Touching Spirit Bear Timeline Rubric Read & follow the directions in “What to Do!” and “Distinguished” What To Do! Novice Apprentice Proficient Distinguished

Create a title for your The title is missing or does not The timeline has a basic title The timeline has an The timeline has a creative title timeline that relates accurately relate to the events, that somewhat relates to the effective title that that accurately describes the theme and topic of the novel. topic, theme or events. accurately describes the to the topic, theme or material. material and is easy to find. events of the novel. (Clearly, the title is more creative than “Touching Spirit Bear Timeline” – come on!) Create a factually Facts and descriptions were Facts and descriptions of six Facts and descriptions Included is a written account of accurate varied often inaccurate for events or seven somewhat accurate were accurate for at least ten factually correct reported on the timeline. events were reported on the almost all events collection of Timeline omitted important timeline. Events on the reported on the timeline and varied important events in important events in facts and did not contain a plotline were somewhat and events on plotline the plotline of the novel. Events the plot of the novel variety of information; fewer varied. were varied. Or eight or selected were important to the than six events may have been nine events were development of the story and reported. described. characterization process. Use Freytag’s Pyramid Events from the plot are Some events from the plot are Mostly events from the Events from the plot are Structure for incorrectly identified and correctly identified and plot are correctly correctly identified and labeled labeled or not identified or labeled within each part of identified and labeled “Skeleton” of the labeled. the “pyramid.” within each part of the within each part of the Timeline “pyramid.” “pyramid.” (Exposition: 1 event, Rising Action 5-6 events, Climax 1-2 events, Falling Action 2-3, Resolution 1 event.) Include a Conflict List Setting, character list and Conflict chart is incomplete Conflict chart is mostly Conflict chart includes a list of conflict list are missing, not and partly correct. complete and correct at least four types of conflicts attempted, or incorrect. (person v. self, society, person, nature, cosmos, fate, supernatural, technology – as appropriate to the story) and describes an example of each from the novel Setting, character list Setting and character list are Setting and character list are Setting and character list Setting (identify at least 3 and conflict list is missing, not attempted, or incomplete and partly correct. are mostly complete and settings of where and when) incorrect. correct. included and character list (include a list of the main characters with a one-sentence character description) are complete and correct. Spelling and There were many spelling and There are a number of Spelling and Spelling and capitalization are Capitalization capitalization errors that affect spelling and capitalization capitalization are mostly correct throughout with the ability to understand the errors throughout. correct. timeline. minimal errors which in no way detract from a reader’s understanding. Appearance The timeline is not neat and is The timeline is somewhat The overall appearance The overall appearance of the difficult to read. neat and relatively readable. of the timeline is timeline is neatly written (using somewhat pleasing and easy to read. clear penmanship), pleasing and easy to read. The project shows a great deal of effort! Timeline includes less than Timeline includes three pieces Timeline includes four Timeline includes five or more Art & Colorful Detail three pieces of art descriptive of art (student created or pieces of art (student pieces of art (student created or of the plot and does not from another source) and is created or from another include color. partly in color. The art source) and is in color. from another source) and is in somewhat describes part of The art is mostly color. Each piece of art clearly is the plot of the novel. descriptive of part of the descriptive of part of the plot of plot of the novel. the novel. Layout & Design Timeline does not follow Timeline deviates from Timeline follows the Timeline follows the directed required layout and design required layout but follows directed layout and layout and required design specifications. It is neither neat enough to contain some required design with nor creative and is not well pertinent information. Design some variation. It is components in a neat, creative, organized. is marginally neat and creative mostly neat, and and well organized way. and not well organized. somewhat creative and reasonably well organized.