Creative Project—Heart of Darkness
Criteria
25 pts. each
Advanced
(5)
21 pts. each
Approaching
Advanced
Reflection upon
Text
Critical and Creative Thinking
Clarity of Ideas
Grammar
&
Mechanics
Project conveys
detailed knowledge of
Heart of Darkness
through apt textual
references.
Project explores and expresses meaning
found within Heart of Darkness through
a creative medium and/or in creative
ways. Thinking goes far beyond and/or
below the surface of the story—to
explore, to convey and to communicate
complexity and depth.
Project explores and expresses meaning
found within Heart of Darkness through
a creative medium and/or in creative
ways. Thinking goes beyond and/or
below the surface of the story—to
explore, to convey and to communicate
complexity and depth.
Project expresses meaning found within
Heart of Darkness through a creative
medium and/or in creative ways.
Thinking attempts to go beyond and/or
below the surface of the story—to
explore, to convey and to communicate
complexity and depth.
Project attempts to expresses meaning
found within Heart of Darkness through
a creative medium and/or in creative
ways. Thinking fails to go beyond
and/or below the surface of the story.
Project barely attempts to expresses
meaning found within Heart of
Darkness through a creative medium
and/or in creative ways.
Project clearly and
insightfully offers
viewer/reader a way of (or
ways) of understanding or
viewing meaning(s) in
Heart of Darkness.
Demonstrates
a high level
of proficiency
in grammar
and
mechanics
Project clearly and
meaningfully offers
viewer/reader a way of (or
ways) of understanding or
viewing meaning(s) in
Heart of Darkness.
Demonstrates
proficiency in
grammar and
mechanics
Project clearly offers
viewer/reader a way of (or
ways) of understanding or
viewing meaning(s) in
Heart of Darkness.
Usually
demonstrates
proficiency in
grammar and
mechanics
Project lacks clarity and
cannot be comprehended
without additional
explanation by the
author/creator.
Project lacks clarity and
cannot be comprehended
without additional
explanation by the
author/creator.
Particularly
disorganized/faulty.
Inconsistently
demonstrates
proficiency in
grammar and
mechanics
Grammar and
mechanics
are deficient
Project conveys
thorough knowledge of
Heart of Darkness
through pertinent
textual references.
(4)
19 pts. each
Meets
Standard
Project conveys
adequate knowledge of
Heart of Darkness
through textual
reference(s).
(3)
16 pts. each
Basic
Project lacks adequate
knowledge of Heart of
Darkness and/or textual
reference.
(2)
0-15 pts.
each
Below Basic
(1)
Comments:
Project lacks adequate
knowledge of Heart of
Darkness and textual
reference.