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Blog + Top Ten List Assessment + Social Media News Release

Blog Assessment

Combines the Blog (300 points) and the Top Ten List (100 points) and Social Media News Release (100 points)

Rubric Code: D4XX64

By bnixon

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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	Exceptional 300 pts	Far Exceeds Expectations 285 pts	Exceeds Expectations 255 pts	Meets Expectations 225 pts	Almost Meets Expectations 195 pts	Missing OR Extremely Poor 0 pts
Reading Notes 10 %	Exceptional The appropriate amount of posts appear this each category. All blog posts are categorized correctly. Many also have tags. Posts were spaced fairly evenly across the semester (not all at the end).	Far Exceeds Expectations	Exceeds Expectations The appropriate amount of posts appear for this category. Most blog posts are categorized correctly. Posts were spaced fairly evenly across the semester (not all at the end).	Meets Expectations The appropriate amount of posts appear for this category. Some blog posts are categorized correctly. Posts are dated in clumps (several posted at a time; not evenly spaced).	Almost Meets Expectations Missing Reading Notes for several weeks.	Missing OR Extremely Poor Missing Reading Notes for most weeks.
PR Connections 10 %	Exceptional The appropriate amount of posts appear for this category. All blog posts are categorized correctly. Many also have tags. Posts were spaced fairly evenly across the semester (not all at the end). Posts cover a variety of topics related to public relations.	Far Exceeds Expectations	Exceeds Expectations The appropriate amount of posts appear for this category. Most blog posts are categorized correctly. Posts were spaced fairly evenly across the semester (not all at the end). Posts cover a variety of topics related to public relations.	Meets Expectations The appropriate amount of posts appear for this category. Some blog posts are categorized correctly. Posts are dated in clumps (several posted at a time; not evenly spaced).	Almost Meets Expectations Missing several PR Connections (10 were required).	Missing OR Extremely Poor Missing most PR Connections
Topics of the Week 15 %	Exceptional The appropriate amount of posts appear for this category. All blog posts are categorized correctly. All are at least 250 words. Posts were added during the appropriate week of the semester.	Far Exceeds Expectations	Exceeds Expectations The appropriate amount of posts appear for this category. Most blog posts are categorized correctly. Most are at least 250 words. Posts were added during the appropriate week of the semester.	Meets Expectations The appropriate amount of posts appear for this category. Some blog posts are categorized correctly. Posts are dated in clumps (several posted at a time; not evenly spaced).	Almost Meets Expectations	Missing OR Extremely Poor Missing most Topics of the Week
Blog Comments 25 %	Exceptional All blog comments you wrote are in ONE post and are in the proper format (including date, hyperlink, etc.). Comments are thoughtful and go far beyond "great post" or "I agree." Comments are 100 words or more. Comments are written for a wide variety of blogs (with a mix of student blogs and PR pro plogs)	Far Exceeds Expectations	Exceeds Expectations All blog comments you wrote are in ONE post and are in the proper format (including date, hyperlink, etc.). Comments are thoughtful and go far beyond "great post" or "I agree." Comments are 100 words or more. Comments are written for a wide variety of student blogs.	Meets Expectations	Almost Meets Expectations Blog comments are scattered throughout your blog, which made them challenging to find. OR The content of your comment does not appear (includes simply a link). OR Fewer than 20	Missing OR Extremely Poor Missing most Blog Comments
Content 20 %	Exceptional Engaging: the reader is left with new knowledge or a new perspective. Arguments are made with a clear claim, strong evidence and if needed, a qualifier and rebuttal. Posts typically contain at least one form of multimedia and at least one external link. You comment back to at least some of the posted comments.	Far Exceeds Expectations	Exceeds Expectations Interesting: the reader is left with new knowledge or a new perspective. Arguments are good, but there could be minor problems. Posts typically contain at least one form of multimedia and at least one external link. You comment back to at least some of the posted comments.	Meets Expectations Common sense: the reader is not left with valuable insight. Argument are adequate, but there could be problems. Posts occasionally contain at least one form of multimedia and at least one external link. You do not comment back to any posted comments.	Almost Meets Expectations	Missing OR Extremely Poor Not enough content in your blog to adequately gauge this
Writing Mechanics 20 %	Exceptional All postings are well written, easily understood, and comprised of correct sentence structure, language, grammar and punctuation. All postings lack typographical or grammatical errors.	Far Exceeds Expectations	Exceeds Expectations Most postings are well written and easily understood AND no more than one typo or grammatical error in entire blog.	Meets Expectations Most postings are well written and easily understood AND no more than three typos or grammatical errors in entire blog.	Almost Meets Expectations Postings contain a few typographical errors and are characterized by incomplete sentence structure and other grammatical errors. Between four and ten typos or grammatical errors in entire blog	Missing OR Extremely Poor Postings contain more than 10 typographical or grammatical errors and are characterized by incomplete sentence structure and other grammatical errors
Top Ten List
	Exceptional 100 pts	Far Exceeds Expectations 95 pts	Exceeds Expectations 85 pts	Meets Expectations 75 pts	Almost Meets Expectations 65 pts	Missing OR Extremely Poor 0 pts
Top Ten List of Things You Learned 100 %	Exceptional List includes 10 items covering a variety of topics discussed in COMM 4333. All topics include detail/justification for why they are included. Relevant hyperlinks / graphics are used. Zero grammatical or typographical errors.	Far Exceeds Expectations	Exceeds Expectations OR Not submitted using BlackBoard (I had to look for it on your blog)	Meets Expectations	Almost Meets Expectations	Missing OR Extremely Poor
Social Media News Release
	Exceptional 150 pts	Far Exceeds Expectations 142.5 pts	Exceeds Expectations 127.5 pts	Meets Expectations 112.5 pts	Almost Meets Expectations 97.5 pts	Missing OR Extremely Poor 0 pts
Social Media News Release 100 %	Exceptional	Far Exceeds Expectations	Exceeds Expectations	Meets Expectations	Almost Meets Expectations	Missing OR Extremely Poor

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