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Newspaper Article Assessment--Personality Profile Newspaper Article Assessment--Personality Profile Rubric Code: PX5WW24 By jordanj24 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Article Writing
	Exceeds requirements 20 pts	Meets requirements 17.5 pts	Below requirements 15 pts	Needs improvement 10 pts
Feature Lead	Exceeds requirements Creatively hooks the reader includes clear intro AND expresses main idea of the article within the first two graphs.	Meets requirements Fails at EITHER hooking the reader,including clear intro OR expressing main idea by the third graph.	Below requirements ONLY hooks reader OR includes clear intro,OR expresses main idea by third graph.	Needs improvement Fails to hook reader AND include clear intro AND express main idea by third graph.
Content	Exceeds requirements Thoroughly and creatively discusses an interesting aspect of the subject's life	Meets requirements Discusses an interesting aspect of the subject's life, but lacks support.	Below requirements Discusses a somewhat interesting aspect of the subject's life. May include some irrelevant info	Needs improvement Article does not focus on a interesting aspect of subject and includes much irrelevant or uninteresting info.
Objectivity	Exceeds requirements Reporter has not inserted bias and avoids use of first person pronouns except in direct quotes	Meets requirements Reporter avoids bias and avoids use of first person pronouns except in direct quotes.	Below requirements Reporter has inserted some bias or occasional use of personal pronouns	Needs improvement Reporter has not written an unbiased, objective report and uses personal pronouns
Research & Reaction	Exceeds requirements Background research has been thoroughly conducted. Correct and proper attribution is given to sources by skillfully using both direct quotes and paraphrasing	Meets requirements Background research has been conducted. Attribution is given to sources by using both direct quotes and paraphrasing	Below requirements Some background research evident attribution is given to sources but not correctly.	Needs improvement Little, if any background research conducted, fails to provide attribution.
Time Management	Exceeds requirements Obvious that time was used wisely. Clearly stated facts and quotes used effectively along with paraphrasing throughout.	Meets requirements Clear facts stated, quotes and paraphrasing throughout, but lack of information makes the article seem rushed.	Below requirements Some facts stated, some quotes OR some paraphrasing. Lacks cohesiveness and seems thrown together.	Needs improvement Lacks facts, quotes and paraphrasing. Doesn't appear as though interview time was used properly.