8th Grade Investigative Journalism

8th Grade Investigative Journalism Unit

Presents background knowledge on issue (could be the at beginning for a lead)	/10
Includes anecdotes (stories, and examples)	/10
Includes direct quotes (from the interviews conducted)	/10
Adheres to journalistic tone	/10
Uses a story to teach a lesson, comment on a social issue, and/or develop a point of view.	/10
Incorporates transitional phrases	/10
Circles back to central idea/issue or leaves the reader feeling a sense of closure at the end	/10
Uses paragraphs as a way to organize your article and best bring out the meaning of your story and reach the audience	/5
Uses action, dialogue, details, inner thinking to convey an issue, idea or lesson. Uses specific details and figurative language to help the reader understand.	/10
Varies tone to match the variety of emotions	/10
Uses resources to check spelling. Varies sentence structure and correctly punctuates dialogue (especially when including interviews)	/5
Total:	/100