Writers Workshop Aesop Fable News Story Rubric Spring 2013 Pierce/Riley Procedural Requirements Used 12 pt. Times New Roman font 500 words Titled GoogleDoc File Correctly (Last Aesop Fable) Shared Document with Dr. Pierce, Mrs. Riley Used the proper heading (Headline, Byline) Double- Spaced Submitted on time Total: News Story Content Points Worth 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.8 10 4 Expert 3 Proficient Headline is well-written and catchers the reader’s attention. Lead is creative, wellwritten sentence or series of sentences that grabs the reader’s attention. Headline is well-written, but does not catch the reader’s attention. Lead is well-written sentence or series of sentences that attempts to grab the reader’s attention but lacks creativity. Headline is not well-written and does not catch the reader’s attention. Lead is not a well written sentence or series of sentences that attempts to catch the reader’s attention and fails in creativity. Headline is poorly written or it is not present Content The facts of the story are all accurate and are clear. Relevant anecdotes and details enrich the story. The facts of the story are all accurate and are usually clear. More details and anecdotes are needed to enrich the story. The story is very inaccurate and/or vague. The reader does not know what the story is about. Objectivity All sides of the issue are presented clearly, without bias and given an appropriate amount of coverage. All sides of the issue are presented clearly, without bias. Problems exist with writer not attributing an opinion to a source. The facts of the story are not always accurate. The facts are clear, though they may not be detailed or show that the writer has a great understanding of the subject. The reader is left with questions. All sides of the issue are not equally covered. Preference is given to one over the other. Organization The story is very well organized. One idea follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. Inverted pyramid is followed. The story is pretty well organized. One idea may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. Inverted pyramid is followed. The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. Inverted pyramid is missing. Ideas and quotes seem to be randomly arranged. Inverted pyramid is missing. Syntax All sentences sound natural and are easy-on-the-ear when read aloud. Each sentence is clear and has an obvious emphasis. Almost all sentences sound natural and are easy-on-theear when read aloud but 1 or 2 are stiff and awkward or difficult to understand. Most sentences sound natural and are easy-on-the-ear when read aloud, but several are stiff and awkward or are difficult to understand. The sentences are difficult to read aloud because they sound awkward, are distractingly repetitive, or difficult to understand. Quotes Three separate sources used for quotes are credible and relevant to the story. Two separate sources used for quotes are credible and relevant to the story. One source used for quotes are credible and not entirely relevant to the story. No sources used for quotes are present or relevant to the story. Spelling and Punctuation No spelling or grammar errors. No more than 1 or 2 spelling or grammar errors. No more than 3 spelling or grammar errors. Several spelling or grammar errors. Headline Lead 2 Emerging Points Earned 1 Beginning Lead is poorly written or no evidence of a lead is present at all. Only one side of the issue is presented.