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iRubric: Historical Fiction rubric

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Historical Fiction Rubric Code: G23A778 By ashbonney1 Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Historical Fiction
	Poor 4 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Historical Information	Poor Less than 6 relevant and accurate historical details.	Fair 6-8+ historical details that are somewhat relevant and accurate to the selected historical event	Good 8+ historical details that are mostly relevant and accurate to inform the reader about a historical event	Excellent 10+ accurate and relevant historical details that inform the reader about a historical event
Characterization	Poor The main character is not well developed; little to no indirect characterization is used	Fair The main character is somewhat developed, but without much indirect characterization	Good The main character is fairly well developed through indirect characterization in 3rd person omniscient POV	Excellent The main character is well developed through indirect characterization.
Conventions/Works Cited	Poor Works Cited is absent or incomplete The author's use of MLA format and conventions contains many mistakes that make the story hard to follow	Fair Works Cited is incomplete The author's use of MLA format and conventions contains several mistakes that interrupt the flow of the story	Good Works Cited includes 3 sources, one of which is a book or video The author's use of MLA format, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and capitalization only contains a few mistakes	Excellent Works Cited includes 3 sources, one of which is a book or video The author used proper MLA format, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and capitalization
Focus and Purpose	Poor The author does not write with a clear purpose; the story neither informs the reader about a historical event, nor does it tell a compelling and engaging story	Fair The author only writes for one purpose: either informing the reader about a historical event, or telling a compelling, engaging story	Good The author writes for the dual purpose of informing and entertaining, but focuses heavily on one over the other	Excellent The author writes for the dual purpose of informing the reader about a historical event and telling a compelling, engaging story