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Team Members:

*Final points will be multiplied to equal one comp for each individual
class

I. Technological Requirements
Exemplary Advanced Proficient Developing
3 pts 2 pts 1 pts 0 pts
Final 3-5 2-3 or 5-6 1-2 or 6-7 0-1 or 7+
newscast minutes minutes minutes minutes
length
Audio quality 100% of 80% -99% of 60%-79% of 0%-59% of
audio is clear audio is clear audio is clear audio is clear
without without without without
background background background background
noise and noise and noise and noise and
easy to easy to easy to easy to
understand understand understand understand
throughout
entire
newscast
Technology Newscast Newscast Newscast Newscast
in production incorporates incorporates incorporates incorporates
of newscast 4 or more of 3 of the 2 of the 1 or 0 of the
the following: following: following: following:
green screen green screen green screen green screen
still images still images still images still images
voice over voice over voice over voice over
video footage video footage video footage video footage
animation animation animation animation
ScreenFlow ScreenFlow ScreenFlow ScreenFlow
ticker tape ticker tape ticker tape ticker tape
Sources Information Information Information Information
comes from comes from comes from comes from 0
at least 3 at least 2 at least 1 reputable
reputable reputable reputable sources
sources and sources and sources and
is cited is cited is cited
Data Visuals used Visuals used Visuals used Visuals used
visualization in newscast in newscast in newscast in newscast
strongly adequately somewhat do not at all
support the support the support the support the
data or data or data or data or
 concepts concepts concepts concepts
presented presented presented presented

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II. Content Requirements: English
Exemplary Advanced Proficient Developing
3 pts 2 pts 1 pts 0 pts
Video script Entire video Majority of Some of the None of the
script uses the video video script video script
correct script uses uses correct uses correct
mechanics correct mechanics mechanics
and maps mechanics and maps and maps
out the and maps out the out the
entire out the entire entire
newscast entire newscast newscast
newscast
Spelling, There are no There are 1- There are 3- There are 5
grammar errors in 2 errors in 4 errors in or more
and entire entire entire errors in
punctuation newscast newscast newscast entire
in newscast newscast
Oral Oral Majority of Some of the None of the
language language is the oral oral oral
consistently language is language is language is
clear and clear and clear and clear and
controlled controlled controlled controlled
Visual Visuals are Majority of Some of the None of the
support of clear, the visuals visuals are visuals are
oral legible, and are clear, clear, clear,
language meaningful legible, and legible, and legible, and
meaningful meaningful meaningful
Target The Majority of Some of the None of the
audience language the language language
and text language and text and text
used in and text used in used in
newscast used in newscast newscast
are newscast are are
appropriate are appropriate appropriate
for the appropriate for the for the
target for the target target
audience target audience audience
audience
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III. Content Requirements: Science

Exemplary Advanced Proficient Developing
3 pts 2 pts 1 pts 0 pts
Accuracy of All Most of the Some of the None of the
information information information information information
is accurate is accurate is accurate is accurate
and can be and can be and can be or can’t be
confirmed confirmed confirmed confirmed
Vocabulary At least five At least four At least Two or
scientific scientific three fewer
terms are terms are scientific scientific
included and included and terms are terms are
correctly correctly included and included and
explained explained correctly correctly
explained explained
Evidence The science The science The science The science
is strongly is is somewhat is not at all
supported adequately supported supported
by the supported by the by the
evidence by the evidence evidence
provided in evidence provided in provided in
the provided in the the
newscast the newscast newscast
newscast
Depth of There is a There is a There is a There is
science thorough somewhat fair amount little or no
representati thorough of science science
on of the representati represented represented
science on of the in the in the
present in science newscast newscast
the present in
newscast the
 newscast

Target Explanation Explanation Explanation Explanation

audience of scientific of scientific of scientific of scientific
concepts concepts concepts concepts are
are are are not at all
appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate
for the for the for some of for the
target majority of the target target
audience the target audience audience
audience

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