COMICS-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL UNIT – RUBRIC FOR FORM

Authored by Gene Yang (http://www.geneyang.com)

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Panel Sizes & Consistent use of Some examples One or two Panel sizes and
Shots panel size and/or of using panel examples of the framing of
shots to size and/or shots using panel size shots confuse,
emphasize the to emphasize the and/or shots to rather than add
information information emphasize the to, the story.
and/or emotional and/or emotional information
content of the content of the and/or emotional
work. work. content of the
work.

Transitions & Most panel-to- Some panel-to- One or two Most panel-to-
Layout panel transitions panel transitions examples of well- panel transitions
are well-planned are well-planned planned panel- are random and
and appropriate and appropriate to-panel haphazard.
to the information to the information transitions. Panel order and
and/or emotions and/or emotions Panel order and word balloon
conveyed. Panel conveyed. Panel word balloon order within
order and word order and word order within panels are
balloon order balloon order panels are consistently
within panels are within panels are sometimes confusing.
always clear. usually clear. confusing.

Artwork The artwork is The artwork is The artwork is The artwork is

consistently usually readable sometimes illegible. Many of
readable and and illegible. Two of the characters
understandable. understandable. the characters look the same.
Characters are Characters are look the same. The art style
always usually The art style contradicts the
distinguishable distinguishable neither adds to tone of the story.
from one from one nor takes away
another. The art another. The art from the tone of
style closely style loosely the story.
matches the tone matches the tone
of the story. of the story.

Writing No misspelled Only one or two A few misspelled Many misspelled

words or misspelled words words or words and/or
grammatical or grammatical grammatical grammatical
errors. errors. errors. errors.

Lettering Lettering is neat Lettering is Lettering is Letter is illegible.

and legible. adequate. Ample somewhat Lettering is
Ample space is space is usually messy. Some consistently
always given to given to the examples of crammed into
the lettering in lettering in word lettering word balloons
word balloons balloons and crammed into and captions.
and captions. captions. word balloons
and captions.