ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENTS

**Writing a Feature Article ** **//Performance Indicators //** **1 ** || **Developing ** **2 ** || **Accomplished ** **3 ** || **Exemplary ** **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">4 **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Score **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Article does not have a focus or clear central theme. Ideas and arguments are not expanded upon or adequately supported. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Article is sufficiently researched and has elements of a perspective forming within the text <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Central themes are identifiable. Has a good argument and ideas are developed and expanded upon <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Article contains sound research from several distinct resources. Has an identifiable and overarching perspective <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Article has a coherent and easily identifiable thematic tone, and a relevant argument that starts to accesses deeper understanding of ideas. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Article is enhanced immensely as a product of extensive and thorough research from multiple sources. It has a focused perspective and clear purpose <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Article has a strong thematic tone and persuasive argument that is developed and insightful. Accesses and actively encourages deeper understanding of ideas involved <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">  ||   || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Unsuitable use of language and poor sentence structure. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Limited use of imagery and creative vocabulary in written content <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Some or most conventions of feature articles displayed. Sufficiently presents with majority of facets of the article properly constructed <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Language is mostly suitable, and appropriate to the subject matter. Sentences are sufficiently well formed, formed and flow to narrative is coherent <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Vocabulary is simple yet appropriately diverse to stimulate interesting prose || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Conventions of feature articles displayed and controlled to enhance presentation. All facets of the article are properly constructed and displayed <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Language is suitable and works to greater understanding of the text. Sentences are clear and concise, and serve the narrative very well <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Good vocabulary utilized and employed to add colour and richness to the article || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">All Conventions of feature articles are apparent and manipulated to maximum and most visually pleasing effect. All facets of the article properly displayed and utilized to enhance the impact of the article <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Language is advanced and vivid, with impactful imagery and well formed, complex sentence structures that flow well and actively brings the narrative to life. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Vocabulary on display is diverse and always in context, utilizing words that will create strong mental images. ||  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Themes and ideas are left unscrutinised and the article as a whole lacks an overarching purpose or theme || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Attempts to structure the article to give the story a flow and meaning is evident <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Ideas are starting to be investigated on a more complex level. Article shows signs of developing an overarching theme or idea. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Article has solid structure which builds the story, gives information in a timely fashion and has clear sense of beginning middle and end <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Featured issue is examined on various levels to greater effect within a solid an identifiable overarching theme <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Article is structured in such a way that the ideas and information are placed in the best light to be understood and comprehended by the reader <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Featured issue is presented within a structure that encourages deeper thinking about it by the reader and leaves them stimulated and affected. Strong and clear overarching theme readily identifiable ||  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Limited creativity in design, lack of colour and insufficient adherence to conventions of the feature article in layout or content || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Graphics are appropriately displayed. Contents are on the whole displayed correctly and fit with the layout of the article with correct use of article components <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> A level of creativeness is apparent in the design. Colour is used to some extent, to enhance presentation || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Graphics are appropriately displayed and reinforce the theme of the article. Contents are correctly displayed and add meaning and colour to the article <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Strong elements of creativity apparent in design Good use of colour || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Graphics are highly relevant and carefully selected to provide reinforcement of themes and combine with the text subtly influence the reader. <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Strongly Creative and visually dynamic with eye catching design and memorable design. Great use of colour ||  ||
 * || **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Beginning **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Quality of argument ** || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Limited evidence of research or secondary reading. No sense of a point of view or any distinct purpose in the narrative’
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Adherence to Conventions of the Medium **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Lacks most conventions of feature article stylistic conventions(e.g, Headline, by-line, photo etc)
 * **<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Organization of sequence ** || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Article is unstructured with no real attempt made to order ideas and build the story in a linear, coherent fashion.
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Technical Quality **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Missing graphics, Unsuitable or poorly sized fonts. Misplaced or irregular placing of contents. Borders, captions and other components of article not displayed or displayed incorrectly
 * **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Grammar and Spelling **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Numerous errors in spelling and grammar and poor level of punctuation || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Some errors in spelling and a sufficient standard of grammar and punctuation || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Almost all words spelt correctly and sound grammar and punctuation used || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">All words are spelt correctly and grammar and punctuation are at an advanced level. ||   ||