Rubric: News Feature Article

Category 4 3 2 1

6 W’s (Who, The article Most of the Some of the Little or none of
What, When, adequately article article the article
Where, Why & addresses the 6 adequately adequately adequately
How) W's (who, what, addresses the 6 addresses the 6 addresses the 6
when, where, W's (who, what, W's (who, what, W's (who, what,
why and how). when, where, when, where, when, where,
why and how). why and how). why and how).

Lead The lead is The lead states The lead is not No lead, or
inviting and the topic, and inviting to the very weak
draws the reader makes an reader. lead.
attempt to draw
into the article.
the reader into
the article.

Content The article The article The article The article does
contains a main contains a main contains a main not contain a
focus and many focus and focus and few main focus. Few
supporting several supporting details.
details. supporting details.
details.

Article - The article The article The article The article does
Interest contains facts, contains facts, contains some not contain facts
figures, and/or figures, and/or facts or figures or figures that
word choices word choices but is marginally might make it
that make the that make the interesting to interesting to
articles article interesting read. read.
exceptionally to readers.
interesting to
readers.

Presentation The article is The article is The article is The article is not
submitted online, submitted online, submitted online, submitted online
has artistic has artistic and somewhat and does not
appeal, correctly appeal, correctly has artistic adhere to
adheres to adheres to appeal, and journalistic
journalistic journalistic barely adheres requirements.
requirements requirements, to journalistic
and is inventive. and is requirements.

Spelling & 0-1 spelling, 2-3 spelling, 4-5 spelling, 6+ spelling,

Grammar punctuation, or punctuation, or punctuation, or punctuation, or
grammar errors. grammar errors. grammar errors. grammar errors.