Journalism - Inauguration Speech Article Review

Excellent - 4 Points - The article provides a thorough yet concise summary of the presidential speech. Summary is clearly and logically constructed with no issues in unity.

Very Good - 3 Points - The article provides an adequate summary of the presidential speech. Summary is clearly and logically constructed with no issues in unity.

Good - 2 Points - The article provides a summary of the presidential speech; however, it is not clearly and logically constructed, OR has issues of unity.

Poor - 1 Point - The article does not provide a summary, is not clearly and logically structured, and has issues in sentence unity.

Unacceptable - 0 Points - No article was provided.

Excellent - 4 Points - The article utilizes no less than two quotes from the presidential speech. Quotes are clearly identified and properly formatted. Quotes are used logically to support article arguments.

Very Good - 3 Points - The article utilizes no less than two quotes from the presidential speech. Quotes are clearly identified and properly formatted. Quotes do not directly relate or support the article main ideas.

Good - 2 Points - The article utilizes no less than two quotes from the presidential speech. Quotes are not clearly identified or properly formatted. Quotes may or may not be used logically to support article arguments.

Poor - 1 Point - Only one quote from the presidential speech is utilized.

Unacceptable - 0 Points - No direct quotations are used in the article.

Excellent - 4 Points - The article provides a logical and well thought out reaction to the presidential speech. No assumptions are made, and all claims are supported by scholarly resources. Articles provide detailed explanation of the authors personal reaction. The author includes discussion of issues mentioned in the speech and relevant to them personally.

Very Good - 3 Points - The article provides a logical and well thought out reaction to the presidential speech. However, (A) Assumptions are made, or claims are not supported by scholarly resources. OR (B) Articles does not provide a detailed explanation of the authors personal reaction. OR (C) The author does not include discussion of issues mentioned in the speech and relevant to them personally.

Good - 2 Points - The article provides a logical and well thought out reaction to the presidential speech. However, (A) Assumptions are made, or claims are not supported by scholarly resources. The articles does not provide a detailed explanation of the authors personal reaction. AND (B) The author does not include discussion of issues mentioned in the speech and relevant to them personally.

Poor - 1 Point - The article provides a reaction that is not logical or well thought out; assumptions are made, or claims are not supported by scholarly resources. The articles does not provide a detailed explanation of the authors personal reaction. The author does not include discussion of issues mentioned in the speech and relevant to them personally.

Unacceptable - 0 Points - The author simply summarizes the speech and does not provide any feedback or personal reaction. OR The author's reaction is based on unfounded, biased claims that are not supported, or are supported by inappropriate sources.

Excellent - 4 Points - The article consistently contains correct spelling, word usage, and grammar. There are no fragment or run-on sentences. The writing style varies between simple and complex sentences, and does not appear choppy. Phrases and Clauses are properly placed and are used to provide emphasis and depth to the article.

Very Good - 3 Points - The article primarily contains correct spelling, word usage, and grammar. There are no fragment or run-on sentences. There are very few instances of choppy writing. Phrases and clauses are generally used correctly.

Good - 2 Points - The article does not generally contain correct spelling, word usage, and grammar. There are instances of fragments or run-on sentences. The article may be choppy with little variety used. Phrases and clauses are not used correctly.

Poor - 1 Point - The article contains many spelling, grammar, and word usage errors.

Unacceptable - 0 Points - The extent of the grammatical and spelling errors in the article render it unpublishable. The author would need to consider a complete re-write in order to create a finished product suitable for readers.