Journalism 12 - Media Issue Project Scoring Rubric (35 Points)
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Outstanding
1 pts
2 pts
3 pts
4 pts
5 pts
Part Two Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent Outstanding
Exploring the
Issue/Introduction Important
Both
Mentions
Highlights the Reinforces
points not
important
some
most
important
identified.
and
important
important
information
insignificant information. information. clearly.
information
are included.
Organization
(holistic)
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent Outstanding
Information is Some
disorganized. problems
with
Gaps in
organization
content or
of
repeated
information.
content.
Separate
Confusing for ideas are not
reader.
discussed in
separate
paragraphs.
Information is Information is Information is
generally
organized
very organized
organized
with well
with well
with only
constructed constructed
minor
paragraphs. paragraphs.
problems.
Content flows Content
Separate ideas nicely.
follows a
discussed in
logical
separate
Reader finds sequence.
paragraphs. content clear
and easy to Reader finds
Reader finds follow.
content easy to
Reader must content
find, clear and
reread at
generally
logical.
times for
clear.
clarity.
Part One - Data
Poor
Collection/Quality
of Information
Information
has little to do
with chosen
issue.
Fair
Good
Excellent Outstanding
Information Information
clearly relates clearly and
to issue.
precisely
relates to issue.
Good
No supporting Supporting Some
supporting
Unique,
details and/or details and/or supporting
details and/or creative
examples
examples not detail
examples are supporting
provided.
directly
and/example used.
details and/or
related.
is provided.
examples are
used.
Part Three Media Coverage
Poor
Analysis has
little to do
with chosen
issue.
Information Information
is not entirely generally
related to
relates to
issue.
issue.
Fair
Analysis is
not entirely
related to
issue.
Good
Analysis
generally
relates to
issue.
Excellent Outstanding
Analysis
Analysis
clearly relates clearly and
to issue.
precisely
relates to issue.
Good
No supporting Supporting Some
supporting
Unique,
details and/or details and/or supporting
details and/or creative
examples
examples not detail
examples are supporting
provided.
directly
and/example used.
details and/or
related.
is provided.
examples are
used.
Parts Four &
Five - Media
Comparison &
Conclusion
Poor
Analysis has
little to do
with chosen
issue.
Fair
Analysis is
not entirely
related to
issue.
Good
Excellent Outstanding
Analysis
Analysis
clearly relates clearly and
to issue.
precisely
relates to issue.
Good
No supporting Supporting Some
supporting
Unique,
details and/or details and/or supporting
details and/or creative
examples
examples not detail
examples are supporting
provided.
directly
and/example used.
details and/or
related.
is provided.
examples are
Conclusion
Conclusion is used.
does not relate Some gaps in Conclusion is reasonable
to analysis.
logic relating generally
and related to Conclusion is
analysis to reasonable
analysis.
logical and
conclusion. and somewhat
reasonable and
related to
clearly related
analysis.
to analysis.
Grammar,
Poor
Fair
Sentence
Structure &
There are
There are
Spelling (holistic) multiple major major errors
errors in
in
punctuation, punctuation,
grammar
grammar
and/or
and/or
spelling which spelling
make it
which do
difficult to
interrupt the
read.
flow for the
reader.
Sources –
Poor
Fair
Chart/Other
No
Sources used
documentation are not
of sources
accurately
used, if any. documented.
Formatting
increases
difficulty in
reading
Analysis
generally
relates to
issue.
Good
There are
minor errors
in
punctuation,
grammar
and/or
spelling
which do not
break the
flow for the
reader.
Good
All sources
are
documented
with only
minor errors.
Excellent Outstanding
There are few
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation
errors.
There are no
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation
errors, or they
relate to risktaking on the
part of the
student.
Excellent Outstanding
All sources All sources are
are accurately precisely and
documented, accurately
with only a documented.
very minor
Format has
error.
Uses effective
gaps, errors Format used
format.
or is
is not
Uses effective
inconsistent. consistent.
format.