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Bellas Artes Rubric (Grades 11 and 12)

Grade 11 Students will focus on print journalism and photo journalism Grade 12 Students will focus on broadcast journalism Both Grades 11 and 12 will do a multimedia project

Rubric Code: XX27756

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Pre Productions
	10-9 (N/A)	8-7 (N/A)	6-5 (N/A)	4-3 (N/A)
Interview Preparation	10-9 Student(s) generate informed questions and set up appointments. Students provided a list of good open ended questions.	8-7 Student(s) generate questions and set up appointments. Mostly open ended questions were provided.	6-5 Student(s) generate questions for interviews or set up appointments, but with some help from the teacher.	4-3 Questions or appointments are teacher generated. Very few or no open ended questions provided.
Script Writing	10-9 Script is compete, well written and clearly tells the story. Sound bites are introduced smoothly. Stand up statement is strong.	8-7 Script is complete, tells the story but jumps around a bit. Sound bites introduced but may be incorrectly setup. Stand up relates to story.	6-5 Script is complete but poorly written and/or Soundbites introduced incorrectly and/or stand up incomplete.	4-3 Script isn't complete and/or soundbites not introduced and/or stand up not done. Story is disjointed and not well-written.
Story Board Preparation	10-9 Shot list is detailed and organized. Students included all the information needed to go out into the field.	8-7 Shot list generated and completed	6-5 Shot list was poorly generated and/ is noticeable in the final project.	4-3 Shot list was poorly generated and/or not followed.
Production
	10-9 (N/A)	8-7 (N/A)	6-5 (N/A)	4-3 (N/A)
Interview Setup/Q & A	10-9 All W's and H are accurately and logically answered Student(s) generated informed questions and set up appointments. Open ended questions are complete.	8-7 W's and H are accurately and logically answered. Open ended questions are asked	6-5 Some of the W's and H are asked, but follow-up questions are missing which would have added to the story. Mostly closed ended questions	4-3 Poor questioning and listening skills .
Interview Conducting	10-9 Rule of Thirds and composition of subject well-done. Background of subject and shot well throughout.	8-7 Student conducts appropriate interviews of sources. Composition of subject is good.	6-5 Interviews completed, but not well-done.	4-3 Student(s) conducted interview or not interview at all and/or it is conducted immaturely and inaccurately.
NarrationVoice over	10-9 Audio does not have grammatical errors, well-paced. Talent is easily understood. Tells a good story. No blanks between soundbites.	8-7 No grammatical errors, but sentence structure distracts the listener. A few blanks between soundbites.	6-5 Some grammatical errors. Script structure awkward for the listener. Way too many blanks between soundbites. The story lags.	4-3 Poorly written and poorly paced. Very little narration. Poor story telling.
B-Roll	10-9 Location shots, composition, choice of visuals add to the package. Camera work is superb. WOCHU is included.	8-7 B-roll is good, but shots could have been more varied. Camera work is good. Most of WOCHU is included	6-5 The B-roll and composition is boring and fails to catch viewer's attention. Camera work needs attention. Very little variation of shots.	4-3 Poor B-roll. Limited effort is obvious in location shots and composition. Poor camera work. No WOCHU at all.
Standup	10-9 The standup bridges well and is not only creative but adds to the overall appeal of the story. Composition is excellent.	8-7 The standup is included in the package.	6-5 The standup does not add to the story and is not scripted well .	4-3 The standup is either missing or poorly done.
Post-Production
	10-9 (N/A)	8-7 (N/A)	6-5 (N/A)	4-3 (N/A)
Effects/Text/Editing	10-9 Effects/Transitions are justified and lower-third text applied to subjects and talent. Varied shots and crisp editing moves story along. Visually attractive and follows storyline.	8-7 Effects and lower third text evident.Visual storytelling good , but the editing could be cleaner.	6-5 Effects may be overdone and lower thirds not applied where needed.Editing distracts from the story in a few areas.	4-3 Effects missing or overdone. Limited or no lower third text Poorly edited and the viewer is distracted throughout the package.
Nat Sound/ Audio Levels	10-9 Student makes appropriate audio adjustments for voice overs, natural sound and interviewees.	8-7 Audio adjustments could have been made in the segment, but overall well done.	6-5 Audio levels are distracting in areas of the package.	4-3 Audio levels are poorly monitored. This would not be air able.
Story Content
	10-9 (N/A)	8-7 (N/A)	6-5 (N/A)	4-3 (N/A)
Artistic Technique	10-9 Original. Visually engaging. Style compliments and enhances message.	8-7 Package done well, but lacks artistic elements.	6-5 Package complete with elements, but falls below expectations.	4-3 Package incomplete or falls well below expectiations.
Effective Message	10-9 Story unfolds in a logical and intriguing way. Demonstrates original thinking and careful scripting.	8-7 Story follows a logical thread and holds interest. - Video reflects script and supports message.	6-5 Story follows a logical thread but fails to hold interest.	4-3 Story is disjointed and hard to follow. Information is confusing.
Script Written Out	10-9 Script has been completely written out in text form ready to put on a website with quotes in place of soundbites.	8-7 Script is written out but some quotes aren't completely written out.	6-5 Script is presented but not all verbiage in package is included.	4-3 Script is not written out at all or very little is presented.

Keywords:

News Story, Broadcast Journalism

Subjects:

Journalism

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