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Exercise 7: Featurized obituary

Write a 400-700-word obituary of someone you didn't know, interviewing at least one person who knew them, not your own friend or family member.

Rubric Code: RXA3AA4

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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	Poor 1.95 pts	Fair 2.9 pts	Good 3.4 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Lead	Poor Introduces subject but dwells on the death and not on who they were in life	Fair Introduces subject but does not say much about who they were. Unclear what made the person unique	Good Introduces subject in way that celebrates their life but is clear that it's going to be an obituary story too.	Excellent Introduces deceased in clever and creative way or uses standard format with vivid but short biography. Celebrates the person's life while also foreshadowing that the the story is about that they have died
Word count	Poor <300 words	Fair 300-400 words	Good >700 words	Excellent 400-700 words
Quotes	Poor No quotes used at all.	Fair Quotes repeat facts but don't describe the person in a meaningful way 1 person is quoted	Good Somewhat vivid descriptions in quotes, somewhat meaningful. Quotes help propel the story forward. 1 or 2 people are quoted	Excellent Vivid details in quote. Person interviewed shares a meaningful memory that helps reader understand the person who died. Quotes help propel the story forward. Or quotes offer a surprise detail or explain a mystery. Or quotes support the narrative thread of the story. 2 or more people are quoted
Quality of Writing	Poor Sloppy spelling, grammar, punctuation and AP style No narrative thread Unclear what story is about.	Fair Some errors with spelling, punctuation and AP style. Difficult to see where story is going - paragraphs are just stacked on top of each other with no sense of a purpose in how they are arranged. Unclear what story is about.	Good Few errors in spelling, punctuation and AP style. Story progresses well; ends with great quote or a tieback to something mentioned in beginning Is clear that the story is about someone who died	Excellent No errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and AP style. Thoughtful narrative, a full portrait of the person who died Story progresses from beginning to a tidy ending; ends with great quote or a tieback to something mentioned in beginning Is clear that the story is about someone who died