SUPERHERO TEAM STORY – COMIC RUBRIC



SUPERHERO TEAM STORY – COMIC RUBRIC | |CATEGORY |4 |3 |2 |1 |Comments |Total | |Title Page |Title page has a graphic or fancy lettering, has the title, authors' names, illustrators' name/s, and the year. |Title page has the title, authors' names, illustrators' name/s, and the year. |Title page has the 3 of the 4 required elements. |Title page has fewer than 3 of the required elements. |  |  | |Introduction |First frame has a "grabber" or catchy beginning. |First frame has a weak "grabber". |A catchy beginning frame was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy. |No attempt was made to catch the reader's attention in the first frame. |  |  | |Setting |Many vivid, descriptive words and pictures are used to tell when and where the story took place. |Some vivid, descriptive words and pictures are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place. |The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn't supply much detail. |The reader has trouble figuring out when and where the story took place. |  |  | |Characters |The main characters are named and clearly described in text and pictures. Most readers could describe the characters accurately. |The main characters are named and described in pictures only. Most readers would have some idea of what the characters looked like |The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters. |It is hard to tell who the main characters are. |  |  | |Problem/Conflict |It is very easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem |It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem |It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face but it is not clear why it is a problem. |It is not clear what problem the main characters face. |  |  | |Action |Several action verbs (active voice) are used to describe what is happening in the story. The story seems exciting! |Several action verbs are used to describe what is happening in the story, but the word choice doesn't make the story as exciting as it could be. |A variety of verbs (passive voice) are used and describe the action accurately but not in a very exciting way. |Little variety seen in the verbs that are used. The story seems a little boring. |  |  | |Dialogue |There is an appropriate amount of dialogue to bring the characters to life and it is always clear which character is speaking. |There is too much dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking. |There is not quite enough dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking. |It is not clear which character is speaking |  |  | |Solution/Resolution |The solution to the character's problem is easy to understand, and is logical. There are no loose ends. |The solution to the character's problem is easy to understand, and is somewhat logical. |The solution to the character's problem is a little hard to understand. |No solution is attempted or it is impossible to understand. |  |  | |Illustrations |Original illustrations are detailed, attractive, creative, and relate to the text in the frames. |Original illustrations are somewhat detailed, attractive, and relate to the text in the frames |Original illustrations relate to the text in the frames. |Illustrations are not present or they are not original or they do not relate to the text in the frames.

|  |  | |Requirements |More than 20 frames, in color and creatively drawn. Text is present and clearly readable. The final draft is clean, neat, and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words and/or illustrations. It looks like the team took great pride in it. |15 to 19 frames, in color and creatively drawn. Text is present and clearly readable. The final draft is readable, neat, and attractive. It may have one or two erasures or errors but they aren't distracting. It looks as though the team took some pride in it |11 to 14 frames, not all in color and fairly basic. Text is present but not always readable. The final draft is readable and some frames are attractive but parts of it look as though it was done in a hurry. |10 or fewer frames not all in color and very basic. Text is not readable. The final draft is not neat or attractive. |  |  | |Writing Process |Students devote a lot of time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story wonderful. |Students devote sufficient time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done |Students devoted some time and effort to the writing process but were not very thorough. Does enough to get by. |Student devote little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn't seem to care |  |  | |Organization |The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions |The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. |The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear |Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged. |  |  | |

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