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Editorial/Opinion Article Rubric Informational Article Rubric Rubric Code: ZXA558C By brandodm Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Informational Article
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Content	Excellent Author strongly conveys facts and information and includes a well-developed and thoughtful opinion with constructive feedback.	Good Author adequately conveys facts, information, and opinion, but could be more clearly articulated.	Fair Author conveys facts, information, and opinion in relating the information, but does not offer any constructive feedback or solutions.	Poor The author's content is distorted and bears no resemblance to the original intent of an editorial/opinion article.
Headline	Excellent Headline is an excellent attention grabber and has a strong relationship to the article	Good Headline is an attention grabber and has a relationship to the article, but could be more precise	Fair Headline adequately portrays the information in the article, but does not grab attention.	Poor Article includes a headline that has no relationship to the article whatsoever.
Direct Quote	Excellent Excellent use of a quotation to strengthen the facts, information, and opinion of the article.	Good The quotation could have a stronger relationship to the article, but is adequate.	Fair Relevance of the quotation was not adequately explained in relationship to the article.	Poor Quotation seems completely irrelevant. Needs stronger framing or choose a different quotation.
Grammar & Mechanics	Excellent Strong use of conventions make writing meaningful and easy to read. Few or no errors. Minimum of 350 words	Good Some mistakes in grammar, spelling or punctuation, but meaning is still is clear. Minimum of 350 Words	Fair Many errors in all areas of conventions. Errors get in the way of meaning. Less than 350 words.	Poor Many errors in word usage, mechanics, spelling, and sentence structure make meaning unclear to the audience.