Graphic Novel Writing : The Arrival

Teacher Name: Mr. Slatten

Student Name:

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CATEGORY
Creativity

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3
The story contains many The story contains a few
creative details and/or
creative details using
creatuvitiy used in the
pictures and/or words
combination of pictures that contribute to the
and/or words that
reader's enjoyment. The
contribute to the reader's author has used his
enjoyment. The author imagination.
has really used his
imagination.

2
The story contains a few
creative details using
pictures and/or words,
but they distract from the
story. The author has
tried to use his
imagination.

Characters

The main characters are

named and clearly
described in text as well
as pictures. Most
readers could describe
the characters
accurately.

The main characters are

named. The reader
knows very little about
the characters.

Illustrations

Original illustrations are Original illustrations are Original illustrations

detailed, attractive,
somewhat detailed,
relate to the text on the
creative and relate to the attractive, and relate to page.
text on the page.
the text on the page.

The main characters are

named and described
and/or drawen. Most
readers would have
some idea of what the
characters looked like.

Focus on Assigned
Topic

Most of the story is

related to the assigned
topic. The story wanders
off at one point, but the
reader can still learn
something about the
topic.
There are no spelling or There is one spelling or
punctuation errors in the punctuation error in the
final draft. Character and final draft.
place names that the
author invented are
spelled consistently
throughout.
Several action verbs
Several action verbs are
(active voice) are used used to describe what is
to describe what is
happening in the story,
happening in the story. but the word choice
The story seems
doesn\'t make the story
exciting!
as exciting as it could
be.
The story is very well
The story is pretty well
organized. One idea or organized. One idea or
scene follows another in scene may seem out of
a logical sequence with place. Clear transitions
clear transitions.
are used.

Some of the story is

related to the assigned
topic, but a reader does
not learn much about the
topic.

Problem/Conflict

It is very easy for the

reader to understand the
problem the main
characters face and why
it is a problem.

It is fairly easy for the

reader to understand the
problem the main
characters face and why
it is a problem.

It is fairly easy for the

reader to understand the
problem the main
characters face but it is
not clear why it is a
problem.

Title Page

Title page has a pictures

or fancy lettering, has
the title, author's name
and the year.

Title page has the title,

author\'s name,
illustrator\'s name, and
the year.

Title page has the 3 of

the 4 required elements.

Setting

Many vivid, descriptive

words/Pictures are used
to tell when and where
the story took place.

Some vivid, pictures

and/or descriptive words
are used to tell the
audience when and
where the story took
place.

The reader can figure

out when and where the
story took place, but the
author didn\'t supply
much detail.

Spelling and
Punctuation

Action

Organization

The entire story is

related to the assigned
topic and allows the
reader to understand
much more about the
topic.

There are 2-3 spelling

and punctuation errors in
the final draft.

A variety of verbs
(passive voice) are used
and describe the action
accurately but not in a
very exciting way.
The story is a little hard
to follow. The transitions
are sometimes not clear.

Neatness

The final draft of the

story is readable, clean,
neat and attractive. It is
free of erasures and
crossed-out words. It
looks like the author
took great pride in it.

The final draft of the

story is readable, neat
and attractive. It may
have one or two
erasures, but they are
not distracting. It looks
like the author took
some pride in it.

The final draft of the

story is readable and
some of the pages are
attractive. It looks like
parts of it might have
been done in a hurry.

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There is little evidence of
creativity in the story
using pictures and/or
words. The author does
not seem to have used
much imagination.

It is hard to tell who the

main characters are.

Illustrations are not

present OR they are not
original.

No attempt has been

made to relate the story
to the assigned topic.

The final draft has more

than 3 spelling and
punctuation errors.

Little variety seen in the

verbs that are used. The
story seems a little
boring.

Ideas and scenes seem

to be randomly
arranged.

It is not clear what

problem the main
characters face.

Title page has fewer

than 3 of the required
elements.

The reader has trouble

figuring out when and
where the story took
place.

The final draft is not neat

or attractive. It looks like
the student just wanted
to get it done and didn\'t
care what it looked like.