iRubric: Historical Fiction Writing rubric

You did not include any reference to historical time periods or events/OR your time periods and facts are incorrect. You needed to develop your historical approach more effectively. What about the use of a solid setting, historical figures and a situation?

A time period or historical event is mentioned in your paper, but not developed enough. You lack other events or facts in your story. It is not evident that you deeply understand the historical time period you talk about.
You need to work on your development of a solid setting, historical figures and a situation?

The writing includes a true topic from history that we have discussed and/or studied in class. Facts are interwoven into your story and they are accurate to your time period.
Excellent work on your development of a solid setting, historical figures and a situation. Your writing demonstrates that you have superior knowledge of this time period in history.

X 10 =

There are more than 7 editing errors in your writing.

Less than 7 grammatical or punctuation errors are present in your writing.

Two or less grammatical and punctuation errors are present in your writing.

X 5 =

You did not use a bibliography or it is plagued with errors.

You need to work more on the development of you bibliography or did not include all sources! Wherever you found information (including your textbook) you need to cite!

Excellent use of a bibliography. You clearly rely on multiple sources and cited your primary source!

X 3 =