Comm 3505 Feature Assignment Name:__________________

Grading Template

Weight: 25% of your final grade

Article design:

Headline: (2)
Subhead: (2)

Format:

Byline (1)

Columns: (1)

Illustration: The article should have at least one of the following (2)

Photograph:

Pull-out quotations:

Table:

Chart:

Graph:

Other:

Caption: (1)

Article structure:

Extended lead: (6)

 

Attention-getting: The lead should use one of the following techniques.

Does the lead put a face on the issue?

 

Does the lead depict a person?

 

Does the lead illuminate the extraordinary with the ordinary?

 

Engine: The engine should serve these purposes. (5)

Does the engine offer a transition?

 

Does the engine reveal what the story is about?

 

Does the engine establish a plot/theme?

 

Does the engine set a context for the article?

Body: The article should be developed with one or more of the following devices. (25)

 

Use of relevant Facts,

Anecdotes,

 

Quotations,

 

Visuals

 

Reconstruction of the Scene

 

Mini-narrative

 

Interviews

 

First hand observations

 

Creation of Character Profile

History

 

Personal recollections

 

Quotations

 

Anecdotes

Scenes

Person in action

 

Person speaking

 

Use of lists to highlight statistics or other data

Ending (5)

Striking quotation

 

Ironic observation

 

Brings home the theme

Standards:

Have all components been satisfied? (2)

 

Is the piece grammatical? (5)

 

Is the piece accurate and factual? (5)

 

Is the writing engaging and interesting? (2)

 

Are all arguments attributed? (1)

 

Does the writer use language well? (5)

 

Does the writer use language creatively? (4)

 

Does the reader have answers to questions posed in the piece? (5)

 

Do the headline, subhead and illustration fit thematically with the piece? (1)

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Grade: ________________________/ 80 possible grade points

Did student pitch the topic to the professor? (2)


Presentation outline: (3)

 

Presentation delivery: (8)

 

Use of visual aid: (3)

 

Bibliography: (4)

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Grade:_________________________/20 grade points