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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
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
9-12
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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.
Subjects:
English
(General)
Types:
Project
Writing
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