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10 8 5

Title/Headline The article has a creative title/headline The article has a somewhat The article has an uninteresting
that catches the reader's interest. creative title/headline. title/headline.
Lead Lead introduces subject and immediately Lead introduces topic and Lead introduces topic. Somewhat
engages the reader's interest, impelling engages the reader's interest, uses the 5Ws and 1H.
continued reading. Effectively uses the encouraging continued reading.
5Ws and 1H. Mostly uses the 5Ws and 1H.
Quotes The quotes enhance the article for the The quotes enhance the article The quote enhances tBYhe article
reader. Sources adequately present all for the reader. Some sources weakly. Some sources are
sides in the story. All are identified and are identified and properly improperly identified or some info
properly attributed. All information is attributed. or opinion is given without
accurate. attribution.
Focus Focus of story is clear. Focus is fairly clear. Story lacks strong sense of unity
(content) and focus.
Style Writing is strong and effective with a Writing is adequate but not Writing lacks a clear voice and/or
clear voice and a variety of sentence extremely compelling or sense of originality. Is wordy or
structures. original. May be wordy or voice redundant. Repetitive sentence
may be unclear. structure.

TOTAL SCORE:

10 8 5

Title/Headline The article has a creative title/headline The article has a somewhat The article has an uninteresting
that catches the reader's interest. creative title/headline. title/headline.
Lead Lead introduces subject and immediately Lead introduces topic and Lead introduces topic. Somewhat
engages the reader's interest, impelling engages the reader's interest, uses the 5Ws and 1H.
continued reading. Effectively uses the encouraging continued reading.
5Ws and 1H. Mostly uses the 5Ws and 1H.
Quotes The quotes enhance the article for the The quotes enhance the article The quote enhances tBYhe article
reader. Sources adequately present all for the reader. Some sources weakly. Some sources are
sides in the story. All are identified and are identified and properly improperly identified or some info
properly attributed. All information is attributed. or opinion is given without
accurate. attribution.
Focus Focus of story is clear. Focus is fairly clear. Story lacks strong sense of unity
(content) and focus.
Style Writing is strong and effective with a Writing is adequate but not Writing lacks a clear voice and/or
clear voice and a variety of sentence extremely compelling or sense of originality. Is wordy or
structures. original. May be wordy or voice redundant. Repetitive sentence
may be unclear. structure.

TOTAL SCORE:

10 8 5

Title/Headline The article has a creative title/headline The article has a somewhat The article has an uninteresting
that catches the reader's interest. creative title/headline. title/headline.
Lead Lead introduces subject and immediately Lead introduces topic and Lead introduces topic. Somewhat
engages the reader's interest, impelling engages the reader's interest, uses the 5Ws and 1H.
continued reading. Effectively uses the encouraging continued reading.
5Ws and 1H. Mostly uses the 5Ws and 1H.
Quotes The quotes enhance the article for the The quotes enhance the article The quote enhances tBYhe article
reader. Sources adequately present all for the reader. Some sources weakly. Some sources are
sides in the story. All are identified and are identified and properly improperly identified or some info
properly attributed. All information is attributed. or opinion is given without
accurate. attribution.
Focus Focus of story is clear. Focus is fairly clear. Story lacks strong sense of unity
(content) and focus.
Style Writing is strong and effective with a Writing is adequate but not Writing lacks a clear voice and/or
clear voice and a variety of sentence extremely compelling or sense of originality. Is wordy or
structures. original. May be wordy or voice redundant. Repetitive sentence
may be unclear. structure.

TOTAL SCORE:

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