Grade 8 Performance Task Rubric: News Article

Criteria 4 3 2 1
News article has a News article has a News article has a The news article
headline that headline that headline yet needs to does not have a
captures the attention accurately describes be clearly stated. headline that
Headline
of the reader and the content. describes the content.
accurately describe
the content.
Lead paragraph Lead paragraph Lead paragraph Lead paragraph does
addresses essential addresses essential addressed essential not address the
information about information about information yet essential information
Lead
the news article and the news article. needs to be clearly about the news
paragraph
focuses the reader’s stated. article.
attention on the
topic.
Body paragraph Body paragraph Body paragraph Body paragraph does
contains relevant contains supporting contains supporting not contain details
Body supporting details details that elaborate details that need to that elaborate and
paragraph that clearly elaborate and develop the news be developed more. support the news
and develop the news article. report.
article.
Tail paragraph Tail paragraph Tail paragraph Tail paragraph is
provides relevant provides additional provides additional missing or does not
additional information that can information yet provide additional
Tail information that be helpful to the seems to be not information about the
enriches the reader. supplementary to the topic.
understanding of the topic of the news
reader on the topic. article.
News article is well News article is News article is News article lacks
organized and organized and organized yet needs organization. Ideas
Organizatio logically arranged arranged through the to use clearer flow in an illogical
n using appropriate use transitional transitional devices and unnatural
transitional devices devices and markers. and markers. manner.
and markers.
Writing is strong and Writing is adequate Writing is rather Writing is poor with
effective with the use with the use of bland with the use of the use of confusing
of vivid words that appropriate words neutral words that words that does not
Writing
clearly show the that show somewhat show show the conventions
style
conventions of conventions of conventions of of writing a news
writing a news writing a news writing a news article.
article. article. article.
There are no errors There are tolerable There are There are a lot of
in grammar and errors in grammar considerable errors errors in grammar
Mechanics
mechanics. and mechanics. in grammar and and mechanics.
mechanics.