Attachment 4: Rubric for Yellow Journalism Newspaper Article Yellow Journalism Newspaper Article Rubric Name Date Score CATEGORY 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Layout Headline The article has a The article has a The article has The article has – & Caption headline that captures headline that a headline that an incomplete or the reader's attention and accurately describes the inadequate accurately describes the describes the content. The headline and it content. content. The article article has a does not have a The article has a byline. has a byline. The byline. The byline. The The graphic has a graphic has a graphic does graphic does not caption that adequately caption. not have a have a caption. describes the people caption. and/or action in the graphic. Article Purpose The article establishes a 80-89% of the 70-79% of the Less than 70% of – clear purpose in the article establishes a article the article lead paragraph and clear purpose in the establishes a establishes a clear demonstrates a clear lead paragraph and clear purpose in purpose in the understanding of the demonstrates a clear the lead lead paragraph topic. understanding of the paragraph and and demonstrates topic. demonstrates a a clear clear understanding of understanding the topic. of the topic. Article - The details in the second The details in the The details in than 70% Supporting and third paragraphs are second and third the second and of the details in Details clear, effective, and vivid paragraphs are clear third paragraphs the second and 90-100% of the time. and pertinent are clear and third of the time. pertinent 70- paragraphs are 79% of the clear or Article Interest time. pertinent. The article contains The article contains The article The article does – facts, figures, and/or facts, figures, and/or contains some not contain facts word choices that make word choices that facts or figures or figures that the article make the article but is might make it exceptionally interesting to marginally interesting to interesting to readers. readers. interesting to read. read. Article- There are no There is one The article The article has Punctuation and punctuation or punctuation or has three more than Grammar grammatical punctuation or three grammatical errors error. grammatical punctuation or errors. grammatical errors. Total
Attachment 4: Rubric for Yellow Journalism Newspaper Article Yellow Journalism Newspaper Article Rubric Name Date CATEGORY 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Score Layout – Headline & Caption The article has a headline that captures the reader's attention and accurately describes the content. The article has a byline. The graphic has a caption that adequately describes the people and/or action in the graphic. The article has a headline that accurately describes the content. The article has a byline. The graphic has a caption. The article has a headline that describes the content. The article has a byline. The graphic does not have a caption. The article has an incomplete or inadequate headline and it does not have a byline. The graphic does not have a caption. Article – Purpose The article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic. 80-89% of the article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic. 70-79% of the article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic. Less than 70% of the article establishes a clear purpose in the lead paragraph and demonstrates a clear understanding of the topic. Article - Supporting Details The details in the second and third paragraphs are clear, effective, and vivid 90-100% of the time. The details in the second and third paragraphs are clear and pertinent of the time. The details in the second and third paragraphs are clear and pertinent 70- 79% of the time. than 70% of the details in the second and third paragraphs are clear or pertinent. Article – Interest The article contains facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the article exceptionally interesting to readers. The article contains facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the article interesting to readers. The article contains some facts or figures but is marginally interesting to read. The article does not contain facts or figures that might make it interesting to read. Article- Punctuation and Grammar There are no punctuation or grammatical errors There is one punctuation or grammatical error. The article has three punctuation or grammatical errors. The article has more than three punctuation or grammatical errors. Total
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