Monday, November 10, 2014

8th Grade Investigative Journalism


Investigative Journalism 


Presents background knowledge on issue (could be the at beginning for a lead)
/10
Includes anecdotes (stories, and examples)
/10
Includes direct quotes (from the interviews conducted)
/10
Adheres to journalistic tone
/10
Uses a story to teach a lesson, comment on a social issue, and/or develop a point of view.
/10
Incorporates transitional phrases
/10
Circles back to central idea/issue or leaves the reader feeling a sense of closure at the end
/10
Uses paragraphs as a way to organize your article and best bring out the meaning of your story and reach the audience
/5
Uses action, dialogue, details, inner thinking to convey an issue, idea or lesson. Uses specific details and figurative language to help the reader understand.
/10
Varies tone to match the variety of emotions
/10
Uses resources to check spelling. Varies sentence structure and correctly punctuates dialogue (especially when including interviews)
/5
Total:
/100

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