Rubric for Comic Strip

Choose several parts of your chosen novel (or summarize the story) to recreate in a
comic strip or graphic novel. Use colorful drawings to portray what has happened in the
story. Also, use dialogue bubbles to express what the characters are saying or feeling.
Your comic should include at least 20 frames and address literary elements such as
plot, setting, theme, conflict, and characterization.

4 3 2 1

Creativity The pictures and All but 1 of the All but 2 of the More than 2 of
captions reflect an pictures and pictures and the pictures and
exceptional degree of captions reflect an captions reflect an captions reflect
student creativity. exceptional exceptional degree little degree of
There is great degree of student of student student
attention to detail. creativity. creativity. creativity.

Theme All 20 panels relate to Only 15 panels Only 10 panels Less than 10
the theme. relate to the relate to the panels relate to
theme. theme. the theme.

Characters The main characters The main The main It is hard to tell
and Dialogue are clearly identified, characters are characters are who the main
and their actions and clearly identified, identified but not characters are.
dialogue are well- and their actions well developed and
matched to each and dialogue their actions and
other. match most of the dialogue are too
time. general.
Landscape Landscape and props Landscape and Landscape and Landscape and
and Props are directly related to props are directly props are generally props seem
the theme or purpose related to the related to the randomly chosen
of the comic and theme or purpose theme or purpose OR distract the
enhance of the comic. of the comic. reader.
understanding of the
scene.
Spelling, There are no spelling, There are 1-3 There are 4-5 There are more
Punctuation, punctuation, or spelling, spelling, than 5 spelling,
grammar errors. punctuation, or punctuation, and punctuation, and
and Grammar grammar errors. grammar errors. grammar errors.

Total points=________________ x 4 =___________________ / 100 points

Final Grade=______________________________