The Crucible Graphic Novel Rubric

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5 4 3 2 1 Choice of All important scenes All important Most important Important There are major Scenes and events are scenes and scenes and scenes are gaps in the included in a way events are events are missing or scenes. The that highlights included. included. The unimportant story is not told. meaning of text. flow of the story scenes are remains clear. highlighted. Clarity is lost. Captions & Captions and Captions and Most captions Some captions Few captions Dialogue dialogue are well dialogue are and dialogue and dialogue and dialogue chosen and clearly related are related to related. Clarity related. The enhance the story. to the scenes. the scenes. is lost. story is not told. Characters All important All important Most important Some important Minimal characters present. characters characters characters characters. The Presentation gives present. present. Some present. Many story is not told. insight into Characters are characters look characters look personality/motivati consistent and the same or are the same. on. Characters distinguishable. inconsistent. consistent and distinguishable. Language There are no Minimal errors A range of Frequent errors. Many errors. Mechanics spelling, grammar but they do not errors that do Clarity is lost. The story is not or punctuation detract from not impede told. errors meaning clarity Art & Artwork enhances Artwork is Artwork is often Artwork is Insufficient Lettering the comic. Lettering attractive. attractive. Most sometimes attempt to is neat & legible. Lettering is neat lettering is neat attractive and present Ample space given and legible. and legible. enhances the attractive work. for work. Rulers Missing one Missing two comic. Some used. Work is inked. other item. other items. lettering is neat No pencil showing. and legible. Variety of panel size Missing three & camera angle other items.

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