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Editorial Article Editorial Article Rubric Code: XXACBC6 By dunfee22 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Journalism Foundations
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
1 Lead/Intro	Excellent This editorial is written with an interesting and engaging lead to bring the reader into the story.	Good This editorial is written with a lead that attempts to grab the reader.	Fair This editorial is written with a lead but it needs to be more interesting.	Poor This editorial is written with a lead that does not encourage the reader to continue.
3 Opinion	Excellent This article has a clearly stated opinion toward the beginning of the article.	Good This article has an opinion that could be stated more clearly using better wording.	Fair This article has an opinion which is somewhat confusing.	Poor The writer is very confusing about his/her opinion on the issue.
2 Research	Excellent This story contains an abundant about of researched information about the issue.	Good This story contains sufficient research about the issue being debated.	Fair This story contains less than the required amount of research about the issue at hand.	Poor This story contains no research about the issue being discussed.
7 Anecdote	Excellent An anecdote is incorporated successfully.	Good An anecdote is present.	Fair An attempt to use an anecdote is noted.	Poor No anecdote is present.
5 Structure	Excellent Structure is powerful and flows logically.	Good Paper is structured in an effective way.	Fair Structure of the paper is not effective.	Poor The paper structure is not evident.
6 Transitions	Excellent The writer uses effective words throughout the article to make transitions between ideas.	Good The writer uses some transitions between each idea.	Fair The writer uses only a couple transitions between ideas.	Poor The writer does not use any transitions between ideas.
8 Solutions	Excellent The writer provides viable, clear, and logical solutions.	Good The writer provides solutions, but they lack clarity/explanation.	Fair The writer attempts to include solutions, but they are far fetched or extremely weak.	Poor The writer did not include any solutions in the article.
9 Grammar and Spelling	Excellent The writer uses all correct grammar and spelling.	Good The article contains mostly correct grammar and spelling.	Fair The article contains several grammar and spelling mistakes.	Poor The article contains many grammar and spelling mistakes.
10 MLA format	Excellent Paper correctly utilizes MLA style throughout and contains a correct Works Cited page.	Good Paper and Works Cited page are mostly in correct MLA style.	Fair An attempt is made to use correct MLA style.	Poor No evidence of MLA style is evident.