Feature Article Rubric - menifee.k12.ky.us



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|Word Choice |Writer uses vivid words and |Writer uses vivid words and |Writer uses words that |Writer uses a limited vocabulary |

| |phrases that linger or draw |phrases that linger or draw |communicate clearly, but the |that does not communicate strongly |

| |pictures in the reader's mind, |pictures in the reader's mind, but|writing lacks variety, punch or |or capture the reader's interest. |

| |and the choice and placement |occasionally the words are used |flair. | |

| |seems accurate, natural, and |inaccurately or seem overdone. | | |

| |not forced. | | | |

|Lead |The lead is inviting and draws |The lead states the topic, and |The lead is not inviting to the |No lead, or very weak lead. |

| |the reader into the article. |makes an attempt to draw the |reader. | |

| | |reader into the article. | | |

|Focused Topic |There is one clear, |Main idea is clear, but the |Main idea is somewhat clear, or |The main idea is not clear. There |

| |well-focused, defined topic. |supporting information is general.|the writer tries to bring in too |is a seemingly random collection of|

| |Main idea is supported with | |much off topic material. |information. |

| |detailed information. | | | |

|Expert |An expert is quoted in the |The expert is quoted. The purpose |The expert adds off topic |No expert quoted. |

| |article. The purpose is clear, |is clear, but it does not add to |information. | |

| |and of interest, and adds |the text. | | |

| |credibility to the article. | | | |

|Text Features |The writer used text features |The writer used text features to |The writer used text features to |The writer used text features to |

| |to emphasize angle of article. |emphasize angle of article. The |emphasize angle of article. The |emphasize angle of article. The |

| |The writer included at least 4 |writer included at least 2 -3 text|writer includes text features but|writer does not include text |

| |text features that enhance the |features that enhance the reading |they do not enhance the reading |features. |

| |reading of the article. |of the article. |of the article. | |

|Conclusion |The writer draws an appropriate|The writer draws a conclusion, but|The writer rambles in the |There is no conclusion. |

| |conclusion and writes it well. |it is not satisfying. |conclusion. | |

|Grammar & Spelling |Writer made no errors in |Writer made 1-2 errors in grammar |Writer made 3-4 errors in grammar|Writer made more than 4 errors in |

| |grammar or spelling that |or spelling that distract the |or spelling that distract the |grammar or spelling that distract |

| |distract the reader from the |reader from the content. |reader from the content |the reader from the content. |

| |content | | | |

|Capitalization & |Writer made no errors in |Writer made 1 or 2 errors in |Writer made a few errors in |Writer made several errors in |

|Punctuation |capitalization or punctuation, |capitalization or punctuation, but|capitalization and/or punctuation|capitalization that catch the |

| |so the paper is exceptionally |the paper is still easy to read. |that catch the reader's attention|reader's attention and greatly |

| |easy to read. | |and interrupt the flow. |interrupt the flow. |

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Works Cited Page – MLA style

|Sources (Content) |All sources used for quotes and|All sources used for quotes and |Most sources used for quotes and |Many sources used for quotes and |

| |facts are credible and cited |facts are credible and most are |facts are credible and cited |facts are less than credible |

| |correctly. |cited correctly. |correctly. |(suspect) and/or are not cited |

| | | | |correctly. |

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