Group # _______ Students______________________________________________________________

Judge Name ____________________________________________________________________________

Dear Volunteer,
Thank you for agreeing to serve as a judge for our 4th annual expedition. Below are the judging steps you will
complete in order to assess the student work. Youll have 20 minutes to speak with your student group (or pair)
and assess their work. Here are the recommended times:
1. Read the article(s) for the group(s) you are assigned to judge. Read it prior to coming to the judging
session in order to know what the students are writing about.
2. Send any questions to Mont Cooper at
ecooper@ccpcs.org
if something doesnt make sense or you need
something clarified.
3. Though the rubric is in whole numbers, you can give a score that contains a .5 or .75 (ex: 1.75, 3.5, 2).
DURING Wednesday, Feb. 4 | Judging Times (20 min.)
7-10 min.
in conversation with the students and judging photo essay
Feel free to use the questions below. This should be less of an interview and more of a
conversation. The main goal is to learn the students process of completing the work and thinking
around the issues of injustices. The injustice they studied closely was immigration.
10 min.
tabulating scores for presentation, profile article and photo essay. You will have one score sheet
to submit with the main goal being to settle on a score among your judging pair/group.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr.

PRESENTATION SCORESHEET + QUESTIONS

What is your definition of injustice?
What did you learn about injustice while completing the Journalism expedition?
What was your process for gathering the information to write the article?
In terms of writing, how did you decide what information to use and what info should not be
included in the article?
5. What did you learn about the injustice and the person (people) you wrote about while completing
this project?
1.
2.
3.
4.

CRITERIA
ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
ENUNCIATION
NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
DISCUSSION OF ARTICLE AND
PHOTO
ATTIRE

Your Score
(out of four points)
/4
/4
/4
/4
/4
/4

AVERAGE

Use this area below to take notes about what the groups discussing as you speak with them.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr.

JOURNALISM PROFILE ARTICLE RUBRIC

CRITERIA
CONTENT
AND
DEVELOPMEN
T
I can explain the
human rights of
migrants. (WH)
I can explain how
governments, IGOS
and NGOs support
migrant rights.
(WH)

FACTS,
STATISTICS
I can explain the
human rights of
migrants. (WH)
I can explain how
governments, IGOS
and NGOs support
migrant rights.
(WH)

LEAD

QUOTES

EXCEEDING
STANDARD 4

PROFICIENT 3

Personalstories,
anecdotes,detailsand
quotesaremixedwith
specificfacts,dataand
statisticsaboutthe
injusticetopictocreate
anengagingprofileof
anadvocate.Includes:
Flashback
Quotesrevealthe
flawsandstrengthsof
yourprofilesubject.
Oneormorestatistics
providesupportforthe
claim
Thearticlehasatleast
two(2)statistics,facts
ordatathat
demonstratehowthe
injusticeaffectsa
specificgroup
discussedinthearticle.
Thefactsinthearticle
areattributedtoa
specific,credible
source.

Atleasttwopersonal
stories,details,anecdotes
andquotesareused.The
profileclearlyconveyswho
theprofilesubjectis,the
injusticeandwhythe
personisanactivist.
Includes:
Flashback
Quotesrevealtheflaws
andstrengthsofyour
profilesubject.
Atleast2statistics/data
providesupportforthe
claim
Thearticlehasatleast
twostatistics,facts,ordata
thatdemonstrateshowthe
injusticeaffectsaspecific
groupincludedinthe
articleorshowedona
graph.
Thefactsinthearticleare
attributedtoaspecific,
crediblesource.

Leadisengagingand
immediatelypullsthe
readerintothestory.
Leadgivesreadera
hintorglimpseofan
aspectoftheprofile
subject(your
interviewee).
Leadexpertlyuses
oneofthesuggested
leadforms.
Quotesusedinthe
articleincludequotes
fromtheprofilesubject
and
someonewho
knowstheprofile
subject.
Quotesfullysupport
theclaimsmadeinthe
articleabouttheprofile

Leadisengagingand
pullsthereaderintothe
story.
Leadindicatesanaspect
oftheprofilesubjects
personality.
Leadusesoneofthe
suggestedleadforms.

Quotesfullysupportthe
claimsmadeinthearticle
abouttheprofilesubject,
showingnottelling
whothepersonreallyis.
Atleastthreestrong
quotesareused.
Atleast

DEVELOPING
2

EMERGING 1

Contentofthe
articleneedswork.
Readerisleftto
wonderaboutthe
work,motivations
andimpactofyour
profilesubject.
Includes:
Quotesrevealthe
flawsandstrengths
ofyourprofile
subject.

Articlelistsonlyafewfacts
withoutstories,anecdotesand
quotes,orthearticleis
incomplete.
Nostatisticsused
Noflashbackorotherdevices
usedthatwouldchangethe
pacingandstructureofthe
article

Thearticlehasone
strongfact,statistic
ordatathatshows
howtheinjustice
affectsaspecific
groupinthearticle.

Thefactsinthe
articleareattributed
toaspecific,credible
source.
Leadisdry,but
present.
Leadreflectsan
aspectoftheprofile
subjectspersonality.
Leadattemptsone
ofthesuggested
leadforms,butdoes
notfullyexecuteit.

Thearticlehasone(orno)
statistics,facts,ordatathat
showshowtheinjusticeaffects
aspecificgroup.
Thefactspresentedare
confusing,doesnotsupportthe
articlesmainideaorisfroman
unreliablesource.

Therearenoquotesinthe
profilearticle.
Ifquotes/leadarepresent,
neitherillustratesorsupports
theprofilearticlesillustrationof
theprofilesubject.

Leadistotallyabsentfromthe
article.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr.

KICKER
(Closing)

MECHANICS

subject,vividlyshowing
nottellingwhothe
personreallyis.
Atleastthreestrong
quotesfromtheprofile
subjectareused.
Severalquotes
directandindirect
(paraphrased)areused
toillustratetheprofile
subject.
Thearticleendswitha
strongkickerthatavoids
clichs,superficial
summaries,generic
thoughtsforthefuture.
Noerrorsin
Mechanicsand/ora
wordcountofatleast
500+words.
Titlereflectstheheart
oftheprofileandthe
interviewsubject.

Directandindirect
(paraphrased)areusedto
illustratetheprofilesubject.
Quotesfromatleasttwo
differentsourcesareused.

Thearticleendswitha
kickerthatavoidsclichs,
superficialsummaries,
genericthoughtsforthe
future.
1or2errorsinmechanics
arepresentand/oraword
countof500+words.
Titlereflectstheprofiles
centralidea.

Thearticleendswith
akicker,butitisdry
orcontainsclichs,
superficial
summaries.
3or4errorsin
mechanicsare
presentand/ora
wordcountof500+
Titlereflectsan
aspectoftheprofile
subject.

Doesnotincludethekicker;
eitherendsabruptly,extremely
confusingorwithoutanending.

5ormoreerrorsinmechanics
and/orawordcountoflessthan
500words.
Notitleortitleisnotreflective
oftheprofilesubject.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr.

PHOTO ESSAY
CRITERIA

PHOTO
CHOICES

IMAGE
QUALITY

CONTENT

PHOTO ESSAY:
CAPTIONS

PHOTO ESSAY
OVERALL
GRADE

EXCEEDING
STANDARD
4

PROFICIENT
3

DEVELOPING
2

EMERGING
1

5+photosareamixof
profilesandcandids,
whichhelpillustrate
theprofilearticle.

5photosareamixof
profilesandcandids
shots,whichhelp
illustratetheprofile
article.

5orfewerphotosarea
mixofcandidsand
profileshots,which
illustrateprofilearticle.

Photosarepoorlychosen,dont
connecttothearticleorwerenever
taken.

Photosarecorrectly
exposed.
Picturesareclean.
Allphotosarein
focus.

Photosareusually
correctlyexposed.
Picturesareusually
clean.
Photosareinfocus.

Photosaretoodarkortoolight.
Picturesareblurry,hardtomake
outornotinfocus.

Photographyprovides
uniqueandinteresting
approachtosubjectin
thephotography,
including:
theprofilesubject
and/orobjectsthat
illustratetheidentity
ofthesubject
additionalvisual
informationthatadds
depthtothearticle.

Photographyprovides
alenstotheprofile
subject,including:
theprofilesubject
and/orobjectsthat
illustratetheidentityof
thesubject
additionalvisual
informationthatadds
depthtothearticle

amixofphotoswith
correctexposureand
focusandthosewith
darkandlightextremes
thatobscurethephotos
content
Photographyillustrates
theprofilesubject,
including:
theprofilesubject
and/orobjectsthat
illustratetheidentityof
thesubjectoranaspect
ofthesubjectsidentity

Captions
correspondto
photosand
summarizemain
pointsofprofile
article,adding
contexttothe
photo.
IncludestheWho,
What,When,
Where,Why
Includesstatistics
andquotes(taken
frominterviewwith
thesubject)
connectedtothe
photo,profile
subjectand/or
topicoftheprofile
article
Photosarechosen
well;captionsare
writtenwell,and
essayenhances
thearticle.

Captions
correspondto
photosand
highlightsome
partsoftheprofile
article.
IncludestheWho,
What,When,
Where,Why
Includesfactual
information
connectedtothe
photo,profile
subjectand/ortopic
oftheprofilearticle

Captions
Nocaptionspresentor
correspondtothe
captionsdonotcorrespond
photosbutitdoesnt withthephotos.
consistentlyconnect
totheprofilearticle.
Includesmostofthe
Who,What,When,
Where,Why

Photosand
captionsreflectthe
overallprofile
article.

Photosandcaptions Photosandcaptionsare
arepresentbut
incomplete.
needsimprovement.

Photosdonotillustratetheprofile
subjectoranyaspectofwhothe
profilesubjectis,whattheperson
doesand/ortheirchallenges.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr.

PRESENTATION RUBRIC
CRITERIA
ORGANIZATION
OF IDEAS
Icananalyzeanduse
appropriate
development,
organizationandstyle
foraspecificaudience,
purposeandtask.
CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE
Icanspeakanalytically
andwithinsightabout
byperspectiveon
injustice.
PRONUNCIATION/
ENUNCIATION
Icanspeakanalytically
andwithinsightabout
byperspectiveon
injustice.
NONVERBAL
COMMUNICATION
Icanspeakanalytically
andwithinsightabout
byperspectiveon
injustice.
ARTICLE AND
PHOTO
Icanwriteajournalistic
featurearticlethatprofiles
anddiscussessomeone
whoisworkingagainsta
specificinjusticeorhas
experiencedaninjustice.
Icanuseresearchrituals
androutinesinorderto
investigateanadvocateor
profilesubject.

ATTIRE

EXCEEDING
STANDARD
4

PROFICIENT
3

DEVELOPING
2

Studentspresenttheir
processforwritingthe
profilearticle,takingand
choosingphotosina
logical,interesting
sequencethataudience
canfollow.

Studentspresentthe
processusedtocomplete
theprojectinlogical
sequencethataudience
canfollow.

Audiencehasdifficulty
followingpresentation
becausestudentsjump
aroundfromsteptostepin
theprocessleavingthings
unclear.

Audiencecannot
understandpresentation
becausethereisno
sequenceofinformation.

Studentsdemonstratesfull
knowledgebyanswering
allquestionswith
explanationsand
elaboration.

Studentsareateasewith
answerstoallquestions,
butmayneedpromptingor
furtherprobingtoexplain
whyorelaborate.

Studentsare
uncomfortablewith
informationandableto
answeronlysimple(Who,
What,Where,When)
questions.

Studentsdonothaveafull
graspofinformation;
studentcannotanswer
questionsaboutsubject.

Studentsuseaclear,
distinctvoice,appropriate
pacingandvolume,
precisepronunciationof
terminologyappropriateto
theproject.

Studentvoicescanbe
clearlyheard;student
speaksatappropriatepace
andvolume;most
terminologyispronounced
correctly..

Studentvoicesarelow,
thereissomedifficultyin
hearingorfully
comprehendingthe
presentation.

Studentsmumble,
incorrectlypronounce
terms,speaktooquietlyfor
audiencetohearor
understandwhattheyare
saying.

Holdsattention,using
directeyecontact,seldom
looksatnotesor
materials..
Studentsdisplayrelaxed,
confidentnature.

Consistentuseofdirect
eyecontact,butstill
returnstonotes.Makes
minormistakes,butquickly
recovers;displayslittleor
notension.

Displaysminimaleye
contact;readsmostlyfrom
notes.Displaysmild
tension;hastrouble
recoveringfrommistakes.

Noeyecontact;usesaides
duringmuchofthe
conversation.Tension,
nervousnessobvious;has
troublerecoveringfrom
mistakes.

Articlehasonlyoneortwo
spelling,punctuation,
sentencefluency,grammar
errors.
Articleincludesquotes
andstatistics/dataabout
injustice
Thewritingcompels
readingandenhancesan
understandingofthe
profilesubject.

Articlehasafewspelling,
punctuation,sentence
fluency,grammarerrors.
Articleincludessome
quotesandstatistics/data
aboutinjustice
Thewritingenhancesan
understandingofthe
profilesubject.

Articlehasseveral
spelling,punctuation,
sentencefluency,
grammarerrors.
Articleincludeseither
quotes
or
data,possible
sourcesthataredubious
orverylittlequotesordata.
Errorsinwritinghamper
anunderstandingofthe
profilesubject.

Spelling,punctuation,
grammar,sentencefluency
errorsoverwhelmthe
article.
Articledoesnotinclude
anyquotesorabout
injustice
Duetoerrorsorlackof
information,thewriting
doesnotallowforaclear
understandingofthe
profilesubject

Dressedinahighly
professionalmanner(suit,
sportcoat,tie,dress);
Neatandwellgroomed.

Dressedinaprofessional
manner(skirt/blouse,dress
pants/blouse,shirtand/or
tie)
Generallyneatandwell
groomed

Dressedinacasual,but
notnecessarily
professionalmanner
(revealingblouse,open
collar/notie,skirtordress
isabovetheknee)
Fairlyneat.

Dressedinappropriately
and/orunkempt.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr.

EMERGING
1

Name ___________________________________________________ Date___________ Period____

___Icandevelopandstrengthenwritingbymovingthroughthewritingprocess,includingplanning,drafting,editing,rewritingortryinganewapproach
beforepublishing,whileaddressingaspecificwritingpurposeandaudience.
___Icancompleteandsubmitworkontime.
___Icanremainfocusedonmylearning.

FinalProfileChecklist(Dueattheendofclass.)
ProfileArticlehasatitle.
Thetitleshouldcapturetheessenceofwhothepersonisorwhatyouwant
someonetolearnfromreadingyourarticle.
Yourprofilearticlehasabyline.
Thebylineshouldbejustunderthetitleandgivesthenameofthe
peoplewhowrotethearticle(thepeopleinyourgroup).Checkoutthebylinebelow.

LastNames.
Yourprofilearticleonlyusesthelastnameofanyoneinthearticleafteryouhaveused
thefirstname.Examplefrom
TheNewYorkTimesMagazine
sprofile,TheExactingExpansiveMind
ofChristopherNolan:

Although many of
Christopher Nolans
movies happen simultaneously in the past, present and
future, he almost never works on weekends. He made an exception, though, on a Saturday early this
fall, while he was in New York on the sort of errand almost no director takes up, or has to take up,
these days:
Nolan
was visiting theaters to make sure they were properly prepared to project his new
movie, Interstellar. The final cut of the movie had been delivered, as is characteristic for him, ahead
of schedule, back in June, and he was rapidly running out of tasks within his control before the
premiere.
In an industry where status means not having to care about the value of other peoples time,
Nolan
never keeps anybody waiting. At 10 a.m. sharp, he was greeted at the Bow Tie Cinema on 23rd Street
in Chelsea by
Adam Cole
, who had flown over from Los Angeles with the film print, which had its
own ticket.
Cole
, who has been
Nolans
postproduction coordinator for the last two films, had been
there since 7 in the morning.
Yourprofilearticleusesstatistics/data
toshowhowtheinjusticeisaffectingyourprofilesubjector
whyitisimportantforyouradvocatetoengageintheworktheyaredoing.
NoDoubleSpace!Alltypeshouldbesinglespaced.
Didyouinsertallofyourquotescorrectly?
Ivenoticedthatsomeofyouallarenot.Ifyouneedthe
howtosheet,Ihaveit.Comeseeme.
Youhavenoremainingeditstomake.
Allpeerrevisionsandeditsfromme(Ms.Cooper)havebeen
removedfromyourdocument.

Name____________________________________________________ February 4, 2015

English II Period______

World History II Period______

___Icanwriteareflectionthatcriticallyanalyzesmyabilitytoworkwithothersandmyself,completeworkontime,thenatureoftheassignment,my
areasofgrowthandareasofchallenge,andwhatIlearned.

World History II and English II Journalism Reflection

Was your subject an immigrant/refugee or an advocate? ____________________________________________
If advocate, what is his/her organization name? _______________________________________________________
If immigrant/refugee, what is his/her country of origin? _____________________________________________
Your Group Members Names:________________________________________________________________________

GROUP REFLECTION

1) What were the

TWO MAIN FACTORS
in your choice to work with your group members? Only
check two boxes, please.
friendship
they were in your same class
they are hard workers
they are smart
they usually make good grades in World History II/English II
they have an asset you think your group needs good speaker, writer, presenter
they usually submit their work on time
they are cool, funny and working with them will be fun
you just needed a partner
2) If you had to do it over again, would you choose the same group members? Why or why not?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3) What work did you help to complete in your group? Check any and all that apply.
Engaged in research about your injustice
Developed Interview Questions
Participated in the Interview by asking questions.
Wrote article
Wrote headline

 Took photographs
Wrote captions for the photos
Created the Photo Essay
Designed the web page
Built the web page
Presented at the Journalism Fair in the Commons
Participated in the expedition presentation where you were judged
Other_________________________________________
4) What work did your group members help to complete? Check any and all that apply.
Engaged in research about your injustice
Developed Interview Questions
Participated in the Interview by asking questions.
Wrote article
Wrote headline
Took photographs
Wrote captions for the photos
Created the Photo Essay
Designed the web page
Built the web page
Presented at the Journalism Fair in the Commons
Participated in the expedition presentation where you were judged
Other_________________________________________
5) Describe how your group worked together. Include details such as:
-How did the group make decisions?
-How did the group divide work?
-How did the group communicate with one another?
-How did the group resolve problems?
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6) What did you learn about group work from this experience?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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7) If you could change one thing about your group experience, what would you change?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ASSIGNMENT REFLECTION
1) Define the word injustice in your own words. What does this word mean to you?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) Discuss what
you
did specifically in order to complete the project.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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3) What issues of justice and human rights did you learn about from your interviewee?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4) Why is it important for people to continue to work to support people fleeing major
injustices?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5) Before the expedition, were you aware of the issues of injustice you learned about during
the expedition?
Yes
No
6) Before the expedition, were you aware of careers in advocacy for immigrants and refugees?
Yes
No
7) Now that the expedition has ended, do you think you might be interested in the career your
profile subject does or in helping an immigrant/refugee like your subject? Why or why not?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8) What was your process for gathering the information to write the article?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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9) In terms of writing, how did you decide what information to use and what information
should not be included in the article?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10) What would you do differently or redo if you had the opportunity to complete this
project over again? Also consider what general practices will you focus on more if you had
to do this project again?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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11) What was the most difficult part of completing the project?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12) What did you learn most about yourself as an advocate by participating in this project?
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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13) How do we ensure that the mass injustices of the past do not happen again?
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