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CATEGORY

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Satisfactory

Reservation of Article (5)

Met deadline. All persons notified via email.

Deadline(s) missed but less than a day and/or some not notified.

Deadline(s) missed, more than a day late and/or some not notified.

Deadline(s) missed, more than a day late and some not notified.

Preliminary Sources (5)

Met deadline to submit at least two sources.

After the deadline but less than one day late.

More than one, less than two days late.

More than two days late.

Article Summary (20)

Information correlates to the main topic. It includes supporting details (quotes) (1 to 2 pages.)

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes supporting details (quotes) and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details (quotes) and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

Advance Story (20)

Excellent sources includes PR professional to refute, support or update story. Two to four pages and 2 quotes.

Sources refute, support or update story are accurately documented, but information is not comprehensive.

Some documentation to refute, support or update story are accurately documented.

No consistent effort to provide sources to advance story.

Commentary (20)

Excellent work with sources including "Connected" to discuss relevance to public relations and new media. (1 to 2 pages.)

Demonstrated work with sources to discuss relevance to public relations and new media. (1 to 2 pages.)

Some work with sources to discuss relevance to public relations and new media. (1 to 2 pages.)

No consistent effort to provide commentary on relevance to public relations and new media.

Presentation/Discussion (20)

Successful class discussion; well timed. Document has at least three questions to discuss the article.

Mostly successful with class discussion. Document has at least three questions to discuss article.

Some success with class discussion. Not all questions were prepared or relevant.

Little effort to organize a professional discussion on topic and/or lack of preparation with questions.

Visual Aid (10)

Material is presentable, does well to connect to the issue and was created by the student.

Material is mostly presentable, connects to the issue and ws created by the student.

Material is presentable, but lacks being useful. Created by the student.

Problems with material prevents it from being presentable.

Mechanics

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors in the report. Sources properly cited. Cover page layout.

Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. May be errors with sources or cover page layout.

A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. May be errors with sources or cover page layout.

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Sources are not cited. Cover page layout errors.