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Character Sketch Rubric

Create a character sketch for one of the main characters in the novel. You can complete a background story, portrait or sculpture or perform a monologues. Must include a paragraph explaining your choices.

Rubric Code: RXAA4W9

By jcurrie012

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Character Sketch
	Awesome Job! 20 pts	Pretty Good 17 pts	Almost There 14 pts	Needs Work 10 pts
Character Traits (content)	Awesome Job! You included 3-5 traits in a way that brings your character to life. I feel like I know your character!	Pretty Good You included 3-5 traits as required in your writing.	Almost There You did not include the minimum of three traits in your writing.	Needs Work One or no traits were present in your writing.
Support for Topic (Content)	Awesome Job! Relevant, telling, quality details give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious or predictable.	Pretty Good Supporting details and information are relevant, but one key issue or portion of the storyline is unsupported.	Almost There Supporting details and information are relevant, but several key issues or portions of the storyline are unsupported.	Needs Work Supporting details and information are typically unclear or not related to the topic.
Focus on Topic (Content)	Awesome Job! There is one clear, well-focused topic. Main idea stands out and is supported by detailed information.	Pretty Good Main idea is clear but the supporting information is general.	Almost There Main idea is somewhat clear but there is a need for more supporting information.	Needs Work The main idea is not clear. There is a seemingly random collection of information.
Creativity in Presentation	Awesome Job! Unique and/or original ideas were used to present the characters. The work is of high quality and easy to understand.	Pretty Good Ideas for presenting characters were predictable. The work is neat and easy to understand.	Almost There The ideas for presenting the characters had potential but needed explaining.	Needs Work The ideas for presenting the characters were scattered and unorganized or not present at all.