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Journalism: Article Rubric

Use this rubric when writing news articles for the paper. Students will grade themselves using the rubric and turn in self-assessment and article to editor for comments/changes.

Rubric Code: N63296

By AmyRios

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Public Rubric

Subject: Journalism

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Journalism: Article Rubric
	Very Poor 1 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Lead	Very Poor Lead is non-existent.	Poor Lead is very weak and contains little necessary information. Does not use a lead type.	Fair Lead contains necessary information, but is weakly composed or awkward. Attempts to use a lead type, though it is not effective.	Good Lead is well-written and contains basic, necessary information. Effectively uses one of the lead types.	Excellent Engaging and dynamic lead is written clearly and without error. Effectively uses one of the lead types.
Angle	Very Poor Angle is not evident or does not exist.	Poor The angle is weak. It also is not supported through out the story.	Fair The angle is awkwardly stated or vague.	Good The angle is evident and is stated clearly.	Excellent The angle of the story is evident in first paragraphs of the story. It is written in engaging and dynamic language.
Organization	Very Poor Article lacks any organizational structure. Information is not presented in a logical way.	Poor Organizational structure is very limited. Article is disjointed most of the time, but some of the information follows the inverted pyramid.	Fair The article shows the elements of basic organization. Information follows the inverted pyramid at a basic level.	Good The information follows a coherant inverted pyramid structure.	Excellent Information is deftly organized by importance, and there is an overwhelming logic to the order in which it is written.
Transitions	Very Poor Article lacks transitions.	Poor Transitions are weak or not complete.	Fair Has basic transitions that are choppy.	Good Good transitions help article clarity.	Excellent Uses mature transitions that keep reader engaged in article.
Mechanics	Very Poor Significant errors make article unacceptable.	Poor Grammar and writing mistakes make article hard to follow or comprehend.	Fair Some grammar or mechanics issues.	Good Little or no grammar or mechanics issues.	Excellent Mature grammar and mechanics add to style of article.
Closure	Very Poor No ending apparent.	Poor Attempts a summarization strategy.	Fair Summarization strategy employed but not effective. May be repetitive, redundant or choppy.	Good Effective summarization of article's main points.	Excellent Creates satisfying ending summarizing main points; investigative report, ends with global question.