Diary of a Slave Project Rubric Name: _______________ Category 4 3 2 1 Content Entries include Entries include Entries include few Entries reflect many historically several historically historically accurate significant accurate details accurate details details about the misunderstandings of about the life of an about the life of an life of an American the life of an /10 American slave. American slave. slave, and some American slave. Events masterfully Events effectively inaccuracies. Details are develop plot, develop plot, Events develop plot, historically character, setting, character, setting, character, setting, inaccurate. and theme. and theme. and theme to a There is extremely somewhat limited limited development degree. of plot, character, setting and theme. Organization entries are Diary entries are Diary entries show The sequence of dated, sequential, sequential and flow limited logic in flow events is highly and flow logically somewhat logically and some confusion confusing and lacks from one to the from one to the as to sequence. continuity. Entries other other, but may not are not dated and do /5 be dated. not flow logically. Language and Voice Diction and Diction and Diction is used with Diction is extremely rhetorical devices rhetorical devices limited limited in are masterfully are effective used to effectiveness. effectiveness. used to capture the capture the Rhetorical devices Rhetorical devices experience of the experience of the are not used or are are not used. There is protagonist. The protagonist. There is used with limited little attempt to /5 author truly some success in effectiveness. There enter the voice of the embodies the voice entering the voice is limited success in protagonist. of the slave. of the slave. entering the voice of the protagonist. Conventions There are no or There are a few There are several There are many extremely few errors of spelling, errors of spelling, errors of spelling, errors of spelling, grammar, and grammar, and grammar, and grammar, and punctuation, but punctuation which punctuation which punctuation. these do not hamper significantly interfere /5 Sentence structure interfere with understanding to a with understanding. is varied. understanding. limited degree. There is some Sentence structure attempt to vary is basic. sentence structure. Requirements Diary contains 4-5 Diary contains less entries. Length is than 4 entries and /2 500 words length is significantly below 500 words TOTAL: /27 = %
Diary of a Slave Project Rubric Name: _______________ Category 4 3 2 1 Content /10 Entries include many historically accurate details about the life of an American slave. Events masterfully develop plot, character, setting, and theme. Entries include several historically accurate details about the life of an American slave. Events effectively develop plot, character, setting, and theme. Entries include few historically accurate details about the life of an American slave, and some inaccuracies. Events develop plot, character, setting, and theme to a somewhat limited degree. Entries reflect significant misunderstandings of the life of an American slave. Details are historically inaccurate. There is extremely limited development of plot, character, setting and theme. Organization /5 entries are dated, sequential, and flow logically from one to the other Diary entries are sequential and flow somewhat logically from one to the other, but may not be dated. Diary entries show limited logic in flow and some confusion as to sequence. The sequence of events is highly confusing and lacks continuity. Entries are not dated and do not flow logically. Language and Voice /5 Diction and rhetorical devices are masterfully used to capture the experience of the protagonist. The author truly embodies the voice of the slave. Diction and rhetorical devices are effective used to capture the experience of the protagonist. There is some success in entering the voice of the slave. Diction is used with limited effectiveness. Rhetorical devices are not used or are used with limited effectiveness. There is limited success in entering the voice of the protagonist. Diction is extremely limited in effectiveness. Rhetorical devices are not used. There is little attempt to enter the voice of the protagonist. Conventions /5 There are no or extremely few errors of spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Sentence structure is varied. There are a few errors of spelling, grammar, and punctuation, but these do not interfere with understanding. There is some attempt to vary sentence structure. There are several errors of spelling, grammar, and punctuation which hamper understanding to a limited degree. Sentence structure is basic. There are many errors of spelling, grammar, and punctuation which significantly interfere with understanding. Requirements /2 Diary contains 4-5 entries. Length is 500 words Diary contains less than 4 entries and length is significantly below 500 words TOTAL: /27 = %
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