Name _______________________________ Date ______________________

Class ______________ Scary Story/Scary Comic Book Rubrics

PROCESS RUBRIC
(Reader's and Writer's Notebook, Plot Mountain packet, and Rough Draft on Loose-Leaf)

5 4 3 2 1
Collection of
Wrote 3 Wrote fewer
Ideas Wrote 3 good Wrote 3 usable Did not write
excellent "What than 3 "What
(Reader's and "What if . . ." "What if . . ." "What if . . ."
if . . ." if . . ."
Writer's situations. situations. situations.
situations. situations.
Notebook)
Choosing an Completed both
Completed both
Idea and pages of the Completed both Completed one Did not
pages of the
Nurturing It Plot Mountain pages of the page of the Plot complete the
Plot Mountain
(Plot Mountain with great detail Plot Mountain. Mountain. Plot Mountain.
thoroughly.
packet) and care.
Completed 5
Nurturing an Completed 5
pages of "show,
Idea through pages of "show, Completed 5 Completed
don't tell" chart Did not
Showing, Not don't tell" chart pages of "show, fewer than 5
and included complete "show,
Telling and included don't tell" charts pages of "show,
many details or don't tell"
(Reader's and many details or (one for each don't tell"
pictures, strong charts.
Writer's numerous plot bubble) charts.
images, and
Notebook) pictures.
dialogue.
Completed an Completed a
Completed a
extremely detailed draft
Drafting, draft that was
detailed draft of that was at
Revising, and at least 2 pages Completed a
high quality that least 2 pages Did not
Editing [not long and draft that was
was at least 2 long and complete a
for comic showed some fewer than 2
pages long and showed a great draft.
book] (loose- evidence of pages.
was thoroughly deal of evidence
leaf paper) revision and
revised and of revision and
editing.
edited. editing.

Process Grade: _____

 PRODUCT RUBRIC
(Final Draft on Loose-Leaf or Comic Book Packet)

5 4 3 2 1
Has an Has a title that
Has a very
extremely makes sense for Does not have a
Title engaging title or Has a title.
catchy title or the story or a title.
title page.
title page. good title page.
The plot is The plot makes
complete, The plot makes sense in most The plot is The plot does
Plot makes sense sense places but is confusing at not make any
throughout and throughout. confusing at times. sense.
is interesting. times..
A few
Transitions are transitions are
All transitions Many transitions No transitions
Transitions generally used missing but
are in place. are missing. are used.
well. most are in
place.
The story or
comic book
The story or The story or
shows a The story or The story or
comic book uses comic book uses
thorough comic book uses comic book does
Conventions many some
understanding very few not use any
and conventions conventions
of the conventions or conventions or
Characteristics and/or and/or
conventions characteristics characteristics
characteristics characteristics
and/or of scary stories. of scary stories.
of scary stories. of scary stories.
characteristics
of scary stories.
Made excellent Replaced some
Used a number Replaced very
use of over-used Did not replace
of synonyms in few over-used
Synonyms synonyms in words with over-used words
story or comic words with
story or comic interesting with synonyms.
book. synonyms.
book. synonyms.
Writing and/or
artwork has Writing and/or
Writing and/or Work is
been completed artwork has Work is sloppy
Presentation artwork is extremely
with extremely been completed in places.
generally neat. sloppy.
great attention with great care.
to details.

Product Grade: _____