iRubric: New Perspectives Interview PBL rubric

Scholar has successfully completed ALL parts of the task and answered the PBL question: What voices are not being heard in the news, and how does a reporter seek out and encourage new perspectives on a current topic or issue of investigation?
- a relevant and personal focus area was selected
- a specific source with a unique perspective was chosen and interviewed
- a features story was developed to share the source interview information

Scholar has completed MOST (2) parts of the task and answered the PBL question: What voices are not being heard in the news, and how does a reporter seek out and encourage new perspectives on a current topic or issue of investigation?
- a relevant and personal focus area was selected
- a specific source with a unique perspective was chosen and interviewed
- a features story was developed to share the source interview information

Scholar has completed only 1 part of the task and has not fully answered the PBL question: What voices are not being heard in the news, and how does a reporter seek out and encourage new perspectives on a current topic or issue of investigation?
- a relevant and personal focus area was selected
- a specific source with a unique perspective was chosen and interviewed
- a features story was developed to share the source interview information

Scholar has not completed any part of the task. Project is incomplete.

Scholar develops and asks interview questions that are open-ended, balancing the need for general information with specific questions that reveal thoughtful responses and a specific story angle.

Scholar develops and asks interview questions that focus too much on general information and lack specifics. Many follow-up questions are needed to gain more detail.

Scholar develops interview questions that are too general and are close-ended. Questions do not enable the student to gain enough quality information to produce a thorough finished product.

No questions created.

The story is clear, coherent, interesting and informative. The basic format and conventions for the chosen journalism mode (printed article, vlog, podcast) are followed.

Although it follows the overall task, the story could be more clearly focused. The finished project is informative, but lacks some important elements. The basic format and conventions for the chosen journalism mode (printed article, vlog, podcast) are followed with some minor errors.

The story and its information are flat and general. Focus isn’t clear. Mistakes in format and conventions for the chosen journalism mode (printed article, vlog, podcast) are obvious and may hinder understanding.

No story submitted.