Name ____________________________________________________ Date ___________ Period ___________
Creating Your Medieval Town – Part Three
“A Day in the Life of….”
Task : To create a diary entry OR comic strip from the point of view of your chosen
character describing a day in their life, living in the town your group created.
This will be an individual grade.
Directions :
1. Review your character description (from Part One) and, if you have not already done so,
choose a name. Copy down information from the “Town Info” sheet at the bottom of this
page
2. Complete or review the guide to reading questions/answers assigned to your role.
3. Create a story line or series of events to include in your diary entry/comic strip – be sure
the events/topics will enable you to include all of the information from the guide to reading.
4. Review the rubric.
5. Start working on the journal entry/ comic strip
Information About Role/Town :
Role and Character’s Name : _____________________________________________________
Location of Town (Letter and Modern Place) : ________________________________
Name of Town : _____________________________________________________________________
Domain or Charter : _______________________________________________________________
Year (see Mrs. Lare to find out what year it is in your town) : __________________________
Other Info about Town that Relates to Your Role/Character :
Diary Entry Rubric
Excellent
Good
Fair
All answers to
the questions
are accurately
and clearly
included
All answers to
the questions
are accurately
and clearly
included
Author
creatively wove
all the facts
together in the
story
Some answers
to the questions
are inaccurate
and/or less
clearly included
Some answers
to the questions
are inaccurate
and/or less
clearly included
Author wove
some of the
facts together in
a story
1-2 answers to
the questions
are missing
Reflection of
Group’s Town
Entry clearly
and accurately
reflects the
group-created
town
Entry less
clearly and
accurately
reflects the
group’s created
town
Some
information in
the diary entry
are inconsistent
with the group’s
created town
First Person
Entire diary
entry is written
in first person
Length
Paragraph = 58 sentences
Diary entry is at
least three
paragraphs long
Spelling/
Grammar
There are one
or no spelling/
grammar
mistakes
Entire diary
entry is easy to
read
Most of the
diary entry is
written in first
person
Diary entry is
more than two
but less than
three
paragraphs long
There are 2-3
spelling/
grammar
mistakes
Most of the
diary entry is
easy to read
Answers to
Guide to
Reading
Questions
Answers to
Guide to
Reading
Questions
Creativity
Legibility
-2 point if no date (Medieval Date)
-2 points if no real name
-2 points if no fake name
Needs
Improvement
3 or more
answers to the
questions are
missing
1-2 answers to
the questions
are missing
3 or more
answers to the
questions are
missing
Author had
some trouble
weaving the
facts together in
a story
Some of the
diary entry is
written in first
person
Diary entry is
two paragraphs
long
Author made
little of no
attempt to
weave the facts
together in a
story
Much of the
diary entry
contains
information
inconsistent
with the group’s
town
Little or none of
the diary entry
is written in
first person
Diary entry is
less than two
paragraphs long
There are 4-5
spelling/
grammar
mistakes
Some of the
diary entry is
easy to read
There are 6 or
more spelling/
grammar
mistakes
Little or none of
the diary entry
is easy to read
Comic Strip Entry Rubric
Excellent
Good
Fair
All answers to
the questions
are accurately
and clearly
included
All answers to
the questions
are accurately
and clearly
included
Author
creatively wove
all the facts
together in the
story
Some answers
to the questions
are inaccurate
and/or less
clearly included
Some answers
to the questions
are inaccurate
and/or less
clearly included
Author wove
some of the
facts together in
a story
1-2 answers to
the questions
are missing
Reflection of
Group’s Town
Entry clearly
and accurately
reflects the
group-created
town
Entry less
clearly and
accurately
reflects the
group’s created
town
Some
information in
the diary entry
are inconsistent
with the group’s
created town
Images
Each box has a
detailed,
meaningful
sketch that
furthers the plot
Comic Strip is at
least six boxes
long
There are one
or no spelling/
grammar
mistakes
Entire diary
entry is easy to
read
One sketch is
less detailed/
meaningful
Two sketches
are less
detailed/
meaningful
Comic strip is
five boxes long
Comic strip is
four boxes long
There are 2-3
spelling/
grammar
mistakes
Most of the
diary entry is
easy to read
There are 4-5
spelling/
grammar
mistakes
Some of the
diary entry is
easy to read
Answers to
Guide to
Reading
Questions
Answers to
Guide to
Reading
Questions
Creativity
Length
Spelling/
Grammar
Legibility
-2 point if no date (Medieval Date)
-2 points if no real name
-2 points if no fake name
Needs
Improvement
3 or more
answers to the
questions are
missing
1-2 answers to
the questions
are missing
3 or more
answers to the
questions are
missing
Author had
some trouble
weaving the
facts together in
a story
Author made
little of no
attempt to
weave the facts
together in a
story
Much of the
diary entry
contains
information
inconsistent
with the group’s
town
Three or more
sketches are
less detailed/
meaningful
Comic strip is
three or less
boxes long
There are 6 or
more spelling/
grammar
mistakes
Little or none of
the diary entry
is easy to read