Comic Book Rubric

Comic Book Rubric CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Creativity The story contains The story contains a The story contains a There is little evidence many creative details few creative details few creative details of creativity in the and/or descriptions that and/or descriptions that and/or descriptions, but story. Story is difficult contribute to the contribute to the they distract from the to understand. reader's comprehension reader's comprehension story making it and enjoyment of the and enjoyment of the somewhat difficult to story and the project. project. understand. Dialogue / Text There is an appropriate There is too much There is not quite It is not clear which amount of dialogue dialogue and text in enough dialogue or character is speaking. and text to bring the this story, but it is text in this story, but it characters to life and it always clear which is always clear which is always clear which character is speaking. character is speaking. character is speaking. Illustrations Original illustrations Original illustrations Original illustrations Illustrations are not are detailed, attractive, are somewhat detailed, relate to the text on the present OR they are not creative and relate to attractive, and relate to page. original. the text on the page. the text on the page.

Title Page Title page has a Title page has the title, Title page has the 3 of Title page has fewer graphic or fancy author's name, the 4 required than 3 of the required lettering, has the title, illustrator's name, and elements. elements. author's name, the year. illustrator's name, and the year. Grammar and Syntax Grammar and usage Grammar and usage Grammar and usage Repeated errors in were correct and were typically correct were typically correct grammar and usage contributed to clarity, and errors did not but errors detracted detracted greatly from style and character detract from the from presentation. the presentation. development. presentation. Originality Comic shows Comic shows some Comic shows an Comic is a rehash of considerable originality and attempt at originality other people's ideas originality and inventiveness. The and inventiveness in and/or images and inventiveness. The content and ideas are part of the shows very little content and ideas are presented in an presentation. attempt at original presented in a unique interesting way. thought. and interesting way.

Content - Accuracy All content throughout Most of the content is The content is Content is typically the presentation is accurate but there is generally accurate, but confusing or contains accurate. There are no one piece of one piece of more than one factual factual errors. information that might information is clearly error. be inaccurate. flawed or inaccurate. Content- Completeness The Project Focus The Project Question is The Project Question is The Project Question is Question is fully and fully and clearly answered but not fully. not answered or the clearly answered. answered. Some Some significant piece answer is confusing and Numerous examples examples and specifics or step is missing or incomplete. No useful and specifics were are given to show the unclear. Few if any examples or specifics given to show the answer. Direct, but not examples or specifics are used. No answer. Direct and indirect connections are used. Only general connections are made indirect connections are made between the connections are made between the are made between the Constitution and the between the Constitution and the Constitution and the historical traditions. Constitution and the historical traditions. historical traditions. historical traditions.