Distinguished - Adheres fully to the Week Five Magazine Feature template and Associated Press (AP) style.

Proficient - Adheres to the Week Five Magazine Feature template and Associated Press (AP) style. Minor errors are present.

Basic - Partially adheres to the Week Five Magazine Feature template and Associated Press (AP) style. Relevant errors are present.

Below Expectations - Attempts to adhere to the Week Five Magazine Feature template and Associated Press (AP) style; however, significant errors are present.

Non-Performance - The adherence to the Week Five Magazine Feature template and Associated Press (AP) style is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Adheres fully to the Final Enterprise Broadcast Story Script Template.

Proficient - Adheres to the Final Enterprise Broadcast Story Script Template. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Adheres somewhat to the Final Enterprise Broadcast Story Script Template. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to adhere to the Final Enterprise Broadcast Story Script Template; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The adherence to the Final Enterprise Broadcast Story Script Template and is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Selects a highly appropriate topic that is current, controversial, and of human interest that clearly relates to the specialized genre selected. 

Proficient - Selects an appropriate topic that is current, controversial, and of human interest that relates to the specialized genre selected. Minor details are missing.

Selects a somewhat appropriate topic that is not quite current, controversial, and of human interest that minimally relates to the specialized genre selected. Relevant details are missing. 

Below Expectations - Selects a topic that is not appropriate, current, controversial, and of human interest and does not fully relate to the specialized genre selected. Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The selection of a topic that is current, controversial, and of human interest that relates to the specialized genre selected is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Develops a comprehensive and fully appropriate story for a real-world print publication tailored to a specific audience.

Proficient - Develops an appropriate story for a real-world print publication tailored to a specific audience. The story is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Develops a somewhat appropriate story for a real-world print publication tailored to a specific audience. The story is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to develop a story for a real-world print publication tailored to a specific audience; however, the story is not appropriate and is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The development of a story for a real-world print publication tailored to a specific audience is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Incorporates accurate facts, visual elements and pull-quotes to enhance the story. 

Proficient - Incorporates mostly accurate facts, visual elements and pull-quotes to enhance the story. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Incorporates somewhat accurate facts, visual elements and pull-quotes that minimally enhance the story. Relevant details are missing. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to incorporate facts, visual elements and pull-quotes to enhance the story; however, the facts, visual elements, and pull-quotes are not accurate and significant details are missing. 

Non-Performance - The facts, visual elements and pull-quotes to enhance the story are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly differentiates between various facts and opinions on the topic.

Proficient - Differentiates between various facts and opinions on the topic. Minor details are unclear. 

Basic - Partially differentiates between various facts and opinions on the topic. Relevant details are unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to differentiate between various facts and opinions on the topic; however, significant details are unclear.

Non-Performance - The differentiation between various facts and opinions on the topic is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides proper and comprehensive attribution for all sources of information included in the story.

Proficient - Provides proper attribution for all sources of information included in the story. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides somewhat proper and limited attribution for some sources of information included in the story. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Provides incomplete attribution for all sources of information included in the story. Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - Proper attribution for all sources of information included in the story is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of words.

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of words.

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of words.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of words.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.