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WRITING A NEWS ARTICLE
WRITING A NEWS ARTICLE
This rubric is to be used to assess a student's final copy of an news article that must address the five W's.
Rubric Code:
ZXAXB28
By
Linkschl
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
K-5, 6-8
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News Article Writing
Developing
1 pts
Fair
2 pts
Good
3 pts
Excellent
4 pts
Headline
Developing
The article does not have a headline.
OR
The headline is not related to the main idea of the article.
Fair
The article has a headline that is not catchy but is related to the main idea of the article.
Good
The article has a catchy headline that relates to the main idea of the article.
Excellent
The article has a very creative and catchy headline that relates to the main idea of the article. The headline draws the reader in.
Important Information
Developing
The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.
Fair
The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.
Good
The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.
Excellent
The article provides information on all five W/H's with descriptive language.
Narrative/Direct Quotes
Developing
The article is not written in third person. There are no direct quotes.
Fair
The article is written in third person narrative and includes no direct quotes.
Good
The article is written in third person narrative and includes at least 1 direct quote.
Excellent
The article is written in third person narrative and includes at least 2 direct quotes.
Format
Developing
The article is more like a short story and not journalistic- missing a beginning, middle, and/or end.
Supporting details are not provided.
The article has less than 3 paragraphs.
Fair
The article contains a lead but it is not interesting and/or has simple supporting details(2) in the a beginning, middle, and/or conclusion.
The article has less than 4 paragraphs.
Good
The article contains an interesting/exciting lead using some relevant supporting details in the beginning, middle, and/or end.
The article ends abruptly.
Excellent
The article begins with an exciting lead, followed by specific and relevant supporting details in the beginning, middle, and end.
The article does not end abruptly.
Writing Mechanics
Developing
The article is vague and unclear.
The article contains many spelling errors.
The article contains many grammatical errors.
Fair
The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader.
The article contains few spelling errors.
The article contains few grammatical errors.
Good
The article is clear and concise.
The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors.
The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.
Excellent
Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. An extensive vocabulary is used to keep the reader interested and informed.
Editing and Improving
Developing
The article was neither edited or improved.
Fair
The article shows some improvements and edits.
Good
The article was completely edited and improvements were made.
Excellent
The article is formatted clearly and concisely, with little room for improvement.
Keywords:
Newspaper Article Writing using 5 W's
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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