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Journalism I News Story Rubric
Journalism I News Story Rubric
Rubric Code:
E2X3CC9
By
cpdelavega
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Subject:
Journalism
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
9-12
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News Story
Exceptional
5 pts
Advanced
4 pts
Accomplished
3 pts
Developing
2 pts
Emerging
1 pts
Purpose
Exceptional
100% of the article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic.
Advanced
90-99% of the article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic.
Accomplished
85-89% of the article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic.
Developing
70-84% of the article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic.
Emerging
Less than 70% of the article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic.
Supporting Details
Exceptional
The details in the article are clear, effective, and vivid 100% of the time.
Advanced
The details in the article are clear, effective, and vivid 80-99% of the time.
Accomplished
The details in the articles are clear, effective, and vivid 79-75% of the time.
Developing
The details in the articles are clear and pertinent 75-70% of the time.
Emerging
The details in more than 25% of the article are neither clear nor pertinent.
Interest
Exceptional
The article contains facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the article exceptionally interesting to readers.
Advanced
The article contains facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the article highly interesting to readers.
Accomplished
The article contains facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the article interesting to readers.
Developing
The articles contain some facts or figures but is marginally interesting to read.
Emerging
The article does not contain facts or figures that might make it interesting to read.
Objectivty
Exceptional
All sides of the issue are presented clearly,
without bias and given an appropriate
amount of coverage. Differing opinions are
given similar prominence in the inverted
pyramid. Word choice is careful not to
assign guilt/innocence, praise/scolding to
any party. Opinions are carefully cited to
others and the writer's opinions are not
stated.
Advanced
All sides of the issue are presented clearly,
without bias and given an appropriate
amount of coverage. Problems may exist in
the placement of the differing opinions in the
article. Word choice is generally careful not
to assign guilt/innocence, praise/scolding to
any party. Opinions are carefully cited to
others and the writer's opinions are not
stated.
Accomplished
All sides of the issue are presented clearly,
without bias and given an appropriate
amount of coverage. Problems may exist in
the placement of the differing opinions in
the article. Word choice is sometimes
biased. It is not always clear whose
opinions are cited. The writer may express
vague opinions ("Go team!") that don't
harm the overall story.
Developing
All sides of the issue are not equitably
covered. Problems exist in the placement of
the differing opinions in the article. Word
choice is often biased. It is not always clear
whose opinions are cited. The writer may
express vague opinions ("Good luck girls
soccer") but overall they do not harm the
story.
Emerging
Only one side of the issue is presented.
Word choice is often biased. When opinions
are expressed, it is not clear whose
opinions they are. Often, opinions appear to
be that of the writer, either vaguely or with
the use of first person
Lead
Exceptional
The most important facts of the story are
quickly summarized in the lead. Even the
word order within the lead reflects the
inverted pyramid style of the entire story.
The lead is crisp and clear in its language.
The lead is one to two sentences and does
not start with a quote or question or date.
Advanced
The most important facts of the story are
quickly summarized in the lead. The lead is
generally crisp and clear in its language. The
lead is one to two sentences and does not
start with a quote or question or date.
Accomplished
The lead presents some of the most
important information from the story. The
language in the lead is somewhat dry. The
lead is one to two sentences and does not
start with a quote or question. It may begin
with the date.
Developing
The lead may be one to two sentences and
may start with a quote or question or date.
The lead presents some of the most
important information from the story. The
language in the lead is somewhat dry. The
reader may be confused about the angle of
the story
Emerging
The lead may one to two sentences and
may start with a quote or question or date.
The lead does not present the most
important information, possibly starting the
story in a chronological organization. The
language in the lead is very dry. The reader
may be confused about the angle of the
story.
Subjects:
Journalism
Types:
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