confidence and in a knowledgeable way. Speaker clearly demonstrated further depth of knowledge than just the information in his/her presentation.
Editing	Beginning There are major errors in editing and mechanics. Production and script are poor.	Developing There are some errors in editing and mechanics. Production and script are adequate.	Proficient Minimal errors in editing and mechanics. Production and script are complete and show creativity.	Advanced No errors in editing or mechanics. Production and script are complete and developed in a way that exceeds expectations.
Style	Beginning News style maybe inappropriate for the story. Story is not told from top down perspective.	Developing News style is appropriate. Some story facts are incorrectly sequenced for top down perspective.	Proficient News style is correct and effective. Facts are in correct order using top down perspective.	Advanced News style is correct, creative and effective. Facts are in correct order and are developed in a creative and entertaining way.
Visual Aids	Beginning No visual aids.	Developing Medium quality of intro and outro wipes. Some chosen images extraneous to presentation or marginally support presentation. Too much/little extra detail.	Proficient Semi professional looking intro and outro wipes Reasonable Chromakey, images and text, not always well-placed. Figures clearly support ideas presented. May have some extra/missing info	Advanced Professional looking intro and outro wipes (cortinillas entrada y salida), Well-selected, wellplaced Chromakey, images and text. Figures clearly support ideas presented without extraneous info.
Closure	Beginning Closure nonexistent or very abrupt. Lack of synthesis.	Developing Closure shown but poorly explained by speaker. Audience has to summarize for themselves.	Proficient Closure stated. Summary perhaps not quite fully supported by evidence shown, but main points clear.	Advanced Closure explicit and clearly stated. Summary integrated main points and brought the presentation to a logical & effective closure

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