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Advanced Newspaper Exam Newspaper Design Students will re-create a page from the newspaper using the stories and page provided. Students will write headlines and subheads and will create a sidebar using the information provided. Students will then answer some questions about their experiences this year and how that relates to the future of the publication. Rubric Code: M792C9 By ffhs_jteacher Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Excellent 10 pts	Very good 9 pts	Average 8 pts	Below Average 7 pts	Failing 6 pts	not scoreable 0 pts
Maindeck- top story 10 pts	Excellent Appropriate font, appropriate headline style of writing, teases story.	Very good One error	Average Two errors	Below Average Three errors	Failing Four errors	not scoreable wrong
subhead - top story 10 pts	Excellent Appropriate font, uses appropriate headline style of writing (present tense), sums up story, is not redundant	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
headline - 2nd story 10 pts	Excellent Appropriate font, uses appropriate headline style of writing (present tense), sums up story, is not redundant	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
bylines/staff positions 10 pts	Excellent bylines and subheads are perfect (lower case, includes by, correct style)	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
newspaper styles applied 10 pts	Excellent NP styles were applied perfectly (1st paragraph, paragraphs after 1st paragraph, last paragraph, comments)	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
photo cropped and placed correctly 10 pts	Excellent Photo was cropped correctly in Photoshop (the right size and resolution) and saved in your page folder BEFORE being placed on the page.	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
cutline / photo credit 10 pts	Excellent You have written an appropriate cutline and applied the appropriate styles to your cutline. You have an appropriate photo credit.	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
Editing 10 pts Stylebook, grammar, punctuation, word choice, etc.	Excellent Stories have been edited for typos, stylebook errors,	Very good one or two errors	Average three or four errors	Below Average five or six errors	Failing seven or eight errors	not scoreable too many errors to count.
Ran spell check 1 pts Either you did or you didn't.	Excellent Ran spell check.	Very good n/a	Average n/a	Below Average n/a	Failing n/a	not scoreable didn't run spell check
Names 30 pts	Excellent All proper nouns (including names) have been checked for accuracy and there are NO mistakes.	Very good n/a	Average One mistake in proper nouns.	Below Average n/a	Failing 2 mistakes in proper nouns.	not scoreable More than 2 mistakes
sidebar copy 10 pts	Excellent Sidebar copy adds depth to the story. It is written in a consistent style (all sentences or all phrases, all with periods or none with periods).	Very good very good	Average average	Below Average below average	Failing poor	not scoreable wrong
sidebar styles 10 pts	Excellent Sidebar styles are appropriate, box is 10% gray, information fits inside the box correctly.	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
Appropriate Spacing 10 pts	Excellent One pica between related items; two picas between unrelated items. Two picas between last story and ads.	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
Yellow Edit 10 pts	Excellent Yellow edit was completed thoroughly.	Very good one error	Average two errors	Below Average three errors	Failing four errors	not scoreable wrong
#1 Which issue was best & why? 5 pts	Excellent Answer is thorough and complete.	Very good Answer is good but there is a tiny bit of room for improvement.	Average Answer is average - does not necessarily reflect a tremendous amount of thought.	Below Average Answer does not reflect adequate thought.	Failing Answer is inadequate.	not scoreable wrong
#2 If you could change anything? 5 pts what would it be and why?	Excellent Answer is thorough and complete.	Very good Answer is good but there is a tiny bit of room for improvement.	Average Answer is average - does not necessarily reflect a tremendous amount of thought.	Below Average Answer does not reflect adequate thought.	Failing Answer is inadequate.	not scoreable wrong
#3 what is your vision . . . 5 pts for Nighthawk News in the future?	Excellent Answer is thorough and complete.	Very good Answer is good but there is a tiny bit of room for improvement.	Average Answer is average - does not necessarily reflect a tremendous amount of thought.	Below Average Answer does not reflect adequate thought.	Failing Answer is inadequate.	not scoreable wrong
#4 greatest individual accomplishme 5 pts as a member of the Nighthawk News staff this year (semester)	Excellent Answer is thorough and complete.	Very good Answer is good but there is a tiny bit of room for improvement.	Average Answer is average - does not necessarily reflect a tremendous amount of thought.	Below Average Answer does not reflect adequate thought.	Failing Answer is inadequate.	not scoreable wrong

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