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News Article 
News Article
Write a news article about a local event, a relevant situation, or a topic in which you find interesting for a student newspaper. Write a headline and a subhead. Begin with a strong lead. Answer the questions who, what, when, why (or how), and where in your article. Use at least 3 sources/quotes and include necessary stats. Articles must be 300 words. All stories must have art (photo or graphic), but you must make sure it's not copyrighted.
Rubric Code: YX99332
By gnatal
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Subject: Journalism  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Below Basic

5 pts

Basic

10 pts

Proficient

15 pts

Advanced

20 pts

Writing Strategies

Below Basic

Article is confusing and without a clear purpose. May not answer the who, what, when, where, and why or how questions. Writer seems unaware of audience. Includes no quotes.
Basic

Article makes sense, but lacks organization. Answers most of the who, what, when, where, and why or how questions. Shows some awareness of audience. May wander off topic. Includes one quote.
Proficient

Article is organized and makes sense. Answers the who, what, when, where, and why or how questions. Shows some awareness of audience. Stays on the topic. Includes two quotes.
Advanced

Well organized and sequenced. Answers the who, what, when, where, and why or how clearly. Audience is clearly addressed. Maintains a central idea. Includes at least two quotes.
Lead with 5 W's

Below Basic

The article is
missing 3 or more
of the 5 W's.
__Who
__What
__When
__Where
__How
Basic

The article is
missing 2 of the 5
W's.
__Who
__What
__When
__Where
__How
Proficient

The article is
missing one of the 5
W's.
__Who
__What
__When
__Where
__How
Advanced

Article adequately
addresses the 5 W's
(who, what, when,
where and how).
Accuracy of Facts/Quotes

Below Basic

No facts are reported or most are inaccurately reported or not appropriately cited or paraphrased and no quotes are included.
Basic

Almost all supportive facts are reported accurately and appropriately cited or paraphrased in the form of 2 or quotes
Proficient

Most supportive facts are reported accurately and appropriately cited or paraphrased in the form of 2 or quotes
Advanced

All supportive facts are reported accurately and appropriately cited or paraphrased in the form of 2 or more quotes.
Writing Conventions

Below Basic

Incomplete or run-on sentences throughout. Frequent errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling. Follows few or no writing guidelines..
Basic

May include some incomplete or run-on sentences. Some errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling. Follows most writing guidelines.
Proficient

Writes using complete sentences. Few errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling. Follows writing guidelines
Advanced

Sentences are well constructed and varied. Strong control of grammar. No errors in capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling. Follows writing guidelines.
Story

Below Basic

Article is not written as an attempt to mimic a story.
Basic

Article is written as an attempt to a story. It contains completed portions with characters, setting, and plot. Student does not demonstrate a full understanding of expectations and barely mimics an article from a newspaper or magazine.
Proficient

Article is written as a story. It is mostly complete with characters, setting, and plot. Student has somewhat of an understanding of expectations and mimics an article from a newspaper or magazine.
Advanced

Article is clearly written as a story. It is complete with characters, setting, and plot. Student has a clear understanding of expectations and strongly mimics an article from a newspaper or magazine.
Enter Title

Photos
Below Basic

No photo accompanies article.
Basic

Picture is blurry or unrelated to topic.
Proficient

Photo fits story but lacks quality composition.
Advanced

picture is interesting, clear, and supports article.
Enter Title

Headline
Below Basic

Story has no headline.
Basic

Headline is overly wordy and difficult to decipher.
Proficient

Headline is helpful but lacks grammatical convention.
Advanced

Headline is clear, interesting, and fits well with the story.



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