Historical Fiction Final Sophomore English

Creative 20ptsMy piece is about a true person and my details are all found online. It is almost like a biography and less like a fictional piece.

35ptsMy piece is about a true person but my details are completely fictionalized while still holding true to the time period and the events. The fictional ideas are completely my own.

50ptsMy piece is about a fictional character that is placed into my researched time period. It is completely my own idea but it is true to the time period and does not stray from the main historical element.

Story Format

10ptsMy story has a good beginning and end but it is hard to follow.

23ptsMy story has a good beginning, middle, and end with obvious climax.

33ptsMy story has a good beginning, middle, and end with obvious climax, theme, and dénouement.

Characters 10ptsMy story has only 1 well developed character who matches a specific character archetype.

23ptsMy story has only 3 well developed characters that interact with each other and have specific character archetypes.

33ptsMy story has several well developed characters that interact with each other and have specific character archetypes.

Length 10ptsMy story is 2-4 pages long double spaced without dialogue or 4-6 pages long double spaced with dialogue.

20ptsMy story is 4-6 pages long double spaced without dialogue or 7-9 pages long double spaced with dialogue.

35ptsMy story is 7 pages long double spaced without dialogue or 10 pages long double spaced with dialogue.

Paper Format

10ptsMy paper is typed and is in Times New Roman 12 pt. font (not bolded). My header is in the top corner on the first page ONLY and my Title is two spaces below the header in the middle and is not larger than 20pt Font (but can be a creative font) The text of the paper starts two spaces below the title.

20ptsMy paper is typed and is in Times New Roman 12 pt. font (not bolded). My header is in the top corner on the first page ONLY and my Title is directly below the header in the middle and is not larger than 20pt Font (but can be a creative font) The text of the paper starts directly below the title.

35ptsMy paper is typed and is in Times New Roman 12 pt. font (not bolded). There is no header because all this information is on the cover paper.

Vocabulary 15pts 30pts 50pts

My story includes 16-20 vocabulary words from my vocab list that we have worked on this year. The words are bolded or underlined and used correctly.

My story includes 20-24 vocabulary words from my vocab list that we have worked on this year. The words are bolded or underlined and used correctly.

My story includes 25 vocabulary words from my vocab list that we have worked on this year. The words are bolded or underlined and used correctly.

Works Cited 5ptsMy story has a MLA Works Cited page attached to it with a minimum of 1 sources (one of which is my historical fiction book I read for class)

10ptsMy story has a MLA Works Cited page attached to it with a minimum of 2 sources (one of which is my historical fiction book I read for class)

20ptsMy story has a MLA Works Cited page attached to it with a minimum of 3 sources (one of which is my historical fiction book I read for class)

Grammar, Spelling,

Punctuation, and

Dialogue (if included)

10ptsI have no more than 10 errors in my paper (this includes dialogue that is used)

20ptsI have no more than 5 errors in my paper (this includes dialogue that is used)

40ptsMy paper is free of errors and is perfect.

Rough Draft and Edits

20ptsI have included a rough draft with at least 1 peer edits on it (they must use different writing colors and sign their names at the end)

30ptsI have included a rough draft with at least 2 peer edits on it (they must use different writing colors and sign their names at the end)

40ptsI have included a rough draft with at least 3 peer edits on it (they must use different writing colors and sign their names at the end)

Cover Page 10ptsMy paper includes a cover that has the Title, my name, the date, and English 10 or Ms. Johnston on it.

20ptsMy paper includes a creative and black and white cover that has the Title, my name, the date, and English 10 or Ms. Johnston on it.

30ptsMy paper includes a creative and colorful cover that has the Title, my name, the date, and English 10 or Ms. Johnston on it.

Work Time 25pts 35pts 50pts

When in the computer lab working, Ms. J only has to remind me to keep on task 4x or continue to work because I am usually working and the only time I am online is when I am looking up information related to my time period or checking my e-mail/grades twice.

When in the computer lab working, Ms. J only has to remind me to keep on task 2x or continue to work because I am usually working and the only time I am online is when I am looking up information related to my time period or checking my e-mail/grades once.

When in the computer lab working, Ms. J never has to remind me to keep on task or continue to work because I am always working and the only time I am online is when I am looking up information related to my time period.

Total: ______________/416pts (10% of grade)

Extra Credit: Any bolded AND italics terms used from your book (you must also include your vocab list from your books with your final project so I can double check your usage of the word) for each you use correctly, you get 1pt of extra credit up to 30pts. You cannot reuse words or have one of our vocab words for class count for this category even if the word is also in your book.