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WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of a newspaper article.

Rubric Code: C6WAXW

By jfinney

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Newspaper Article Writing
	Go away and redo 1 pts	Getting there; keep trying 2 pts	Pretty good; can do better! 3 pts	Thanks! Ready for layout! 4 pts
Content	Go away and redo The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.	Getting there; keep trying The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.	Pretty good; can do better! The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.	Thanks! Ready for layout! The article provides information on all five W's with descriptive language.
Reporting Format	Go away and redo The article is more like a short story and not journalistic. Does not contain a headline/title.	Getting there; keep trying The article contains a lead but it is not interesting.	Pretty good; can do better! The article contains an interesting/ exciting lead. The article is free of opinions and has an appropriate headline/title.	Thanks! Ready for layout! The article begins with an exciting lead, followed by a reasonable and purposeful argument/supporting details. The article does not conclude abruptly.A captivating title is given to the article.
Clarity	Go away and redo The article is vague and unclear. The article contains many spelling errors. The article contains many grammatical errors.	Getting there; keep trying The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader. The article contains few spelling errors. The article contains few grammatical errors.	Pretty good; can do better! The article is clear and concise. The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors. The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.	Thanks! Ready for layout! Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. An extensive vocabulary is used to keep the reader interested and informed. The article contains no grammar errors.
Creativity	Go away and redo Does not use interesting, descriptive language; did not include an interesting graphic that compliments the article.	Getting there; keep trying May use a few descriptive words, but they either are opinionated/random; no graphic or is not interesting/related.	Pretty good; can do better! Uses some interesting/descriptive language; graphic(s) relate and compliment article.	Thanks! Ready for layout! Very descriptive/interestingwords and phrases; graphic(s) relate strongly and enhance the reading of the article.