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Writing Interpretative Article

Journalism students will be able to write a thorough news article. Articles will demonstrate a clear understanding of the expected writing format for the school magazine with all expected elements.

Rubric Code: S2W43B5

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

ARTICLE
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Needs Revision 5 pts	Needs Instruction 3 pts	Other Comments (N/A)
Lead Effective and Appropriate	Excellent Lead is original and catchy; fits well with the rest of the story; invites readers into the piece; contains a strong nut graph if lead is not a summary lead. If a summary lead is used it contains the who, what, when, where	Good Lead is appropriate to story and fairly effective at getting attention; shows some signs of originality; contains an effective nut graph, if necessary. If summary lead is used to begins with where or when	Needs Revision Lead is adequate but not extremely catchy or original; or there is no nut graph, even though it is necessary. One to two key elements are missing from the summary lead.	Needs Instruction Lead is neither original nor catchy; is boring, overused or trite, or is inappropriate to story; no nut graph . Summary lead is way to long and contains to many details.	Other Comments
Sources Adequate Use of Primary Sources, Mainly Interviews	Excellent Evidence of reporter trying to get as many sources as necessary to adequately present all sides in the story; all are identified; info is properly attributed; all info is accurate, thorough; uses best sources	Good A minimum of three sources are used and clearly identified in story; most information is attributed to sources; information is accurate	Needs Revision Two or fewer sources are used; some sources are improperly identified or some info or opinion is given without attribution; most info is accurate but may not be as thorough; missing key sources; may use too general info	Needs Instruction One or fewer sources used in story; or sources are improperly identified; much info is given without attribution; inaccurate or vague info	Other Comments
Quotes Quotes Show Evidence of Careful Reporting	Excellent Strong evidence of good research and interviewing by the use of effective, storytelling quotes that cover a broad range of the topic; good use of quote-transition formula	Good Most quotes show evidence of effective interviewing and use of good follow-up questions; quotes are interesting and storytelling	Needs Revision One or two of the quotes show evidence of good interviewing, but most do not help propel the story	Needs Instruction Quotes are short, weak or ineffective; no evidence of follow-up questions being asked	Other Comments
Interesting & Effective Style double points	Excellent Story has an organized and clear structure; strongly organized with clear transitions and logical connections that create a sense of being tightly woven together	Good Writing is adequate but not extremely compelling or original; may be wordy or voice may be unclear; diction and s/s may not be as vivid or sophisticated	Needs Revision Writing is rather bland; lacks a clear voice and/or sense of originality; is wordy or redundant; or diction &/or sentence structure may be repetitive	Needs Instruction Writing lacks a clear voice and original style	Other Comments
Effective Organization and Flow	Excellent Story is in inverted pyramid form with info in descending order of importance. It should be strongly organized with clear transitions and logical connections that create a sense of being tightly woven together.	Good Story is organized and most transitions and connections are clear, but either organization is somewhat lacking or the sense of flow is somewhat abrupt	Needs Revision Story lacks strong organization, jumps around too much or lacks effective transitions	Needs Instruction Story is choppy; organization is unclear; few effective transitions	Other Comments
Clear Focus and Unity deals with content	Excellent Focus of story is clear; nothing detracts from primary focus; everything contributes to overall angle	Good Focus is fairly clear but on or two areas detract from the primary angle	Needs Revision Story lacks strong sense of unity and focus; several areas seem to detract from angle	Needs Instruction No clear angle; story is rambling and awkward	Other Comments
Journalistic Style double points	Excellent NO errors in journalistic style (quotes, dates, scores, numbers, money, percents, time, commas, etc.). Attributions are done correctly with said always at the end. If it is a two-sentence quote attribution is in the middle	Good Has few (one or two) errors in journalistic style, or may have non-journalistic paragraph structure. Text is relatively free of errors in sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling.	Needs Revision Has several errors in journalistic style or non-journalistic paragraph structure. Text contains surface errors that do not impede the reader's understanding.	Needs Instruction Has many errors in journalistic style and/or non-journalistic paragraph structure. Text contains surface errors that do impede the reader's understanding.	Other Comments
Grammar and Spelling	Excellent Story is well edited and virtually flawless; NO spelling errors; includes the proper spelling of all names	Good Story is spell checked and all names are correct; contains few grammatical errors	Needs Revision Story is spell checked and all names are correct; contains several grammatical errors	Needs Instruction Names are misspelled; or spell check was not run; or contains many grammatical errors	Other Comments
TOTAL POINTS:	Excellent	Good	Needs Revision	Needs Instruction	Other Comments

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