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Novel Study Project

Students will choose and construct a creative representation of their novel from the choices provided.

Rubric Code: K246C36

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Novel Project
	Extending (N/A)	Proficient (N/A)	Developing + (N/A)	Developing (N/A)	Emerging (N/A)
Comprehension	Extending Project displays an extensive understanding of the characters, plot, and theme in the novel. Student utilized elements from the novel to skillfully go beyond the novel itself, adding their own interpretation of events, characters, theme, etc.	Proficient Project displays a clear understanding of the characters, plot, and theme in the novel. Student utilized elements from the novel to sufficiently go beyond the novel itself, adding their own interpretation of events, characters, theme, etc.	Developing + Project displays a sound understanding of the characters, plot, and theme in the novel, but this understanding may be lacking in depth and/or complexity. Student utilized some elements from the novel to go somewhat beyond the novel itself.	Developing Project displays a basic understanding of the characters, plot, and theme in the novel. Student did not utilize sufficient elements from the novel to go beyond the novel itself, and/or did not add their own interpretation of events, characters, theme, etc.	Emerging Project does not display an understanding of the characters, plot, and theme in the novel. Student did not extend ideas beyond the literal ideas of the text.
Relevance of Content	Extending Project displays content and details that are truly relevant, interesting, meaniningful, engaging and specific. This student thoughtfully engaged with the details of their content.	Proficient Project displays content and details that are mostly relevant, interesting, meaniningful, engaging and specific. This student engaged with the details of their content.	Developing + Project displays content and details that are somewhat relevant, interesting, meaniningful, engaging and specific. This student should have more thoughtfully engaged with the details of their content.	Developing Project displays content and details that are limited and not very relevant, interesting, meaniningful, engaging and specific. This student did not thoughtfully engage with the details of their content.	Emerging Project does not display content and details that are relevant, interesting, meaniningful, engaging and specific. This student did not thoughtfully engage with the details of their content.
Organization	Extending This project is well organized from beginning to end.	Proficient This project is generally well organized.	Developing + This project has a few errors in organizaitonal format that become distracting to the reader.	Developing This project has limited organization, therefore, reader understanding is impaired.	Emerging This project is poorly organized.
Creativity	Extending Project has extremely creative and original ideas. Truly showed the student's creative talents. The project had a strong 'voice' and that voice was distinctive to the author.	Proficient Project has several creative and original ideas. Most aspects of the project demonstrated some level of creativity and a satisfactory and unique voice.	Developing + Project has some creative and original ideas. Some aspects of the project demonstrated some level of creativity and a satisfactory and unique voice.	Developing Project has minimal creativity and original ideas. Most components were a literarl interpretation of the text. The student's unique voice was lacking.	Emerging Project has little to no creative and original ideas.
Accuracy	Extending Student provided accurate and detailed explanations where explanations were required. In projects where characters, events, and timelines needed to ring true, the student hit the mark.	Proficient Student provided accurate and somewhat detailed explanations where explanations were required. In projects where characters, events, and timelines needed to ring true, the student mostly hit the mark.	Developing + Student provided explanations where explanations were required, although they were not as detailed or accurate as desired. In projects where events, timelines and characters needed to ring true, the student missed the mark .	Developing Student provided simple explanations where explanations were required. In projects where events, timelines and characters needed to ring true, the student missed their target frequently.	Emerging Student provided few explanations where they were required. In projects where events, timelines and characters needed to ring true, the student missed the mark.
Effort	Extending Demonstrates clear and insightful understanding of the connection to the novel and work as a whole. Effort is obvious!	Proficient Shows time and thought went into the preparation and execution of the project.	Developing + Shows evidence of time, thought and preparation; however, the final result may have been somewhat simplistic in nature.	Developing Shows little evidence of time in the project. Minimum amount of effort in project.	Emerging Virtually no time or effort in the project. Looks like a last ditch effort to turn something in.
Proofreading/Editing	Extending It is clear that the student spent time in quality proofreading and editing as the final project is virtually error free.	Proficient There was definately effort put into proofreading and editing, however, a few errors are popping up.	Developing + The student needs to spend more time in quality proofreading and editing as the final project has a few too many errors.	Developing Comprehension and enjoyment of the project is becoming impaired as the errors and interfering with the reader/viewer interacting with the work effectively.	Emerging Clearly, the student did not spend adequate time in proof-reading and editing. This work should not have been handed in as a good copy yet.

Keywords:

English, Novel, Project, Presentation

Subjects:

English

Types:

Project

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