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Profile news story

WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

This rubric is to be used to assess a profile news story

Rubric Code: GX44XW3

By sabrynac

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Newspaper Article Writing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Journalistic content	Poor The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.No title is given to the article.	Fair The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct. Title has nothing to do with the article.	Good The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.Simple is given to the article.	Excellent The article provides information on all five W's with descriptive language.A captivating title is given to the article.
Reporting Format	Poor The article is more like a short story and not journalistic. Does not contain a headline.	Fair The article contains a lead but it is not interesting. The article contains an opinion.	Good The article contains an interesting/ exciting lead. The article is free of opinions and has a headline.	Excellent The article begins with an exciting lead, followed by a reasonable and purposeful supporting details. The article does not conclude abruptly. The article has an engaging headline
Writing Mechanics	Poor The article is vague and unclear. The article contains many spelling errors. The article contains many grammatical errors.	Fair The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader. The article contains few spelling errors. The article contains few grammatical errors.	Good The article is clear and concise. The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors. The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.	Excellent Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. An extensive vocabulary is used to keep the reader interested and informed. The article contains no grammar errors.
Editing	Poor The article was not edited, lots of AP style mistakes.	Fair The article was edited a little; followed some AP style	Good The article was mostly edited; mostly followed AP style	Excellent The article is edited clearly and concisely, with little room for improvement; AP style followed
Sources	Poor The article contained three or fewer sources. Sources were not identified.	Fair The article contained 4 to 5 sources, some sources not identified.	Good The article contained 5 or more sources, most titles correct	Excellent 7 or more sources, all identified correctly
Visual elements	Poor No visual used	Fair Visual used but poor quality	Good Visual used, good quality	Excellent Visual used very creatively
Interactive elements	Poor Almost no links used	Fair Two or less links used	Good Three links used but some not relevant	Excellent Three or more links were used; relevant

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