News Article Rubric

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

(50-59%) (60-69%) (70-79%) (80 100%)
Thinking Student struggles Student reflects on Student reflects Student reflects
to reflect on his/her strengths, on his/her on his/her
( /5) his/her strengths, weaknesses and strengths, strengths,
weaknesses and next steps about weaknesses and weaknesses and
next steps about writing news next steps about next steps about
writing news articles with some writing news writing news
articles effectiveness; articles with articles with a
more thought is considerable high degree of
required effectiveness; yet, effectiveness;
there is one area thoughtful and
of weakness detailed
Communication Student struggles Student expresses Student express Student expresses
to express ideas ideas within the ideas clearly ideas within the
clearly within the news article with within the news news article
( /5) news article; there some clarity; article; yet, there effectively; ideas
is a struggle with however, there is a is an area of are communicated
Grammar both the logical problem with weakness clearly, logically;
Spelling development and either the logical news article is
Punctuation clear development or well presented
Word Choice communication of clear and free of errors
Paragraphing ideas communication of
ideas
Application Student struggles Student includes 3 Student includes Student includes
to include the of the 5 Ws in the 4 of the 5 Ws in all of the 5 Ws in
( /5) 5 Ws in the news news article the news article the news article
article

Student does not Student Student Student

( /5) incorporate any incorporates at incorporates at incorporates at
quotations least 1 quotation; least 1 quotation; least 2 quotations;
minor errors in quotation format quotation format
quotation format is correct is correct

( / 5) 3rd person voice is 3rd person voice is 3rd person voice 3rd person voice is
not used attempted but is used; only used correctly
there are many minor errors
errors

( /5) Student does not Students applies Student applies Student applies all
follow established some of the most of the required elements
news article established new established news and format of the
formula article formula; article formula; established news
student needs to yet, there is one article formula
review the formula area of weakness
and/or flaw

( /5) Student does not Student completes Student Student completes

complete most of some of the complete most of all of the required
the required required the required components of the
components of the components of the components of graphic organizer
graphic organizer graphic organizer the graphic
organizer