SHero+Journey+Rubric

S_Hero Journey Home Page SHERO JOURNEY RUBRIC
 * ** WRITING SKILL ** || ** SCORE PT. 1 **  || ** SCORE PT. 2 ** || ** SCORE PT. 3 ** || ** SCORE PT. 4 ** ||
 * ** CATCHY WRITING – especially 1st paragraph ** || Writing tells the events of the plot but doesn’t compel the reader’s attention || Writing tells action, but there are no visual images of conflict or tension || Writing shows action – there are some unexpected turns in the plot || Writing shows action, conflict, & builds tension – keeps reader hooked to the end ||
 * ** DEVELOPING CHARACTERS - knowing your characters ** || Writing shows characters but there is no clear development. Who are they? Why are they in the story? || Writing shows characters, but it is unclear who they are, why they are in the story, and what conflicts they represent. || Writing shows developed characters. Reader can identify characters easily & figure out which side they represent. || Writing shows fully developed characters: appearance, action, speech, & thoughts – clear difference between static & dynamic characters & conflicts they represent ||
 * ** CHOOSING A POINT OF VIEW – who is telling the story? ** || Writer uses 1st or 2nd person point of view and doesn’t include enough information to make the story line or the characters clear || Writer uses an inconsistent point of view – mixing 1st, 2nd, & 3rd person pronouns so that reader doesn’t know who is telling the story. Difficult understanding characters. || Writer uses consistent 3rd Omniscient point of view – information is not easily followed because there is information missing || Writer uses consistent 3rd Omniscient point of view – information flow is easy to understand & there are no inconsistent pronouns to confuse. ||
 * ** WRITING MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE – following rules of good dialogue writing ** || Writer doesn’t follow the rules of good dialogue. It is difficult to follow the story. The mechanics of the dialogue make it very difficult to understand who is speaking & answering. || Writer follows some of the rules of good dialogue, but it is difficult to follow the action of the story – there is too much dialogue & it interrupts the flow of the action. Too many travel scenes or characters telling each other something. Some problems with dialogue mechanics || Writer follows some of the rules of good dialogue, but s/he tells the story rather than showing the action & thinking of the characters – good dialogue mechanics – no travel scenes or characters telling each other things || Writer follows all the rules of good dialogue:
 * each speaker gets a parag
 * use dialogue sparingly
 * Show, Don’t Tell!
 * Excellent dialogue mechanic
 * No travel scenes ||
 * ** USING SETTING & CONTEXT – Setting includes time, place, environment, mood – S/Hero Journey Setting is critical to the story ** || Writer’s setting is unclear – too little information about the history, science, mythology, or world to follow the events of the plot || Writer has a clear setting, but doesn’t develop the mood or tension – simply tells the story in a straightforward way without using the setting to make the s/hero journey special – setting is a huge part of the journey || Writer demonstrates responsibility for combining plot, character, and setting so that the story makes sense. The setting doesn’t compel the reader to continue the story – the writer bogs down in making the setting clear but the plot suffers for all that telling || Writer demonstrates responsibility for each event of the plot & its correct setting, mood, & environment for the S/Hero Journey. The events of the story make sense in history, mythology, or science. Characters & plot are combined w/ the setting to create a great journey ||
 * ** SET UP THE PLOT – Plot is what happens – For our purposes, your plot will be the steps of the S/Hero Journey in order to plan the action of your story. ** || Writer’s S/Hero events are sometimes present. There are stages of the journey missing – the conflicts are unclear among the characters. Because of spelling, grammar, and sentence structure errors, the story is difficult to read & follow. Unclear “moral significance” for the s/hero || Writer’s S/Hero events are present but because of confusing writing, it is sometimes unclear where the reader is in the S/Hero Journey – the conflict & tension is confusing among the characters – why are some characters battling with others? The writer employs average 5th grade narrative skills. Unclear “moral significance” for the s/hero || Writer’s S/Hero events are complete & clear. They flow easily from one to the other. They are inconsistent in their build-up of tension & conflict among the characters, so sometimes the reader plods through the story. There are at least 2 conflicts apparent. The writer employs excellent ____ grade narrative skills: grammar, spelling, sentence structure – Clear “moral significance” in the s/hero || Writer’s S/Hero events are complete & clear, flow from one to the other easily, compel the reader to read on, build tension & conflict (at least 2) among the characters, reach a full cycle & reach far beyond a ____ grade narrative level: grammar, spelling, word selection, sentence structure, & attention to detail – Clear “moral significance” in the s/hero ||