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Newspaper Article Newspaper Article This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of an article for the classroom newspaper. Rubric Code: U228533 By hkgrobinson Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Article Writing
	Advanced 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Developing 1 pts
Lead / facts	Advanced The article's lead contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete, correct, and properly sourced.	Proficient The article tells some but not all of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct; some facts may be incomplete or not properly sourced.	Developing The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts may be incomplete, wrong, or not properly sourced.
Body	Advanced The article's body clearly and accurately develops the facts established in the lead. Information is organized from most-important to least-important.	Proficient The article's body attempts to develop the facts established in the lead, but the facts are inaccurate or not clearly described.	Developing The article's body does not develop the facts established in the lead, or develops the facts in a way that is confusing or inappropriate for a news article.
News style	Advanced The article is written in appropriately short paragraphs.The article uses vocabulary that is appropriate for news style: --based on observable fact --simple --avoids statements of opinion	Proficient The article has some paragraphs of appropriate length, but some paragraphs are overly long. The article uses some vocabulary that is appropriate for news style.	Developing The article is written in overly long paragraphs, or has no paragraphing at all. The article uses mostly vocabulary that is inappropriate for news style.
Editing	Advanced The article may have minor errors in mechanics or news style, but the editor only has a few of edits before publication.	Proficient The article has enough errors in news style and mechanics that the editor has a lot of "fix-up" to do before publication.	Developing The article has major errors in news style and mechanics; the editor has to rewrite and "fix-up" large portions of the text.