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iRubric: Intro to Pub Story Rubric

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Intro to Pub Story Rubric Journalism Program Story Rubric Students will write a newspaper article on a predetermined topic. The article will adhere to basic journalism rules and will be graded using this rubric. Rubric Code: PAWWCA By ffhs_jteacher Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Journalism Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12

Newspaper Article Story focuses primarily on the angle
	Outstanding! 10 pts	Very good 9.3 pts	Average 8.4 pts	Below Average 7.7 pts	Barely there 6.7 pts	No effort 5 pts
Clarity (Angle) 20 pts Story is focused on the predetermined and stated angle. Story does not ramble off topic.	Outstanding!	Very good	Average	Below Average	Barely there	No effort
Quotes (Number/Quality) 20 pts Sufficient number of quality quotes (5 minimum) are used throughout to add life to the story. Quotes come from primary and secondary sources. No ONE person is quoted more than once unless it's an expert or subject of feature.	Outstanding!	Very good	Average	Below Average	Barely there	No effort
Organization 10 pts Story flows - reads as though there was a plan. Plan matches story planner.	Outstanding!	Very good	Average	Below Average	Barely there	No effort
Fact Check 10 pts Information in the story is accurate. Sufficient information is presented to support the angle. Reader questions are answered.	Outstanding!	Very good	Average	Below Average	Barely there	No effort
News/Features Style 10 pts Story is written in the appropriate journalistic style, free of opinion from the author.	Outstanding!	Very good	Average	Below Average	Barely there	No effort
Grammar, Mechanics, Stylebook 20 pts Story has been carefully proofread and is free of spelling and grammar/stylebook mistakes. Proper nouns have been highlighted -- initials indicate spelling is correct. (Max score here is 5 if a name or proper noun is misspelled.)	Outstanding!	Very good	Average	Below Average	Barely there	No effort