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Article Assessment--Feature/Sports/News/Entertainment 
Article Assessment--Feature/Sports/News/Entertainment
This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of any sports
Rubric Code: M23BC5A
By yenglish
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

Powered by iRubric Newspaper Article Writing
  No production / unsatisfactory

0 pts

Beginning

2 pts

Developing

4 pts

Proficient

5 pts

Advanced

6 pts

Lead

No production / unsatisfactory

The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning

The article's lead shows no attempt to catch the reader's attention and set an appropriate tone for the article, or it does so in a completely unsuccessful way.
Developing

The article's lead attempts to catch the reader's attention and set an appropriate tone for the article, but it may not do so successfully.
Proficient

The article's lead catches the reader's attention and sets an appropriate tone for the rest of the article.
Advanced

The article's lead shows a mastery of feature writing that goes beyond what we learned in class.
Facts

No production / unsatisfactory

The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning

The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts may be incomplete, wrong, or not properly sourced.
Developing

The article tells some but not all of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct; some facts may be incomplete or improperly sourced; key information may be not be in an appropriate place.
Proficient

The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete, correct, and properly sourced; the key information is properly placed at the beginning of the article.
Advanced

The article organizes and describes the 5 Ws and 1 H with skill and clarity that show mastery beyond what we learned in class.
Sources

No production / unsatisfactory

The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning

The article uses only one source, or its sources are not reliable or appropriate. The article may be highly biased.
Developing

The article uses multiple sources, but its sources may be only somewhat reliable and/or appropriate. The article may show bias to some degree.
Proficient

The article uses multiple sources that are highly reliable and appropriate. The article does not show bias.
Advanced

The article uses multiple sources in research that shows mastery beyond what we learned in class.
Body

No production / unsatisfactory

The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning

The article's body does not develop the angle established in the lead/by the facts, or develops the angle in a way that is confusing or inappropriate for a news article.
Developing

The article's body attempts to develop the angle established by the lead/facts, but the facts/details/quotes are inaccurate, not clearly described, or insufficient.
Proficient

The article's body accurately develops the angle established by the lead/facts. Information is organized in an effective way, and the body uses a variety of appropriate details and/or quotes.
Advanced

The article's body develops the story in a way that shows mastery beyond what we learned in class.
News style

No production / unsatisfactory

The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning

The article is written in overly long paragraphs, or has no paragraphing at all.

The article uses mostly vocabulary that is inappropriate for news style.
Developing

The article has some paragraphs of appropriate length, but some paragraphs are overly long.
The article uses some vocabulary that is appropriate for news style.
Proficient

The article is written in appropriately short paragraphs.
The article uses vocabulary that is appropriate for news style.
Advanced

The article uses news style in a way that shows mastery beyond what we studied in class.
Editing

No production / unsatisfactory

The article missed its deadline and/or was not completed.
Beginning

The article has obvious major errors in news style and mechanics; the editor has to rewrite and "fix-up" incredibly large portions of the text.
Developing

The article has enough errors in news style and mechanics that the editor has an unreasonable amount of "fix-up" to do before publication.
Proficient

The article may have minor errors in mechanics or news style, but the editor only has a little bit of "fix-up" to do before publication.
Advanced

The article uses news style and mechanics in a way that shows mastery beyond what we studied in class. Your editor is supremely grateful.



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  • Newspaper Article Writing, Writing Workshop - Newspapers


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