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Writing an Original Greek/Roman Myth

Students will write an original myth using the Greek or Roman pantheon. The work will include all the aspects of an effective short story; hook, character development, plot dynamics, sensory details, character motivations, and conclusion.

Rubric Code: ZX482C2

By rdreger

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Writing an Original Myth
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Audience Purpose Did you write to entertain your audience?	Excellent Presents details targeted at a unique audience; successfully narrates the events of a story	Good Presents details suited to an audience; narrates the events of a story	Fair Presents few details suited to an audience; some ideas conflict with narration of story	Poor Supports no purpose; is not written for a specific audience
Elements of a Myth Did you use characters, settings, and situations that are common to Greek/Roman myths?	Excellent Written at an advanced level: Uses names of Greek and Roman gods, the setting is in Ancient Greece, explains something in the natural world.	Good Uses names of Greek and Roman gods, the setting is in Ancient Greece, explains something in the natural world.	Fair Missing some of the following: Uses names of Greek and Roman gods, the setting is in Ancient Greece, explains something in the natural world.	Poor Missing most of the following:Uses names of Greek and Roman gods, the setting is in Ancient Greece, explains something in the natural world.
Plot Problem/Solution Does your story make sense to your reader? Does what happens to the character at the end make sense?	Excellent Written at an advances level.Presents events that create a clear narrative. All events follow logically from each other. Has rising and falling action. Conclusion/solution is consistent from events.	Good Presents events that create a clear narrative. All events follow logically from each other. Has rising and falling action. Conclusion/solution is consistent from events.	Fair Missing some of the following: Presents events that create a clear narrative. All events follow logically from each other. Has rising and falling action. Conclusion/solution is consistent from events.	Poor Missing all or most of the following: Presents events that create a clear narrative. All events follow logically from each other. Has rising and falling action. Conclusion/solution is consistent from events.
Characters Does the reader understand why your characters do what they do? Did you include the thoughts and feelings of your characters?	Excellent Successfully goes in-depth with description; characters actions, thoughts, feelings,motivations, looks, relationships, ...	Good Goes in-depth with description; characters actions, thoughts, feelings,motivations, looks, relationships,...	Fair Includes some description; characters actions, thoughts, feelings, motivations, looks, relationships,...	Poor Does not go in-depth with description; characters actions, thoughts, feelings,motivations, looks, relationships,...
Descriptive Writing Did you use figurative language and sensory details in your writing?	Excellent Written at an advanced level: Uses descriptive writing to describe the setting and characters.	Good Uses descriptive writing to describe the setting and characters.	Fair Inconsistently uses descriptive writing to describe the setting and characters.	Poor Rarely or does not use descriptive writing to describe the setting and characters.
Dialogue Is your dialogue realistic and include emotion?	Excellent Contains details that provide insight to character; contains dialogue that reveals characters and furthers the plot	Good Contains details and dialogue that develop characters	Fair Contains characters and setting; contains some dialogue	Poor Contains few or no details to develop characters or setting; no dialogue provided
Use of Language Did you use grade level and appropriate word choices?	Excellent Uses a variety of word choices using advanced vocabulary	Good Uses interesting and fresh word choices	Fair Uses cliches and unoriginal expressions	Poor Uses uninspired word choices
Grammar/Punctuation Did you use paragraphs and grammar properly?	Excellent There are no errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling	Good There are few errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling	Fair There are some errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling	Poor There are many errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Spelling Did you spell all words in your final copy correctly?	Excellent There are no errors in spelling	Good There are a few errors in spelling	Fair There are some errors in spelling	Poor There are many errors in spelling

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Writing A Short Story

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English

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