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Chinese Story Book Project

Write a storybook in Chinese using the vocabulary you have learned. The book must be 8 pages long with at least 1-2 sentences per page (more is great!). Each page must be illustrated in color, meaning there needs to be a printed or drawn picture that matches what you have written on each page. The book must have a cover with an illustration, title and author. You must write five questions in Chinese about your story.

Rubric Code: ZX3A8BW

By msmandarin

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Subject: Foreign Languages

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Content 20 %
	Needs improvement 5 pts	Fair 14 pts	Very good 18 pts	Ready for publication! 20 pts
Story line 40 %	Needs improvement The book has no real story.	Fair Evidence of a story line, but may be illogical or disconnected.	Very good Story line is clear and story is interesting. The order of events and cause-and-effect are obvious.	Ready for publication! Story line is creative and interesting.
Illustrations 30 %	Needs improvement There are pictures missing. The pages are incomplete.	Fair The illustrations do not enhance the page or appearance of the story.	Very good The illustrations mostly fill the page and are appropriate for the text.	Ready for publication! The illustrations directly relate to the words on the page and are appropriate for the page in size and text. Art is thoughtful and well designed.
Questions 20 %	Needs improvement There are not 5 questions, or the questions do not make sense, or cannot be answered using the story content.	Fair There are at least 4 questions. They are simple "find the sentence in the text" questions. Some question words or structure may be wrong.	Very good There are 5 questions. Most are simple factual questions. There may be minor errors in wording but the reader can understand what is being asked.	Ready for publication! Author wrote all 5 questions. At least one question can only be answerd by "putting ideas together", not just looking for a sentence in the text.
Length 10 %	Needs improvement Did not reach minimum required length or number of pages	Fair Reached minimum length/pages	Very good Exceeded minimum length/pages by a small amount or extra content seemed "filler-y"	Ready for publication! Exceeded minimum number of pages/sentencesby adding language that supports and forwards the story.
Language 50 %
	Needs improvement 5 pts	Fair 12 pts	Very Good 18 pts	Ready for Publication 20 pts
Detail and Completeness 30 %	Needs improvement There is little or no description, either using adjectives or using phrases. Story is a series of very plain sentences. Story uses little vocabulary.	Fair The story has a few details that describe characters or events. Most sentences are short and plain. Story uses basic vocabulary and not much of it.	Very Good The story contains many details that make the characters and events more interesting. There are some longer sentences. Story uses a lot of the vocabulary we've learned.	Ready for Publication Just about every event and character in the story is described, many with two or more details. There are many longer sentences as well as some short ones. Story makes good use of learned vocabulary plus allowable "extra" words.
Accuracy of language 30 %	Needs improvement Mistakes in structure of sentences inhibit understanding.	Fair Many mistakes are present and they begin to distract from the story.	Very Good Some mistakes occur but do not distract from the understanding of the story.	Ready for Publication Near flawless use of grammar and mechanics, including ? phrases used for descriptions.
Transitions and Logic 20 %	Needs improvement No logical connectors used in the story. Sentences are like individual sentences just placed in a row, without connection between them.	Fair Author attempted to use logical connectors like ??, ??, ??, but there are relatively few, and/or they are used incorrectly.	Very Good Many logical connectors used, though there are one or more errors in choice of a logical conector, or some may be missing in places where a Chinese speaker would add them.	Ready for Publication There are logical connectors and words like "first", "second", etc. wherever appropriate, and these words and phrases are used correctly.
Characters 20 %	Needs improvement Authors did not make good character choices. Many wrong characters occur and make it hard to understand the story. Characters are messy if handwritten.	Fair Authors used some characters accurately. May have some wrong characters. Characters are somewhat messy and their sizes may vary.	Very Good Only one or a few wrong characters. Wrong characters do not affect understanding and are a very small proportion of the word count. Characters are basically the same size, fill a square, and are written neatly.	Ready for Publication There are no wrong characters anywhere in the book. Characters are neat, square, and legible.
Speaking 15 %
	Needs Improvement 5 pts	Fair 12 pts	Very Good 18 pts	Ready for Publication 20 pts
Recording 100 %	Needs Improvement Recording is very halting and not fluent. There are many mispronunciations and wrong tones or no tones. Part of the story or parts of sentences may be missing.	Fair Recording includes the entire story without dropping any words. There are some uncomfortable pauses or the reading is halting. Some tones are wrong or some parts have no clear tones.	Very Good The recording sounds smooth and all words are included. Speed may be a little slow. Some wrong tones but tones are generally correct.	Ready for Publication Recording is confident, smooth and evenly paced. The author reads with expression. Tones are overwhelmingly correct with one or two errors, mostly in expressive parts.

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Chinese, children's book, story, writing

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