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Newspaper Article Grading Rubric

This document provides a rubric for grading a newspaper article assignment. It evaluates articles based on inclusion of key elements like a headline, byline and city of origin (4 points). It also assess the accuracy of reported facts (4 points), inclusion of the 5 Ws (4 points), use of relevant graphics (4 points), and grammar and spelling (4 points). The assignment is out of 20 points total and additional feedback can be provided to students.

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Newspaper Article Grading Rubric

This document provides a rubric for grading a newspaper article assignment. It evaluates articles based on inclusion of key elements like a headline, byline and city of origin (4 points). It also assess the accuracy of reported facts (4 points), inclusion of the 5 Ws (4 points), use of relevant graphics (4 points), and grammar and spelling (4 points). The assignment is out of 20 points total and additional feedback can be provided to students.

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Newspaper Article Assignment

Battle Assigned: _________________________________


Group: ___________________________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Points Earned


Article has a headline, Article is missing Article is missing Article is missing
byline, and lists the one of the two of the the headline,
Headline, Byline, city of origin following: following: headline, byline, AND the
City of Origin accurately for the headline, byline, byline, city of origin city of origin for
article that draws the city of origin for for the article. the article. ___/4
reading in. the article.
All supported facts All supported Most supportive NO facts are
are listed accurately facts are listed facts are reported reported OR most
Accuracy of Facts AND credit is given to accurately. accurately. are inaccurately
the origin author or reported. ___/4
publisher.
Article adequately The article is The article is The article is
Who, What, When, addresses the 5 W’s missing on of the missing 2 of the 5 missing 3 or more
Where, and Why (who, what, when, 5 W’s. W’s. of the 5 W’s. ___/4
where, why).
Photographs were Photographs Photograph(s) No photographs
added to the were added to were added to the were added to the
newspaper article the newspaper newspaper but newspaper article.
Graphics that were related to article that were sloppy,
the topic and related to the unrelated to the
enhanced the writing. topic but did not topic, and seemed
enhance the out of place. ___/4
writing.
Writer(s) make no Writer(s) makes Writer(s) make 3-4 Writer(s) makes
errors in grammar or 1-2 errors in errors in grammar more than 4 errors
Grammar and spelling that distracts grammar or or spelling that in grammar or
Spelling the reader from the spelling that distract the reader spelling that
content. distract the from the content. distract the reader
reading from the from the content. ___/4
content.

Total Point Earned: ____/20


Additional Comments/Feedback:
Grade Earned: ______%

Bonus: ___/4

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