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City Council Midterm Story - Print

The Profile (Feature, newsfeature)

Rubric Code: XAAB6B

By HHamilton

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

City Council
	4.5 (N/A)	7.5 (N/A)	10.5 (N/A)	12.5 (N/A)
Interviews/Sources Establishes a memorable, rounded profile through multiple sources, interviews and research.	4.5 Only one source, virtually no background research.	7.5 Two sources but supporting source is peripheral and uninteresting. Some background research.	10.5 Two-three relevant sources but tend to be repetitive and paint a monochromatic image of the subject. Good background research.	12.5 Three or more relevant, interesting sources which together paint a full picture of the profile subject; thorough background info and evidence of wide research.
Engages the reader early Opens with an engaging, memorable anecdote or lede and places the nut graf high up in the story.	4.5 What is the main issue??? Why should I care??? No observations or meaningful details.	7.5 Opens slowly or a little flat, offering mainly play-by-play of events taking place during the meeting with little captivation.	10.5 Draws reader in with an interesting beginning but fails to follow through and put issue into the wider context of the story; the meeting remains somewhat of a focus.	12.5 A memorable, creative start with a context paragraph early, so that the issue is placed clearly and quickly into the meeting context; the meeting itself fades into the background.
Structure & Narrative Tools Uses storytelling tools appropriate to the news story form; also offers detail, description, dialogue; smooth transitions.	4.5 Are these the meeting minutes? Only basic information with bland quotes that would be better paraphrased. No use of transitions. No use of rhetorical or storytelling devices.	7.5 Too little meaningful detail or description to provide a well-rounded picture that goes beyond the meeting context. Quotes are sometimes flat. Quotes are sometimes cliched and all seem to paint a brilliant, PR picture. Some description and storytelling.	10.5 Pretty interesting. Good, mostly colorful quotes flowing fairly smoothly to paint an interesting picture. Good detail and some descriptive storytelling techniques.	12.5 I didn't know that! What a great story. Great quotes mixed with great description; specific details and interesting facts flow smoothly to paint a fascinating and informative picture.
Style, Grammar, & Spelling A clean, grammatically solid story adhering to style	4.5 It's a mess. Multiple (seven or more) errors in grammar and sentence structure; improper quotation style.	7.5 Four or more style, grammatical, and/or spelling errors.	10.5 A few (no more than three) small style or grammatical errors, but otherwise clean.	12.5 Other than a stray comma or two, a perfectly clean story with no errors in style, grammar or spelling. Ready for publication.
Accuracy, Facts, & Names Everything checks out. Names, numbers, titles, job descriptions, and program names are accurate.	4.5 Three errors or more.	7.5 Two errors.	10.5 One error.	12.5 No errors.
Source List & Word Count LIST SOURCES’ NAMES, CONTACT INFORMATION, WHEN AND HOW THEY WERE INTERVIEWED AT END OF STORY. LIST WORD COUNT AFTER SOURCES (you will lose one letter grade if these are missing...half a letter grade if one is missing)	4.5 More than one of the following are missing: sources names, contact information, interview details, or word count. **One letter grade reduction	7.5 One of the following is missing: sources names, contact information, interview details, or word count. **Half letter grade reduction	10.5	12.5 Sources' names, contact information, and interview details are included. Word count is listed after source information.
Blackboard Deadline Post your City Council Story on the appropriate Blackboard Discussion Forum. COPY IN STORY AND ATTACH A WORD DOC. Simply RESPOND (do not create a new thread) to the forum.	4.5 Did not meet deadline.	7.5 Met deadline (see syllabus), but did not post according to instructions	10.5	12.5 Met deadline (see syllabus) and posted according to instructions.
Addendums Multi-media element is provided. Two story ideas are given in "Morning Meeting" format. City Council meeting minutes and agenda are included.	4.5 Missing four or more items.	7.5 Missing three items.	10.5 Missing one or two items.	12.5 Met criteria.

Keywords:

News Story, City Council

Subjects:

Journalism

Types:

Writing

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