Historical Fiction Character Interview Rubric Mrs. Tweedy

Name: _________________________________ Period: _______ Date: ______________

Assignment Title: Historical Fiction Character InterviewDate Due:

Presentation Guidelines: You will turn in a written paper that addresses each of these questions in

paragraph form.

Minimum Requirements: Name, Due Date, and Period on Project Must be done on a historical fiction book that you HAVE

NOT read before (or watched the movie) Book must be more than 150 pages Turned in on time Must be attached to this rubric

After you read the book you will be answering the following questions from your main characters perspective. Keep these questions in mind as you read your book.

Question 1: How do you feel your experiences in the story apply to young people today?

Question 2: What was the most difficult thing for you to endure in your story? Why?

Question 3: If we were to rewrite your story in modern times, what things would we need to change?

Question 4: What lessons can be learned from your experiences?

Question 5: Why do you feel your story is important?

** Your responses should be about a paragraph in length for each question. Make sure that your answers are in complete sentences. **

Grading Rubric:

Historical Fiction Character Interview Rubric Mrs. Tweedy

1 2 3 4Answers Answers do

not address all parts of the

question and there are no references to

the story.

A few answers address all parts of the

question and use references

to the story.

Most answers address all parts of the

question and use references

to the story.

Answers address all parts of the

question and use references

to the story.

Point of View Questions are not answered

from the characters

point of view.

Some questions are

answered from the main

characters point of view.

Most questions are answered

from the characters

point of view.

All questions are

thoughtfully answered from

the main characters

point of view.Neatness/Readability

Handwriting is messy and

difficult to read throughout the

paper.

Handwriting is messy in most places but is

readable.

Handwriting is mostly neat and easy to

read.

Handwriting is very easy to read, spacing

between words is adequate.

Spelling/Grammar/Mechanics

Student had 6 or more spelling,

grammatical or mechanical

errors.

Student had 4 or 5 spelling,

grammatical or mechanical

errors.

Student had 2 or 3 spelling,

grammatical or mechanical

errors.

Student had 0 or 1 spelling,

grammatical or mechanical

errors.

Book Check Student did not have a

book for the book check.

Student had their book

ready for the book check.

Met Requirements

Student did not meet minimum

requirements.

Student met some of the

project requirements.

Student met most of the

project requirements.

Student met or exceeded all

project requirements.

** This rubric must be turned in with your final project to receive the last point. **

Total Points: /25 possible