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Hero’s Journey Narrative Rubric (Copy)
7th grade rubric, 5 criteria, 4 levels
7th grade
| Criteria | Level 4 | Level 3 | Level 2 | Level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative Originality | The story is highly original, with vivid descriptions, engaging dialogue, and a compelling narrative. | The story demonstrates originality, featuring clear descriptions, engaging dialogue, and a coherent narrative with minor lapses in creativity. | The story shows some originality, but relies on clichéd descriptions, basic dialogue, and a narrative that lacks depth and clarity. | The story lacks originality, with minimal descriptions, ineffective dialogue, and a disjointed narrative that fails to engage the reader. |
| Grammar Precision | The writing has no or very few errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. | The writing contains some minor errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling that do not interfere with overall clarity. | The writing includes several errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling that occasionally hinder clarity and understanding. | The writing is marked by frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling that significantly impede clarity and comprehension. |
| Formatting Consistency | Paragraphs are indented and double-spaced, following the required format. | Paragraphs are mostly indented and double-spaced, with minor formatting errors that do not detract from the overall presentation. | Paragraphs show inconsistent indentation and spacing, with several formatting errors that affect the readability of the document. | Paragraphs lack proper indentation and are not double-spaced, resulting in significant formatting issues that hinder the overall presentation. |
| Character Development | The hero and other characters are well-developed, with clear motivations and growth throughout the story. | The hero and other characters are developed with identifiable motivations and some evidence of growth throughout the story. | The hero and other characters show limited development, with vague motivations and minimal growth throughout the story. | The hero and other characters are underdeveloped, lacking clear motivations and showing little to no growth throughout the story. |
| Hero's Journey Structure | The story clearly follows the Hero’s Journey structure, including the call to adventure, trials, climax, and resolution. All stages are fully developed and flow logically. | The story generally follows the Hero’s Journey structure, including most key elements such as the call to adventure, trials, climax, and resolution. Most stages are developed and flow logically, with minor inconsistencies. | The story attempts to follow the Hero’s Journey structure but may be missing key elements or have unclear development of stages. The flow may be disjointed or lack logical progression in some areas. | The story does not effectively follow the Hero’s Journey structure, with significant omissions of key elements. The stages are poorly developed and lack logical flow, resulting in confusion. |
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