iRubric: Inverted Pyramid News Story--Enrollment rubric

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Inverted Pyramid News Story--Enrollment Inverted Pyramid News Story--Enrollment Use this rubric for grading student papers. Can be customized for any subject. Rubric Code: W3X944 By boiserose Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Criterion
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Total Points (N/A)
Lead paragraph	Poor - Missing the main news element - Lead begins with a boring noun, such as the name of a public agency - Length is more than 35 words - Difficult to tell what the story is about	Fair - Missing the main news element - Lead begins with a boring noun such as the name of a public agency and/or length is more than 35 words	Good - Main news element is included in lead - Lead begins with most appropriate noun -Length is about 35 words	Total Points
Inverted pyramid + overall organization	Poor - Story does not follow inverted pyramid writing style although it may have quotes and be an appropriate length	Fair - Story follows inverted pyramid writing style, but is missing quotes and/or is an inappropriate length	Good - Story follows inverted pyramid writing style, including quotes and is of appropriate length	Total Points
Nut graf	Poor - Story is completely missing a nut graf	Fair - Story has a vague nut graf	Good - Story contains a clearly-defined nut graf	Total Points
Accuracy	Poor - Two or more factual errors - any GFE (gross factual error)	Fair - One factual error	Good - No factual errors	Total Points
AP Style + punctuation, spelling	Poor - Five or more AP Style, punctuation and/or spelling errors	Fair - Three or four AP Style, punctuation and/or spelling errors	Good - One or two AP Style, punctuation and/or spelling errors	Total Points