Name:
_________________________ News
Story Headline: _____________________________
RUBRIC
FOR SCORING NEWS STORIES
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Headline
and News Lead (20%) |
Body
Paragraphs (40%) |
Vocabulary,
Mechanics (Punctuation, Spelling, Capitalization, Grammar, Typos) 20% |
Effort,
Improvement, Presentation (20%) |
Distinguished
(19-20) |
Headline
contains a subject and verb and tells the story without bias.
Professional-quality lead includes the 5 W’s and 1 H. Lead is constructed
following the most important to least important elements. There is no bias. |
Each
paragraph develops the story from most important to least. Each paragraph is
less than 60 words (or 1-3 sentences). Paragraph content is organized by
ideas. Quotes are integrated to support facts. There is no bias. Report shows
keen observant eye and is interesting. |
Professional.
Sophisticated. High level, active words are selected deliberately. There is
no more than one mechanical error in the entire story. Sentence structure is
varied. |
Evidence
of substantial time; student is working at highest potential; interviews are
thorough and factual. There are no errors in names or content. Student sought
help in or out of class from teacher and students. Student chose a
challenging topic. |
Proficient
(16-18) |
Headline
tells the story clearly. The lead includes the 5 W’s and 1 H. There is no
bias. |
The
body mostly develops the story from most important to least important
details. Each paragraph is less than 60 words (or 1-3 sentences). Quotes are integrated to support facts.
There is little or no bias. Reporter sought to report interesting details.
Quotes are well integrated into the body of the story. |
Most
vocabulary is sophisticated and used properly. There are no more than 3
mechanical errors. |
Evidence
of time. Student is working near highest potential; some improvement;
polished presentation. Student sought help in or out of class. |
Satisfactory
(12-15) |
Headline
tells the story mostly clearly. Lead meets minimum requirement: 4 W’s. There
may be little bias. |
Mostly
focused and clear, mostly follow the most important to least important
details. Mostly concise. Contains a minimum number of quotes from interviews.
Some bias may exist. |
Uses
simple words and takes few risks. Vocabulary is somewhat dull and/or
repetitive. Story is legible but contains multiple errors. |
Adequate
amount of time is evident; similar errors in previous stories; little or no
improvement; neat presentation. |
Unsatisfactory
(0-11) |
Headline
and/or lead is too short, does not contain the 5W’s
and 1 H, missing, and/ or confusing. Bias exists. Does not resemble a news
story at all. |
Uses
sweeping generalizations or irrelevant facts in story. No supporting quotes.
Missing or inappropriate headline. Bias exists. |
Misuses
basic vocabulary. Difficult to read because of a number of distracting
errors. |
Repeated
errors; class-time was not used productively; little or no time or care;
sloppy. |
Total
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