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Janine Weisman - FINAL STORY

FINAL STORY

A 1,000 ish word news story exploring a topic or event of student's choice.

Rubric Code: UXC9C32

By Kevin1952

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Final Story
	Poor 2.25 pts	Fair 2.95 pts	Good 3.4 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Story Length	Poor 0-500 words or over 1,500 words Basically too short or unnecessarily long	Fair 501-800 words or story loses focus at 1,100-1,399 words Missing opportunities to provide more details	Good 801-1,000ish words Does not repeat information to make it longer	Excellent 900-1,400 words Well crafted and detailed without "padding" to make it longer. No duplication of same information
Topic	Poor Clearly a feature and not a news story No thesis, no indication what the point of the story is Topic repeats information already heavily reported elsewhere Not timely or relevant	Fair Unclear what is new in the story Topic is too general and broad Somewhat timely	Good Story reports new and interesting information Thesis or nut graph reports what the story specifically is about Timely and relevant	Excellent Story is highly original and covers a topic that has not received much or any attention. Story contains clearly articulated thesis or nut graph about what it is about Topic is very timely and relevant, especially for the RWU campus and/or surrounding or communities or region
Sources	Poor Number: 0-1 Source appears to have no direct relationship to the topic. No background or title of the source given	Fair Number: 2-3 Sources are too similar in role or perspective Sources are unique and represent different viewpoints, perspectives and roles	Good Number: 3 Sources represent different viewpoints, perspectives and roles Writer identifies and introduces voices of sources. Explains the role/background of each source when necessary	Excellent Number: 3+ Story identifies and introduces voices of diverse sources. Gives proper titles and/or affiliations, backgrounds and roles of sources; explains background wen necessary Sources are very unique and represent different viewpoints, perspectives and roles Writer makes clear that all relevant stakeholders have been contacted for interviews
Quotes	Poor No quotes or only minimal partial quotes Paraphrases information without attribution	Fair Too many partial quotes or a lack of full sentence quotes Uninteresting quotes that don't really move story forward (appear stuck in there without sense of transitions in and out of voice speaking) Paraphrases information without attribution	Good Uses a few full sentence quotes that are interesting and help propel the story Paraphrases factual information or opinions from sources when necessary and identifies sources	Excellent Several interesting and insightful full sentence quotes appear in story. Paraphrases most relevant factual info or opinions when necessary and identifies sources
Quality of Writing	Poor Multiple AP style errors Multiple grammar and/or spelling errors and typos Lead lacks interest or is too long or unclear Excessively wordy and/or vague Lots of passive voice sentence construction	Fair Some AP style errors Some grammar errors and typos Lead lacks an interesting or compelling hook to draw the reader in Overuse of commas Somewhat vague and wordy in writing style Some passive voice sentence construction, too many clauses, overuse	Good Very few AP style errors Only 1 or 2 typos Good, clear lead that interests reader Contains nut graph with simple sentence structure Story flows mostly logically and prioritizes information from most important to least	Excellent Error free when it comes to AP style No typos or grammar errors; clearly proofread story before submission Lead is clearly written, interesting and compelling and of appropriate length Nut graph is evident Story flows logically and prioritizes information from most important to least
Quality of Reporting	Poor No facts, all opinions in story Or inaccurate facts Or cites facts without attribution No attempt to dig deeper to explain context	Fair Very little factual information presented Contains some inaccurate information Missing some attribution or information Inadequate context added to explain topic Missing small amount of background information or history added	Good Contains some relevant numbers and other facts related to the topic Cites primary sources such as people or recent reports for information Attempts to show there are different sides/perspectives to the story, offers some examples or comparisons to help explain story Presents some background or history to back up point of the story	Excellent Contains all relevant numbers and other facts related to the topic Properly cites primary sources and/or reports, explains background when needed Clear effort to dig deeper and give reader context, make comparisons, give examples Shows background and history relevant to topic

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Journalism

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