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Writing a Hero’s Journey Narrative embedded aSSeSSmeNT 1
SCORING GUIDE
Ideas
Scoring Criteria
Exemplary
The narrative
• creates a complex,
original protagonist
• establishes a clear
point of view, setting,
and conflict
• uses precise and
engaging details, dialogue, imagery and description
• includes a variety of enhancing visuals.
Proficient
The narrative
• creates a believable,
original protagonist
• establishes point of
view, setting, and
conflict
• uses adequate
details, dialogue, imagery, and description
• includes sufficient visuals.
Emerging
The narrative
• creates an unoriginal
or undeveloped
protagonist
• establishes a weak
point of view, setting,
or conflict
• uses inadequate
narrative techniques
• includes insufficient,
unrelated, or inappropriate visuals.
Incomplete
The narrative
• lacks a protagonist
• does not establish
point of view, setting,
or conflict
• uses minimal
narrative techniques
• includes few or no
visuals.
Structure
The narrative
• engages and orients
the reader with
detailed exposition
• sequences events in the plot effectively,
including a variety of steps from the Hero’s Journey archetype
• uses a variety
of transitional strategies effectively and purposefully
• provides a thoughtful resolution.
The narrative
• orients the reader
with adequate
exposition
• sequences events
in the plot logically, including some steps of the Hero’s Journey archetype
• uses transitional words, phrases, and clauses to link events and signal shifts
• provides a logical resolution.
The narrative
• provides weak or
vague exposition
• sequences events
unevenly, including minimal or unclear steps of the Hero’s Journey archetype
• uses inconsistent, repetitive, or basic transitional words, phrases, and clauses
• provides a weak or disconnected resolution.
The narrative
• lacks exposition
• has minimal plot
with no apparent connection to the Hero’s Journey archetype
• uses few or no transitional strategies
• lacks a resolution.
Use of Language
The narrative
• is presented using
effective volume, clarity and eye contact.
• demonstrates command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and
usage (including appropriate use of a variety of moods).
The narrative
• is presented using
appropriate volume, pronunciation, and eye contact.
• demonstrates adequate command of the conventions
of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and
usage (including appropriate use of moods).
The narrative
• is presented with
some attention to eye contact, volume, and pace of delivery.
• demonstrates partial or inconsistent command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage.
The narrative
• is presented with
little attention to eye contact, volume and pacing.
• lacks command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage; frequent errors obscure meaning.
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