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News Writing and Reporting News Writing and Reporting This evaluation is designed using criteria from the Colorado High School Press Association state journalism contest for news writing. Rubric Code: X52B86 By mrthompson Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Writing Evaluation
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 10 pts
Lead	Poor	Fair	Good Lead follows one of two forms: 1) Direct /Hard News Lead (“Tell me the news.”) as either a summary or analysis of news event; or 2) Delayed Lead (“Tell me a story.”), including anecdotal ( “Narrative Lead”), Left-Hook Lead ( “Contrast Lead”), Staccato Lead, Direct Address, Question or Quote. Delayed leads should be used sparingly and include good judgement.
5Ws + H	Poor	Fair	Good Reporting includes the who, what, where, when, why and how of the story.
Background and Context	Poor	Fair	Good Reporting includes important background information and puts news in context with bigger, current events or history.
Conflict	Poor	Fair	Good Writing highlights and/or identifies conflict or tension associated with the news reporting.
Human Interest	Poor	Fair	Good Story puts a face on the story and highlights human interest by showing how the news influences real people.
Quotes	Poor	Fair	Good Quotes are not used to state obvious facts and are the mainstay of the story. Quotes are accurate. Quotes use "said" for attribution (not says, commented, etc.). Long quotes are broken up into two "bites" with attribution in the middle. (See format)
Tone/Voice	Poor	Fair	Good Students avoid editorial comments. Writing uses third person, active voice and is precise and concise.
Format	Poor	Fair	Good In general, quotes get own paragraphs. Attribution separates long quotes into two pieces. Paragraphs are generally limited to 35 words. Leads are no longer than 25 words.
Deadline 1	Poor	Fair	Good Rough draft is on submitted by deadline.
Deadline 2	Poor	Fair	Good Story is edited by teacher and/or editor and updated by student author before "going live."