Viking Project
Summary: Your final product will be a creative story book about Viking explorations. The story will focus
on one main character (a Viking). The story book must reference historical facts in order to show
evidence of understanding the Viking unit. The story must also be creative and well-organized in order
to show evidence of Language Arts literacy and writing skills.
Length: The story book should be around 1.5-3 pages typed.
The story book must be double spaced.
Times New Roman font. Black ink.
Visuals: Cover page [full name, period, date, title of story] AND writing [1.5-3 pages typed]
Step 1:
Choose a MAIN CHARACTER (a Viking). The character can be real or made up.
Step 2:
Research as much as you can about Viking’s explorations, everyday lives, conquests…etc.
In your story be sure to include:
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Get all the basics. Where was he born, lived, married etc….
When did he start his adventures? Why was he exploring?
Explain a few journeys or famous events he was a part of.
What challenges did he have to overcome? (Climax of the story)
Step 3:
Create a basic theme and story-line
Create a list of characters
Create a basic introduction,
Create a plot,
Create a conclusion.
Step 4:
Write a rough draft of the story. (Hand written)
Proofread and fix any errors on your rough draft
Step 5:
Create a few picture pages to go along with your story. Draw or print them off the internet.
Include Color.
Step 6:
Type a final draft.
Staple cover page, picture pages, and typed story all together.
Length: The story book should be around 1.5-3 pages typed.
The story book must be double spaced.
Times New Roman font. Black ink.
Visuals: Cover page [full name, period, date, title of story]
AND writing [1.5-3 pages typed]
You will be graded according to the rubric.
Rubric
Rubric
Criteria
10
8
6
4
2
Story
Story is
exceptionally
well written;
information is
thought
provoking and
accurate.
Student makes
excellent use of
organization of
the information.
The story has a
clear theme,
introduction,
plot, and
conclusion.
Story
demonstrates a
clear
understanding
of the subject
matter.
Flow of story
could be
improved and
writing could
be more
thorough.
Story reflects
minimal
understanding
of the subject.
Story is
incomplete or
inaccurate.
Student’s
writing is well
organized and
the information
is relevant to
the subject. The
story has a
theme,
introduction,
plot, and
conclusion.
Some details are
used and are
relevant to the
subject/topic
matter.
Student’s
writing is
organized, but,
needs more
information.
The story has
an unclear
theme,
introduction,
plot, and
conclusion.
Somewhat
uses details to
support
writing.
Writing is
somewhat
organized; does
not help clarify
information.
The story has
some but not all
essential
elements.
Writing is
poorly
organized and
lacks important
information.
The story lacks
a theme,
introduction,
plot, and
conclusion.
Minimal details
or examples are
used in the
writing.
No clear details
or examples
are included in
the writing.
No more than 35 spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Student showed
effort and
dedication
throughout the
task/project.
Student
presented the
project and
showed relevant
evidence of
practicing and
research.
No more than
6-8 spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Student
showed some
effort and
dedication
throughout the
task/project.
Student
presented the
project
however is
lacked clear
evidence of
research and
practicing.
No more than 910 spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Student lacked
consistent effort
and dedication
throughout the
task/project.
Student
presented the
project with
little to no
evidence of
practicing and
research.
More than 10
spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Student did not
show
dedication
throughout the
task/project.
Student was
off-task
throughout
project and
presentation.
Organization
of
Information
Supporting
Details
Spelling and
Grammar
Preparation
and
Presentation
Total:
Details clearly
support the
writing and
show a clear
understanding
of the
subject/topic.
No more than 2
spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Student showed
consistent effort
and dedication
throughout the
task/project.
Student
presented the
project clearly,
and showed
evidence of
practicing and
research.