Radio Broadcast Rubric

Student: ________________________________ Date: _________________________________

Block________

Criteria Rating Rating Rating Rating Score

Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs
Improvement
10 9-8 7-6 5-4
Points Points Points Points
Focus and The topic is clear. The The topic is mostly The topic is The topic lacks
Organization student does not stray clear. Some points somewhat clear. clarity. The article
away from the main idea stray from main The radio strays away from
of the radio show. The idea. The radio production one main idea.
radio production production lacks the The article does
progresses logically from progresses from progression not progress from
beginning to end. It beginning to end. from beginning beginning to end.
possesses an identifiable An introduction, to end. The The introduction,
introduction, body, and body, and introduction, body, and
conclusion. conclusion are body, and conclusion are not
included, but main conclusion are able to be
ideas lack some hard to identify distinguished
support. and the main from each other
ideas lack and the main idea
support. has no support.

Songs 1. 1-2 songs are Three of the four N/A Two of the items
(6-8 minutes) present. items are met. are met.
2. Songs do not
exceed the two
limit rule.
3. Songs fit into the
same genre.
4. All songs are
school
appropriate.*
(*no exception)

Talk Talk segment meets the  Time is N/A  Time is not

(4-7 minutes) following requirements: mostly equally
 Talk time is shared by shared
equally shared by partners. between
partners.  Time partners.
 Time requirement  Time
requirement is is met. requirement
met.  Talk segment is not met.
 Talk segment is is school  Talk
school appropriate. segment is
appropriate.* school
(*no exception) appropriate.
 Breaks Breaks include one Three segments are Two segments One segment is
(3-5 minutes) segment of each of the included. are included. included.
following:
 News
 Traffic
 Weather
 Advertisements

Voice Student correctly uses Student uses three Student uses Student uses one
each of the following in voice items two voice items voice item
the radio production: correctly. correctly. correctly.
 Volume
 Rate
 Pitch
 Pronunciation

Time 15-20 minute time Time requirement Time Time requirement

requirement is met. is not met by 30 requirement is is not met by over
seconds. not met by one one minute.
minute.
Total
/60

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