CATEGORY 10 Excellent 9-8 Good 7-6 Satisfactory 5-0 Needs Improvement

Required Elements Comic Strip includes all Comic Strip includes all Comic Strip includes all One or more required
required elements as well as required elements and one required elements. elements is missing from the
a few additional elements. additional element. comic strip.

Content - Accuracy All facts in the comic are 99-90% of the facts in the 89-80% of the facts in the Fewer than 80% of the facts
accurate. comic are accurate. comic are accurate. in the comic are accurate.

Organization Original illustrations are
detailed, attractive, creative
and relate to the text on the
page.
Clarity/ Neatness/ Comic Strip is easy to read,
Organization and all elements are clearly
written and drawn. All
information is organized
appropriately.
Spelling, Grammar & No spelling errors
Proofreading
Dialogue/ Text There is an appropriate
amount of dialogue and text
to bring the characters to life
and it is always clear which
character is speaking.
Original illustrations are
somewhat detailed,
attractive, and relate to the
text on the page.
Comic Strip is easy to read,
and most elements are
clearly written and drawn.
Most information is
organized appropriately.
No more than 1 spelling
error
There is too much dialogue
and text in this story, but it
is always clear which
character is speaking.
Original illustrations relate
to the text on the page.
Comic Strip is somewhat
easy to read, and some
elements are clearly written
and drawn. Some
information is organized
appropriately.
No more than 3 spelling
errors
There is not quite enough
dialogue or text in this story, character is speaking.
but it is always clear which
character is speaking.
Illustrations are not present,
OR they are not original.
Organization of material is
confusing to the reader.
Comic Strip is hard to read,
and few elements are clearly
written and drawn.
Several spelling errors
It is not clear which

Comic Strip Rubric

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