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Newscast Rubric
Video Newscast Rubric—Middle School

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Focus
Our newscast is Our newscast is Our newscast has a Most of our newscast
organized around a organized around a topic, but some is only somewhat
topic, and all parts topic, and all parts parts of the video related to the topic.
of the video say of the video relate to are only somewhat
something important the topic. related to the topic.
and interesting
about the topic.
Content
Our newscast’s Our newscast’s Most of our Much of our
information is information is newscast’s newscast’s
thoroughly accurate. We include information is information is
researched and our information’s accurate. We inaccurate. We
accurate. We include sources sometimes include rarely include our
our information’s appropriately. our information’s information’s
sources sources. sources.
appropriately and
use phrases such as,
“We got this
information from...”
or “...says that....”
Interpretation
Our newscast uses Our newscast uses Our newscast Our newscast does
facts to logically facts to support sometimes does not not include
support many well- interpretations, use facts to support interpretations, or
reasoned extensions, and interpretations, does not use facts to
interpretations, conclusions about extensions, and support
extensions, and the topic. conclusions about interpretations.
conclusions about the topic.
the topic.
Length of Newscast
Our newscast is Our newscast is Our newscast is Our newscast is
exactly the correct reasonably near the noticeably over or extremely over or
length. correct length. under the correct under the correct
length. length.

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Organization
Our newscast begins Our newscast clearly Our newscast has an Our newscast is
with an opening that begins with an opening and a unorganized and is
introduces the topic opening and ends conclusion. Some missing an opening
and ends with a with a conclusion. transitions are or conclusion. Our
conclusion. Our newscast awkward, or our newscast is awkward
Transitions between appears to be well- newscast appears to and seems
components are rehearsed. need more unrehearsed.
smooth. The entire rehearsal.
newscast appears to
be well-rehearsed.
Props, Costumes, and Scenery
We use props, We use some props, We try to use props, We do nut use any
costumes, and costumes, and costumes, and props, costumes, or
scenery effectively scenery scenery scenery, or our
and appropriately to appropriately. appropriately, but props, costumes, or
enhance our sometimes they scenery detract from
newscast’s meaning. detract from our our newscast’s
newscast’s meaning. meaning.
Newscast Components
Our newscast Our newscast Our newscast Our newscast
effectively and features components includes one or two includes no
appropriately of realistic components of components of
features several newscasts, such as realistic newscasts. realistic newscasts.
components of editorial comments,
realistic newscasts, interviews, human
such as editorial interest stories,
comments, weather, sports,
interviews, human commercials, and
interest stories, location reporting.
weather, sports,
commercials, and
location reporting.
Communication
Every word spoken The audience can Some parts of our Much of our
in our newscast can generally hear our newscast are unclear newscast is unclear
be heard and entire newscast. or inaudible to the or inaudible.
understood clearly audience.
by the entire
audience.

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Language
Our newscasters Our newscasters Our newscasters Our newscasters
speak in Standard speak in Standard occasionally speak in frequently speak in
English, using English using correct nonstandard English nonstandard English
correct vocabulary vocabulary for the or use some terms and use terms
for the subject area subject area. incorrectly. incorrectly.
and appropriate
language for the
audience.
Videography
Our video did not Our video images Our video has Our video has many
have any rocking or are clear and do not moments of rocking rocking or swaying
swaying motion in have any rocking or or periods of unclear shots and unclear
filming. A variety of swaying shots. The shots. Some images. No variation
appropriate camera camera angles and variation in camera in the camera angle
angles and takes features are angles is apparent. is apparent.
enhance the appropriate for a
newscast. newscast.
Special Effects
Special effects, such Special effects are Special effects are No special effects
as graphics, used appropriately in used in our are used in our
transitions, and our newscast’s newscast’s video, newscast’s video, or
camera exposure, video. but sometimes they the special effects
are well done and are used distract from our
add to our inappropriately. newscast’s purpose.
newscast’s purpose
and meaning.

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