CW2_news portfolio

Brief:

During this semester you will undertake a number of in-class activities and exercises, aimed at improving your overall writing skills, and your understanding of how to write for different media platforms and/ or media categories.

This portfolio requires you to apply what you have learned with a focus on news writing.

There are three mandatory CHECKPOINTs to complete.

Work through each of the steps on this brief. Doing everything in each step, means youve met the brief (C grade). So, think of ways you can supplement your work by going over and above the brief.

Steps:

Your portfolio must include the following pieces of writing and its associated elements/ styles (EX: Inverted Pyramid; Champagne Glass), as outlined:

1. News Article (CHECKPOINT 1 Topic 4)

• Task: Write a hard news story reporting on a current or recent news event. The focus must be on what happened, who was involved, when, where, and why it matters. The writing must be factual, neutral, and structured using the inverted pyramid style.
• Word Count: 300 350 words
• Tone: Neutral and objective
• Include: Headline, lead/hook, body

2. News Feed Posts (CHECKPOINT 2 Topic 6)

• Part 1: X (Twitter)
• Task: Rewrite the hard news article for X (Twitter)
• Character Count: exactly 280 characters
• Include: Lead (condensed) and key detail (written like a micro-headline and lead combined)
• Not included: hooks designed to provoke emotion; questions; hashtags; emojis; opinions
• Part 2: Facebook
• Task: Rewrite the hard news article for Facebook
• Word Count: 100-150 words
• Include: Headline, expanded body, attribution
• Not included: opinion or commentary, questions or engagement prompts, speculation or emotive framing.

3. News Update (CHECKPOINT 3 Topic 12)

• Task: Write a follow-up news update to the hard news story used in your portfolio. This task assesses your ability to report new developments clearly and ethically while maintaining continuity with earlier coverage. This is NOT the same article as you wrote for CHECKPOINT 1 – it needs to contain new information.
• Word Count: 300 350 words
• Tone: Neutral and objective
• Include: Headline, lead/hook, body and new information.

Present your portfolio as professionally as you can, so think of how youre displaying your work. All images should be original (identify yours). Any sourced images must be royalty-free (provide the URL).

Formatting:

• 12 pt Times New Roman (Titles can be a different font.)
• Double spacing
• Word count for each piece of writing

and i need you to send me drafts for checkpoits beacuse they have marks also here are the rubric i want to get band 4-5 mostly 5

Process Work (2 items + BB Journal CHECKPOINTS) (CLO3)

5 possible points (12.5%)

Band 1

GRADE 0: No process work completed. GRADE 1: Process work is incomplete, with few or no revisions made, demonstrating minimal effort and significant gaps in completion and improvement.

0 – 1

Band 2

GRADE 2: Process work completed, with minimal revisions, showing limited effort and minimal improvement. Three submissions made to the online journal.

2 – 2

Band 3

GRADE 3: Process work completed, with revisions that show some effort and basic attention to feedback, though improvement may be inconsistent. Three submissions made to the online journal.

3 – 3

Band 4

GRADE 4: Process work completed, with effective revisions, reflecting good attention to feedback and noticeable improvement. More than three submissions made to the online journal.

4 – 4

Band 5

GRADE 5: Process work completed, with detailed and effective revisions, demonstrating substantial improvement and careful attention to feedback. More than three submissions made to the online journal.

5 – 5

News Genre and Conventions (CLO3)

5 possible points (12.5%)

Band 1

GRADE 0: No clear attempt to follow genre conventions. No word counts met. GRADE 1: Limited use of conventions; significant structural flaws or incorrect focus. Few word counts (1-2) met.

0 – 1

Band 2

GRADE 2: Some genre conventions are applied, but inconsistently. Most word counts (3-4) met.

2 – 2

Band 3

GRADE 3: Most genre conventions are followed, though with minor errors. All word counts met (4).

3 – 3

Band 4

GRADE 4: Conventions are well-applied. All word counts are met. All word counts met (4).

4 – 4

Band 5

GRADE 5: All 4 pieces adhere to conventions exceptionally well. All word counts met.

5 – 5

Presentation and Elements (CLO3)

10 possible points (25%)

Band 1

GRADE 0: No presentation elements present. GRADE 1: poor presentation with essential elements missing. GRADE 2: Minimal presentation effort; several key elements missing or incorrect.

0 – 2

Band 2

GRADE 3: Few presentation elements are present, but execution is incomplete. GRADE 4: Some presentation elements are present, but execution is unpolished.

3 – 4

Band 3

GRADE 5: Satisfactory presentation, with most elements appropriately included. GRADE 6: Adequate presentation, with most elements appropriately included – some with creativity.

5 – 6

Band 4

GRADE 7: Good presentation with thoughtful use of elements and layout. GRADE 8: Very good presentation with creative use of elements and layout.

7 – 8

Band 5

GRADE 9: Presentation is excellent creative and original. The portfolio stands out. All 4 items and their elements are correct and complete. Extra work completed. GRADE 10: Presentation is exceptional very creative and original. The portfolio stands out. All 4 items and their elements are correct and complete. Extra work completed.

9 – 10

Language (CLO4)

10 possible points (25%)

Band 1

GRADE 0: Use of language is very poor. GRADE 1: Language is unclear or inappropriate throughout. GRADE 2: Word choice is not appropriate to the media genre and only minimally precise. Poor use of writing for media devices.

0 – 2

Band 2

GRADE 3: Word choice is lacks variety and precision. Writing for media devices minimally appropriate. GRADE 2: Word choice is slightly varied and only minimally precise. Writing for media devices minimally appropriate.

3 – 4

Band 3

GRADE 5: Word choice is varied but only somewhat precise. Writing for media devices fairly appropriate but not always effectively used. GRADE 6: Word choice is varied but precision is inconsistent. Writing for media devices is appropriate but not always effectively used.

5 – 6

Band 4

GRADE 7: Word choice is fairly precise and varied. Writing for media devices used, mostly but not always effectively. Unique use of language. GRADE 8: Word choice is precise and varied. Writing for media devices used – occasionally lacking in effectiveness. Very unique use of language.

7 – 8

Band 5

GRADE 9: Word choice is sophisticated, precise, and varied. Appropriate writing for media. Devices implemented well. GRADE 10: Word choice is very sophisticated, precise, and varied. Appropriate writing for media. Devices implemented very well.

9 – 10

Quality of Writing (CLO4)

5 possible points (12.5%)

Band 1

GRADE 0: Very poor grammar, punctuation and spelling. GRADE 1: Poor grammar, punctuation and spelling. Numerous corrections needed. Errors cause confusion.

0 – 1

Band 2

GRADE 2: Basic knowledge of grammar, punctuation and spelling. Numerous corrections needed. Errors can cause confusion.

2 – 2

Band 3

GRADE 3: Intermediate level of grammar, punctuation and spelling. Some correction needed.

3 – 3

Band 4

GRADE 4: Fairly high level of grammar, punctuation and spelling. Minimal correction needed.

4 – 4

Band 5

GRADE 5: Very high level of grammar, punctuation and spelling. Next to no correction needed.

5 – 5

Formatting/Submission (CLO4)

5 possible points (12.5%)

Band 1

GRADE 0: 5 or more requirements missing. GRADE 1: 4 format (12 point Times New Roman, double spacing, word counts provided) and/or submission (signed cover sheet, one pdf, named and sequenced correctly) requirements missing.

0 – 1

Band 2

GRADE 2: 3 format (12 point Times New Roman, double spacing, word counts provided) and/or submission (signed cover sheet, one pdf, named and sequenced correctly) requirements missing.

2 – 2

Band 3

GRADE 4: 2 format (12 point Times New Roman, double spacing, word counts provided) and/or submission (signed cover sheet, one pdf, named and sequenced correctly) requirements missing.

3 – 3

Band 4

GRADE 4: 1 format (12 point Times New Roman, double spacing, word counts provided) and/or submission (signed cover sheet, one pdf, named and sequenced correctly) requirement missing.

4 – 4

Band 5

GRADE 5: All format (12 point Times New Roman, double spacing, word counts provided) and submission (signed cover sheet, one pdf, named and sequenced correctly) requirements met.