News Report Rubric

Categories	Level 1 (50-59)	Level 2 (60-69%)	Level 3 (70-79%)	Level 4 (80-100%)
Knowledge & Understanding - knowledge of form of news report - understanding of resources and programs	- demonstrates limited understanding of how to create a news story - demonstrates limited understanding of programs	Demonstrates moderate understanding of how to create a news story - demonstrates moderate understanding of programs	demonstrates considerable understanding of how to create a news story - demonstrates considerable understanding of programs	- demonstrates thorough understanding of how to create a news story - demonstrates thorough understanding of programs
Thinking & Inquiry - critical and creative thinking skills (developing ideas, selecting, organizing, explaining information)	- demonstrates limited competence developing ideas, selecting, organizing, and explaining information	- demonstrates moderate competence developing ideas, selecting, organizing, and explaining information	- demonstrates considerable competence developing ideas, selecting, organizing, and explaining information	- demonstrates a high degree of competence developing ideas, selecting, organizing, and explaining information
Communication - clarity - audience and purpose - use of form of news report	- communicates information and ideas with limited clarity - limited awareness of audience and purpose	- communicates information and ideas with moderate clarity - moderate awareness of audience and purpose	- communicates information and ideas with considerable clarity - considerable awareness of audience and purpose	- communicates information and ideas with a high degree of clarity - thorough awareness of audience and purpose
Application - language conventions - writing process	- uses language conventions with limited accuracy and effectiveness - uses the writing process with limited competence	- uses language conventions with moderate accuracy and effectiveness - uses the writing process with moderate competence	- uses language conventions with considerable accuracy and effectiveness - uses the writing process with considerable competence	- uses language conventions with a high degree of accuracy and effectiveness - uses the writing process with a high degree of competence