Writing for New Media

Here are the criteria I used to grade your first project. This project is worth a maximum of 15 points on the 100-point scale for the entire semester. The breakdown:

9 points: Your main article. Here’s what I look for:

• Is it clearly focused with a strong central theme about your subject?
• Is it well organized?
• Is it at least 750 words long?
• Does it reflect good research (more than just talking with the profile subject—background research, other interviews, etc.)?
• Have you included at least a few useful links?
• Does it meet standards of AP style?
• Are there errors in grammar and spelling?

3 points: Your photos. Here’s what I look for:

• Are there at least two thumbnails (resized proportionately, not squashed out of shape), each with a caption?
• Does each thumbnail open a new html page with its own caption?
• Is the point of each photo clear?
• Are photos technically good?

3 points: Your audio clip. Here’s what I look for:

• Is the audio clear and easy to understand?
• Is the clip well edited with smooth start and end points and internal edits?
• Does the audio clip make a clear point?
• Does the audio complement rather than repeat what is in the article?
  

# posted by TL @ 9:32 AM