Character (Auto)Biography!
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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Voice
Your character does not come through in this writing. This character is largely based on cliché and indistinguishable from stereotype.
Your character is recognizable and mostly believable. Parts of the character are unclear or indistinguishable from yourself.
Your character is recognizable, fairly unique, and believable. The character is reasonably free of cliché, and will be clear when performed.
Loud and clear! Your character is recognizable, unique, and believable. Great effort was put in to turning a name on paper into a real person.
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Detail
This biography is lacking in unique or relevant details. There is little evidence that you have used the script, and this paper shows low knowledge of your character.
This biography has some unique and relevant details, but the character's background has obvious gaps. The script and your imagination were used, but not to their fullest potential.
This biography has several unique and relevant details. Your character has a firm background, with fair use of script and imagination.
This biography is jam-packed with unique and relevant details. Your character is a solid, three-dimensional person with a firm background in the script and your imagination.
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Creativity and Flow
Your writing is choppy and inconsistent. There is little evidence of logical progression, and ties to your character are often irrelevant.
Your writing is fairly consistent, and there seems to be a logical, if not always clear, progression in your thoughts. There are some connections to your character, but they are mainly superficial.
Your writing is smooth and controlled, but lacks variation. There is a clear progression in your thoughts, and there are strong connections to your character.
You have taken risks to enhance the quality and flow of your writing. Your biography shows a clear and logical progression, with strong connections to your character.
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Mechanics
There are many spelling and grammatical errors, or there are a few very obvious and distracting errors. You rarely use descriptive language well.
There are some spelling and grammatical errors, but they are generally not distracting to the reader. You sometimes use descriptive language
There are few spelling and grammatical errors. You are generally quite descriptive in your writing.
There are no spelling or grammatical errors. Your use of language is often elegant, and always descriptive!
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Assessment (Teacher Section)
The writer has not (1) assessed, or (2) edited his or her work, or has done neither.
The writer has partially assessed and edited his or her work.
The writer has fully assessed, but only partially edited his or her work.
The writer has fully assessed and edited his or her work.
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