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Tall Tales Tall Tales Write your own tall tale. Use a long piece of cash register tape or other long paper (see examples attached). Rubric Code: P2AWCW By jrfinley Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Tall Tales
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Organization	Needs Improvement Sequence of information is difficult to follow.	Satisfactory Reader has difficulty following work because writer jumps around.	Good Student presents information in logical sequence which reader can follow.	Excellent Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which reader can follow.
Exaggeration and Hyperbole	Needs Improvement Tall tale contains no exaggeration or hyperbole.	Satisfactory Tall Tale contains very little exaggeration or hyperbole. (One clear example of hyperbole.)	Good Tall Tale contains some exaggeration or hyperbole. (2 clear examples of hyperbole.)	Excellent Tall Tale contains much exaggeration or hyperbole. (Has the required 3 clear examples of hyperbole.)
Grammar and Spelling	Needs Improvement Work has 10 or more spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.	Satisfactory Work has 7 spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.	Good Work has no more than 5 spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.	Excellent Presentation has no spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.
Neatness	Needs Improvement Work is illegible.	Satisfactory Work has three or four areas that are sloppy.	Good Work has one or two areas that are sloppy.	Excellent Work is neatly done.
Characters & Plot	Needs Improvement Has a jumbled, hard to follow plot and flat characters.	Satisfactory Plot is poorly developed, as are the characters.	Good The plot is easy to follow, and the characters are interesting.	Excellent The plot is well developed and thought out, as are the characters.
Regionalism	Needs Improvement Has no defined region.	Satisfactory An attempt has been made to clarify the mannerisms and habits of the region.	Good Characters, action, and location are clearly Southern or Cajun, but not always authentic.	Excellent Characters, action, and location are clearly Southern or Cajun.
Dialect	Needs Improvement Has no use of dialect.	Satisfactory Has a couple of instances of dialect, but they are poorly written.	Good Uses dialect.	Excellent Uses dialect well and consistently.
Understatement	Needs Improvement Has no understatement.	Satisfactory Attempts to use understatement.	Good Uses understatement clearly.	Excellent Clearly uses understatement appropriately in response to an instance of hyperbole.
Creativity	Needs Improvement Story is flat and dull.	Satisfactory Author has tried to make it interesting, but is lacking something.	Good The story is interesting.	Excellent The story is extremely interesting and well thought out.