First Draft of Story read to class on 4/10 (50 points)
Your story may be a feature, review, column or straight news story. You will need to have a minimum of three sources and a photograph that you take, not find.
We will read all of the stories in class on April 10 th and 11 th. Anyone who doesn’t have a story to read on April 10 th will receive 0 points for the first draft assignment.
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0 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
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Story follows the conventions of the type of story learned this year |
No adherence to the required format |
Little adherence to the required format |
Adequate adherence to the format |
Good adherence to the format |
Excellent adherence to the format. |
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Primary, secondary and random sources are used. |
There is no evidence of three sources. |
Very little evidence of three sources |
Some evidence of three sources. |
Good use of three sources |
Excellent use of three sources |
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The story is objective and balanced. |
No evidence of either. |
Some evidence of either. |
Some evidence of both. |
Good evidence of both |
Excellent evidence of both |
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Organization and clarity |
The story is neither organized nor clear. |
Some evidence of either. |
Some evidence of both |
Well organized and clear |
Excellent use of organization and clarity |
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Originally taken and not found, the photograph reinforces the text of the story and has a cutline. |
No photograph submitted. |
The photograph submitted was not taken by the staff member and lacks reinforcement of the story. |
The photograph was taken by the staff member but does not reinforce the story very well. |
The photograph was taken by the staff member and reinforces the story very well. |
The photograph was taken by the staff member and it does an excellent job of reinforcing the story. |
Final Draft due on 4/24 (25 points)
By this date you will submit at least 3 revisions of your story and put the final draft inside your mp4 folder. Editors will work with writers to produce high quality work.
Page Layout due 4/30 (25 points)
Each person in the class will be responsible for the design and layout of a page that will be assigned by the editor in chief. The layout is due April 30 th. Here are some templates to help. Username: paperlion password: lions
Students whose pages are chosen for the May issue will receive 20 extra points to the project grade.