iRubric: Year 8 Myth Writing rubric

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Year 8 Myth Writing Myth Writing Students write a narrative with qualities of myths using a visual prompt, that includes imaginary creatures. Rubric Code: S2XWX76 By patrickmoran Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

Myth Writing write a narrative that includes one or more qualities of myths
	Poor 3 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 7 pts
Establish a context or setting Orient the reader by describing the where and when and why...	Poor No mention of time or place where story takes place; why characters are there or what is the problem are unclear.	Fair setting and/or context are mentioned but with little detail	Good It's easy to understand where the story takes place, what is happening and why; descriptive details clarify what's going on and why.
introduces characters Introduction of characters engages the reader	Poor Characters just appear in the story, without description	Fair Some description, yet character seems "flat" or not real	Good Character is described and explained, which makes me care what happens to him or her
Main events are sequenced logically Events unfold naturally and logically	Poor There are not events in the story or they don't make sense	Fair There are events but it's a little confusing how one event leads to the other	Good The story makes sense as written; the events seem to follow each other naturally or a cause/effect relationship between events is evident
Dialogue and Stylistic elements Use dialogue, pacing, descriptive sensory details that may include simile, metaphor, symbol, alliteration or onomatopoeia-	Poor no dialogue; no description of events	Fair Some dialogue but doesn't help to move the story forward; little effective description	Good Dialogue helps tell the story and introduces important information; details in events. Skilful use of one or more literary device.
Transition words Use a variety of transition words, phrases and clauses to convey sequence and move from one time frame to another	Poor Choppy story; little use of transitions	Fair Some transition words, like Later, or Next or clauses such as After a while, or When he returned, etc.	Good Use of transitions helps the story flow smoothly
Provide a conclusion conclusion follows from the sequenced events or a moral or an explanation of a natural event	Poor no conclusion or moral or explanation of natural event	Fair Has one of the following: conclusion, moral or explanation of natural event	Good Has more than one of the following: conclusion, moral or explanation of natural event