How I Grade/Character Sketch Rubric
Character Sketch Rubric/ Name_________
____ 0-5 pts. Title
____ 0-10 Interesting Topic sentences
____ 0-20 Visual Imagery (metaphors, similes, “pictures”) and using concrete details to create them
____ 0-10 Grammatical correctness (sketch is free of sentence fragments., comma splices, and run-ons)
_____ 0-10 sentence variety: use of sentences with different structures
(simple, compound, complex, compound/complex)
_____ 0-15 word choice, mature phrasing, free of clichés and overused words like interesting, good, bad, big, nice, small, beautiful etc.
_____ 0-5 transitions (when necessary) between paragraphs and sentences
____ 0-15 Wrap-up/ The Impact this character has had on you.
_____ 0-10 general success/entertainment value of the sketch– Do we have sense of the character? Did we enjoy our time in it?
_____________/100 Total
