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Beowulf Comic Book

Create a short comic book using drawings, speech balloons and thought bubbles for the epic poem section you have read.

Rubric Code: KXCX968

By Dishion

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Comic Strip
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Appearance	Poor Comic strip is incomplete or unattractive. There are fewer than 3 panels and the scene is minor to the novel.	Fair Comic strip is adequate and has 3-4 panels to detail the major scene.	Good Comic strip is attractive and features one major scene in at least 5 panels.	Excellent Comic strip is neat and attractive and features one major scene in at least 6 panels.
Literary Device Use one from the text or make up your own. Choose 2: kenning, alliteration, assonance, allusion, or personification	Poor One or two literary devices are used, but are not understandable to the reader. No literary device attempted = 0 points	Fair Only one literary device is used correctly within the dialogue/caption.	Good Two literary devices are underlined within dialogue/caption of comic strip, but are are not understandable.	Excellent Two literary devices are underlined within dialogue/caption of comic strip and are clear, relevant.
Conventions	Poor There are more than 5 spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.	Fair There are 3-5 spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.	Good There are 1-2 spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors.	Excellent There are no spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors
Bubbles	Poor No thought/speech bubbles are present or do not reflect the character.	Fair A few thought/speech bubbles are present and somewhat reveal a character's thoughts.	Good Some thought/speech bubbles are present and clearly reveal a character's thoughts.	Excellent Thought/speech bubbles are present and clearly reveal a character's thoughts.
Plot	Poor Student depicts a scene unrelated to the scenes read about in the epic poem, but still depicts Beowulf.	Fair Student depicts a scene other than the required fight scene, but creates another scene from the epic poem.	Good Student depicts the required fight scene clearly and accurately, but leaves out additional details to make it complete.	Excellent Student depicts the required fight scene clearly and accurately, applying deep thinking skills to enhance the story.