Language A Myth Rubric
Key Traits
ORGANIZATION
Content
9-10
7-8
5-6
3-4
1-2
• The myth is organized effectively
• The myth is organized logically
• The myth generally is
• The myth generally is
• An organizational strategy is not
and logically with a beginning,
with a beginning, middle, and
organized logically but a
organized logically but a
used; events are presented
middle, and ending.
ending.
few events are out of order.
few events are out of order
randomly.
• A variety of transitions logically
• Transitions logically show the
• A few more transitions are
or missing.
• Few, if any, transitions are used.
show the order of events.
order of events.
needed or they are
• Transitions are rarely
repetitive.
used.
• The myth thoroughly explains how
• The myth explains how the subject
• The myth partially
• The myth barely explains
• The myth does not explain how
the subject came to exist.
came to exist.
explains how the subject
how the subject came to
the subject came to exist.
• The relevant elements of a myth a
• The relevant elements of a myth--a
came to exist.
exist.
• Nothing in the writing sets it apart
supernatural event, an intervention
supernatural event, an intervention
• Two elements of a myth
• Only one element of a
as a myth.
of gods, and an explanation of
of gods, and an explanation of
are included.
myth are included.
• Descriptive details are irrelevant
nature are developed with vivid
nature--are developed with
• Some descriptive details
• Few descriptive details
or missing.
imagination.
imagination.
help tell the story, but main
help tell the story, and the
• Descriptive details dramatically
• Descriptive details help tell the
events could be more
main events are
help tell the story and create
story and create pictures of the
vividly portrayed.
unimaginative.
memorable pictures of the events,
events, characters, and settings.
characters, and settings.
Style, Language
and Mechanics
• Dialogue is used logically and
• Dialogue is used logically with few
•Dialogue is forced in a few
• Dialogue is not often
• Dialogue is not used.
effectively with proper mechanics.
mistakes in mechanics.
places with several
used. When it is used, there
• Spelling, capitalization, and
• Spelling, capitalization, and
• Spelling, capitalization, and
mistakes in mechanics.
are many mistakes in
punctuation are incorrect
punctuation are correct.
punctuation are mostly correct.
• Several spelling,
mechanics.
throughout.
• Grammar and usage are correct.
• Grammar and usage are mostly
capitalization, and
• Frequent spelling,
• Many grammatical and usage
• Word Wall words are used
correct.
punctuation mistakes
capitalization, and
errors change the meaning of the
effectively and correctly.
• Word Wall words are used
occur.
punctuation mistakes.
writer’s ideas.
correctly.
• Grammar and usage are
• Grammar and usage are
• Word Wall words are not used.
not always correct, but the
not always correct, and it
writer’s ideas are still clear.
makes the story difficult to
• Several mistakes when
understand.
using Word Wall words.
• Few Word Wall words are
used correctly.