iRubric: The Outsiders: Drawing a Scene or Character From Your Novel rubric

Made little progress toward goals. Very little accomplished during the period.

Made some effort toward established criteria--needed much personal guidance.

Successfully met expectations independently most of the time Showed some initiative.

Independently completed a large amount of work, using required knowledge and skills based on established criteria.

Very poor effort:
Unchallenging, boring, uninspired; Lack of risk or thought, rushed; Sloppy
EX. stick figure, scribbles

Weak, needs improvement:
Too much empty space; needs more detail; Poor communication of ideas; Little care towards neatness or effort. Too much white space.

Good, but needs more:
Add more to the background; Add shading, color, shadow, texture; Add details/textures; Darken areas for contrast/shading.

Well balanced composition:
Detail in composition;
Good use of elements, texture, color, design, and connective background

Student did not explain properly why they chose to draw this scene. Student did not give enough information. Student did not follow the proper conventions of writing.

Student summarized the book but did not include personal and relevant insight. Conventions error was more than 10.

Student analyzed the drawing and was able to make connections to the text in their prose. There was some conventions errors.

Student was able to write a well written paragraph, with little to no conventions in errors. Student was able to answer all the questions given: why did you chose to draw the scene or character; how is this best representing the book; why is this character or scene important to the book and/or to student.