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iRubric: WRITING A 5W's story rubric

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WRITING A 5W's story WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE- Junior Grades This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of an actual event that must address the five W's. Rubric Code: DX99BW6 By mbuller Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Newspaper Article Writing
	Did not Meet 1 pts	Working toward 2 pts	Meeting Outcomes 3 pts	Exceeding Outcomes 4 pts
Important Information	Did not Meet The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.	Working toward The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.	Meeting Outcomes The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.	Exceeding Outcomes The article provides information on all five W's with descriptive language.
Reporting Format	Did not Meet The article is more like a short story and not journalistic- missing a beginning, middle, and/or end.<BR> <BR> Supporting details are not provided.	Working toward The article contains a lead but it is not interesting and/or has simple supporting details(2) in the a beginning, middle, and/or end.	Meeting Outcomes The article contains an interesting/exciting lead using some relevant supporting details in the .<BR> beginning, middle, and/or end.<BR> <BR> The article ends abruptly.	Exceeding Outcomes The article begins with an exciting lead, followed by specific and relevant supporting details in the beginning, middle, and end. <BR> <BR> The article does not end abruptly.
Writing Mechanics	Did not Meet The article is vague and unclear.<BR> <BR> The article contains many spelling errors.<BR> <BR> The article contains many grammatical errors.	Working toward The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader.<BR> <BR> The article contains few spelling errors.<BR> <BR> The article contains few grammatical errors.	Meeting Outcomes The article is clear and concise.<BR> <BR> The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors.<BR> <BR> The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.	Exceeding Outcomes Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. An extensive vocabulary is used to keep the reader interested and informed.
Editing and Improving	Did not Meet The article was neither edited or improved.	Working toward The article shows some improvements and edits.	Meeting Outcomes The article was completely edited and improvements were made.	Exceeding Outcomes The article is formatted clearly and concisely, with little room for improvement.