NEWSCAST RUBRIC

Group Grade
A B C D F
Creativity (10pts) Newscast displays Newscast displays Newscast displays Newscast Newscast
creativity through creativity through some creativity displays little displays no
all aspects of all aspects of through all aspects creativity. creativity; it is
presentation. presentation. of presentation. simply a
Group included presentation of
props or extras to facts and does
make newscast not resemble a
life-like. newscast.
Rehearsed/Transitions The newscast The newscast The newscast does The newscast is The newscast has
appears well appears somewhat not appear not rehearsed no flow and
(5pts) rehearsed with rehearsed with rehearsed and/or and there are no there are
smooth transitions semi-smooth has few transitions. transitions. moments of
between group transitions. silence.
members.
Typed Script (5pts) The script is typed, The script is typed The script is typed, The script is The script is not
includes all stories, and includes all includes all stories, typed, includes typed and/or
and transitions and stories, but few but few transitions most stories but incomplete.
there are no transitions and/or and/or many no or few
grammatical errors. some grammatical grammatical errors transitions and/or
errors man grammatical
errors.

Individual Grade
A B C D F
Eye contact/voice The student The student
The student The student The student
projection (5pts) maintained eye maintained
exhibited had very little was reading
contact and some eyeinconsistent eye eye contact and/or could
excellent voice contact and
contact and and/or was not be heard
projection could be heard
voice difficult to
throughout throughout the
projection, hear.
newscast. presentation.
weakening
presentation.
Research/Content The information The information The More research Little research
(10pts) presented is presented is presentation was needed to is shown
 well researched, researched, reflects some display and/or
accurate and accurate, and research, may accuracy and information is
relevant. somewhat have some relevancy of inaccurate and
relevant. errors or lack information. not relevant.
relevance.
Self/Peer Evaluation Student Student Student Student Student
(5pts) received an received an received an received an received an
average score of average score of average score of average score average score
an “A” a “B” a “C” of a “D” of a “F”
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