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Creating Your Own Mythological Character

This rubric is to use in creating a Greek God character using information we have learned about Ancient Greek figures from our textbook and novel.

Rubric Code: HAX4CX

By jferguson3

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Creating Your Own Greek Character
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 7 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Name of NEW Greek God or Goddess	Poor Name of character is missing.	Fair Name of character is on project, but not easy to sight and has nothing to do with the character's abilities or there is no explanation of the name.	Good Name of Greek God or Goddess is prominent on project, and has some explanation or connection to character, but is not neat.	Excellent Name of character is prominent on the project, has strong explanation or connection to character and is neatly displayed.
Symbol and Title What animal or object represents your God or Goddess and briefly explain why. Examples: Zeus's Symbol is the Eagle or Thunderbolt. Athena's symbol is the owl.	Poor None are included.	Fair Symbol or Title is present, but not both.	Good Symbol and Title are both present but not complete or spelling and grammar errors interfere with understanding.	Excellent Symbol and Title are both present and complete with only minor grammar and spelling errors.
Relations/Family A list of at least 2 family ties or prominent connections is included. The God's or Goddess's Example: Athena is the daughter of Metis. Zeus is her father. Ares is her half-brother.	Poor None are included.	Fair Fewer than two family ties or prominent connections are displayed.	Good At least two family ties or prominent connections are displayed. (Quality)	Excellent At least two family ties or prominent connections are neatly displayed.
Rival/Enemy At least 1 significant enemy of the NEW character is included. A two-sentence summary of the rivalry is provided.	Poor None are included.	Fair Rival is included, but does not have title.	Good Rival and his/her title is listed and neat, but there is no explanation of the nature of the rivalry.	Excellent Rival and his/her title is listed and neat. A brief explanation of the rivalry is included.
3 Characteristics Identify 3 characteristics that make the character unique; this can include accomplishments, special talents, "known for" qualities, events they are connected with, etc.	Poor No characteristics are listed.	Fair There are missing characteristics.	Good 3 characteristics are listed, but not all different, meaning some are repeated. All characteristics are listed, but not all are complete. All characteristics are included, but are not in a list.	Excellent 3 different characteristics are listed in a neatly organized list.
Picture/Graphic A picture or graphic of character is included.	Poor No picture or graphic is included.	Fair Picture or graphic does not relate to the character.	Good A picture or graphic of poor quality is displayed but it does tie to the character.	Excellent A good quality picture or graphic is displayed that ties to the character.
Quote or Motto from God or Goddess An imaginary quote OR Motto that goes along with the God's or Goddess's personality is included. Example of a Quote: Hera : "I just love families. Well, I mean, perfect families." Example of Motto: Hephaestus: He can make any object out of any material.	Poor No Quote or Motto is included.	Fair A Quote OR Motto is included, but does not relate to the God or Goddess.	Good A Quote OR Motto is included and is related to the God or Goddess, but has minor spelling or grammatical errors that do not interfere with its meaning.	Excellent A Quote OR Motto is included and is related to the God or Goddess and the sentence is complete. Spelling and grammar are also correct.
Backstory Write a 1 to 2 page story about your character's beginnings. Include a significant adventure your new Greek God or Goddess had.	Poor No story was written.	Fair A story was written but was only half a page and had many errors.	Good A story was written that met the length requirement, but was full of errors.	Excellent A well-written story, free of major errors was turned in.
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Ancient Greece, Create, Own God, Greek, Goddess

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