editorial rubric

RUBRIC –

Column

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Writing is scored on a 4-point scale (one to four) using the folloing criteria!

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1. Meets deadline and submission requirements

"ssignment is late and incomplete# Writer$s name ma% &e missing# "rticle ma% &e handritten or t%ped in unusa&le form#

"ssignment is late or incomplete# Writer$s name is on stor%# Re'ision is needed &efore the article can &e included in the  paper#

"ssignment is on time and complete ith 4 ords &ut ill re*uire minor re'ision &efore it can &e included in the  paper# Writer$s Writer$s name is on stor%#

"rticle is completed on time meeting the ord count of 4 ords# Writer$s name is on stor% in the  &%line#

2. Headline and lead

 No headline is suggested or suggested headline is merel% a topic ith no 'er&# +ead is hard to find#

,eadline is 'ague misleading# +ead ma% &e 'ague or misleading# ifficult to determine the nature of the stor%#

" usa&le headline is suggested# Nes element is e'ident in lead#

"n interesting appropriate headline is suggested# +ead is direct rele'ant and interesting and gets a reader$s attention# .ood transitions are made from lead into ne/t paragraphs#

3. Facts

Information is inaccurate or incomplete# 0pecific detail is lac1ing#

Writer$s opinion has some factual support &ut lac1s 1e% e'idence#

"ccurate statistics and rele'ant information are used to support the opinion# Conclusions seem logical#

4. Sports writing

Unorgani3ed stor%# Writer shos no opinion or lac1s an% support# 2he organi3ation is mur1%# Control of sentence structure punctuation usage and spelling is so minimal as to impede understanding# 0tor% ould re*uire su&stantial editing  &efore it could &e  pu&lished#

While some information is accurate other facts ma% &e inaccurate or missing# 2he author spends too much time in speculation# "rticle offers little insight into significance into the opinion# It is not a current opinion# rgani3ation is confusing# "rticle has man% errors in  proofreading# While there ma% &e man% errors in con'entions or "5 st%le the% seldom impede understanding# ,oe'er stor% ould re*uire some editing &efore it could &e  pu&lished#

"rticle shos an opinion  &ut it lac1s elements of timeliness or interest# "rticle is ea1l% organi3ed# "rticle is neatl% t%ped ith onl% fe  proofreading errors# 0tor% is nearl% free of grammatical errors or errors in "5 "5 st%le# nl% minor editing ould &e re*uired &efore  pu&lication#

"rticle clearl% e/plains the riter$s opinion# 2he opinion is interesting and rele'ant to a current issue#

5. Editing

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"rticle is neatl% t%ped single-spaced ith no errors in proofreading# 0tor% is free from grammatical errors and in accordance ith "5 st%le# 2his stor% could &e  pu&lished ith no changes# Uses 2imes Ne Roman font#

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Column assignment! Choose an% current issue idea or p erson# Write Write an opinion piece# 2his stor% should ha'e a &eginning middle and end# It should use facts and e'idence to support the riter$s opinion# 2he riting should demonstrate the riter$s uni*ue 'oice#