Magazine Article Interview

Name:
Due Friday 2/27/15
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Article is about
many different
ideas.

Article has a main

idea, but many of
the details are not
related to the
theme.

Article is about one

main idea, most
details support that
idea.

Article is focused on
one main idea,
quotations and
details support that
idea.

Questions

Less than 5
questions are asked.
Questions are overly
general, can be
answered with a yes
or no, confusing and
wordy. No
conclusion.

Less than 10
questions are asked.
Questions are
mostly general and
lead to obvious
answers.

10 questions are
asked. Questions are
mostly focused and
specific to the
theme of article.

At least 10
questions are asked.
Questions are
focused on a specific
topic, not confusing
or overly wordy.
Strong concluding a

Format

No title, pictures, or
organizational effort.
Simply words on a
page.

Missing title and/or

picture. Minimal
organization.

Title and picture are

present, effort put
into organization of
article.

Article includes
interesting title and
picture, organized in
way that draws
attention.

Interview
Subject

Interviewee is less
than ten years older
than you and does
not have a great
deal of experiences
to share.

Interviewee is less
than twenty years
older than you and
has many
experiences similar
to your own.

Interviewee is less
than thirty years
older than you and
has unique life
experiences to
share.

Interviewee is more
than thirty years
older than you and
has had a significant
amount of life
experiences to
share.

Many mistakes in
sentence structure,
spelling,
punctuation, and
capitalization make
it difficult to

Few mistakes in
sentence structure,
spelling,
punctuation, and
capitalization make
it difficult to

Few mistakes in
sentence structure,
spelling,
punctuation, or
capitalization;
mistakes do not

There are no
mistakes in
sentence structure,
spelling,
punctuation, or
capitalization in my

Content

Mechanics

Notes

understand whats
been written.

understand whats
been written.

distract from
understanding.

article.