Investigative Journalism Project
Exceeds Expectations
135-150
Extremely well, Beautiful
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Meets Expectations
120-134
Sufficient, Consent
Project is
newsworthy/interesting
Considers the “angle”
(narrows the topic)reflected in the headline
and subheading
Reflects the following:
 Anecdotes (as
necessary)
 Lanier-based
research:
interviews (5),
surveys, polls
 Beyond-Lanier
Researchproperly using
Includes visuals
designed to appeals to
readers (Photos with
captions, charts,
sidebars, and/or graphs
that are complete and
fully explained)
Typed, In columns
11/12 pt. font, Singlespaced
No wasted white spaces
Length: 3 pages
Shows evidence of
stretching one’s self as a
writer (through polished
vocabulary, description,
well-constructed
anecdotes, and
interviews
Bibliography, MLA
3 Informational Sources
5 Interview Sources
All direct quotes have
quotation marks around
them and all quotes have
a dialogue tag to show
who said them
Approaches Expectations
105-119
Sort of , Inconsistently
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Below Expectations
104 and below
Hardly, Incompletely