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Yearbook Spread Ready for Design 
Yearbook Page Designs
Students will acquire all of the elements necessary to produce a yearbook spread. All elements will be placed on spread and styles will be applied.
Rubric Code: M73CX4
By ffhs_jteacher
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Subject: Journalism  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Yearbook Design/Layout
  Excellent

10 pts

Good

8.5 pts

Fair

7 pts

Poor

6 pts

Adequate design elements

Photos, cutlines, copy and sidebar information are all on the spread
Excellent

All the design elements are are on the spread
Good

Most of the design elements are on the spread.
Fair

Some of the design elements on the spread.
Poor

Almost none of the design elements are on the spread.
Headlines & Subheads

Spreads need interesting headlines and fact-filled subheads. Headlines should follow the guidelines on the yellow edit forms.
Excellent

Spreads has interesting headlines and fact-filled subheads. Headlines are in present tense and do not use the word "students."
Good

Spreads has both a headline and a subhead. Either one is an interesting headline or a fact-filled subhead. One is either not there or it's ineffective. Headlines are in present tense and do not use the word "students."
Fair

Spreads is missing either a headline or a subhead. Or headlines do not follow headline-writing rules spelled out in the yellow edit form.
Poor

Spread either has no headlines or the headlines do not meet the standards of a headline or subhead.
Photographs

A good spread has an obvious dominant image and enough other photos to tell the story. The dominant should be an awesome picture.
Excellent

Spread has a sufficient number of photographs to produce a quality spread, including an obvious dominant image. The dominant is awesome.
Good

Spread may have a sufficient number of photographs to produce a quality spread but not an obvious or awesome dominant image or may have an obvious dominant but not enough photos for a quality layout.
Fair

Spread lacks a sufficient number of photographs to produce a quality spread and/or an obvious dominant image.
Poor

Obvious lack of photographs.
Links

All of the photos and/or graphics on the spread must be linked.
Excellent

All of the photos and/or graphics on the spread are linked.
Good

No more than one of the photos and/or graphics on the spread needed to be re-linked.
Fair

More than one but not more than two of the photos and/or graphics on the spread needed to be re-linked.
Poor

More than two of the photos and/or graphics on the spread needed to be re-linked.
Captions

Every photo must have a caption and captions should follow these rules: 1st sentence in present tense, telling what's happening; 2nd sentence past tense, adds to caption; 3rd sentence is a relevant quote.
Excellent

Every photo has a caption with a sufficient quote.
Good

Most of the photos have a caption or all photos have captions but one of the captions is missing important information.
Fair

Some of the photos have captions or more than one caption is missing important information.
Poor

Fewer than half of the photos have captions or more than half of the captions fail to follow the requirements.
Copy

Every spread needs at least one block of copy to tie the spread together. Copy should be in past tense and have an adequate number of quotes and facts.
Excellent

Spread has at least one block of copy. Copy is in past tense and has an adequate number of quotes and facts. Copy has obviously been proof read and has a minimum number of errors.
Good

Spread has at least one block of copy. Copy has adequate quotes and facts. Copy may need work but is overall pretty good.
Fair

Spread has at least one block of copy. Copy needs work.
Poor

Spread lacks copy.
Sidebars

Every spread needs at least THREE sidebars (related and/or supplemental). All sidebar material is on the spread.
Excellent

Every spread needs at least THREE sidebars (related and/or supplemental). All sidebar material is on the spread.
Good

Sidebar material is incomplete (80-90% complete).
Fair

Sidebar material is incomplete (70-80% complete).
Poor

Sidebar material is incomplete (less than 70% complete).
Quotes

Good quotes are the heart & soul of a good spread. An A spread has great quotes, not silly or fact-only quotes.
Excellent

Quotes on this spread are not silly or fact-only quotes. Quotes on this spread add life and substance to the overall quality of the spread.
Good

Most of the quotes on this spread are not silly or fact-only quotes. Most of the quotes on this spread add life and substance to the overall quality of the spread.
Fair

Some of the quotes on this spread add life and substance to the overall quality of the spread. Some of the quotes on this spread are good. Some may be silly or fact-only quotes.
Poor

Few of the quotes on this spread add life and substance to the overall quality of the spread. Or there is a serious lack of quotes on the spread.
Applying Styles

Copy style applied.
Caption style applied.
Styles have not been altered.
Excellent

Copy style applied.
Caption style applied.
Styles have not been altered.
Good

One of the styles has a problem.
Fair

There are problems with the styles on more than one block of copy or captions.
Poor

Styles are incorrect.
Writing/Mechanics

Spreads should be error-free including spelling, grammar, stylebook mistakes.
Excellent

Overall, writing is free of mechanical errors - spelling, grammatical, stylebook, etc.
Good

Overall, writing is mostly free of mechanical errors - spelling, grammatical, stylebook, etc.
Fair

Overall, writing has numerous mechanical errors - spelling, grammatical, stylebook, etc.
Poor

Mechanical errors are numerous, spoiling the overall effect of the assignment.
On Task

Excellent

Student spent class time effectively. Also worked outside of class.
Good

Student spent most of class time on task.
Fair

Student only spent some of class time on task.
Poor

Did not spend adequate time working on task.





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