Legends Marking Guide

Characters /2
-characters match the problem in the story
-characters have been introduced
Setting

/2
-the setting is described
-the setting is appropriate for the context of the story

Natural Phenomenon /2
-the legend addresses a natural phenomenon
Beginning /2
-the situation is appropriately described (what was it like before the phenomenon was
changed)
Middle

/2
-describes what the characters do to try and change the phenomenon or describes the
events that occur to create the natural phenomenon

End

/2
-explains the reason for the natural phenomenon

Structure /2
-the events of the story are in order
-3 paragraph format is used
Capitals /1
-the legend has the proper use of capitals
Periods

/1
-the legend has the proper use of periods

Spelling /1
-the legend has proper spelling
Grammar /1
-the legend is free of grammatical error