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From the Perspective of a Minor Character Change the Point of View Rewrite a scene from The Last of the Mohicans from the perspective of a minor character. Consider the character's personality and manner of speaking in order to realistically relate his/her version of events. The writing should be two pages in length. Rubric Code: TXW762C By KGray74 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Point of View Writing
	Excellent 25 pts	Good 20 pts	Fair 15 pts	Poor 10 pts
Point of View	Excellent The writing reflects the chosen character's point of view. The writing truly reads as if events are seen through the eyes of the chosen character.	Good Most of the writing reflects the chosen character's point of view. There are a few minor errors in point of view.	Fair Some of the wirting reflects the chosen character's point of view, but some also gets off track and reveals or discusses things the character would not know/think/say.	Poor The writing hardly ever reflects the chosen character's point of view.
Follows Format of Original Story	Excellent The writing follows the order and plot of original scene, with a few creative elements added based on the chosen character's personality and what he/she would likely experience.	Good The writing follows the order of original scene and all important plot details are present; however, creative elements based on character's personality are lacking.	Fair The writing follows the basic order of original scene, but important plot details are missing.	Poor The writing leaves out key elements of the original scene, both in plot and sequence.
Character's Voice	Excellent Chosen character's attributes show in actions and dialogue and match up to original scene.	Good Chosen character's attributes show in actions and dialogue and match up (with minor differences) to original scene.	Fair Chosen character's original attributes show slightly in actions or dialogue, but more could have been included.	Poor Chosen character's original attributes do not show in actions or dialogue.
Conventions	Excellent The conventions of writing (grammar, usage, vocabulary, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and style) are near perfection. The re-write of the scene imitates the original work's conventions.	Good The conventions of writing are mostly effective. A few errors here and there may distract the reader, but not so much as to detract from the plot and character development.	Fair The conventions of writing demonstrate a developing writer. Errors often distract the reader and make comprehension difficult.	Poor The conventions of writing are lacking. Errors are frequent and distracting.