Character Interview Rubric Name:

Advanced Proficient Almost There Not Yet

I can balance Author proves Author has Author has There are very
factual details they have done incorporated included some few (if any) details
with creative thorough research specific, accurate details that sound that prove the
details. by incorporating a details about accurate, but they author
rich variety of topics relevant to are obvious & do understands
historical, slavery not prove slavery.
geographical, and throughout their understanding.
authentic details. interview.
I can use Character goes out Character Character Ideas are
organization in of his/her way to introduces topic at elaborates unorganized and
my writing to reveal their beginning of (explains details or difficult to follow
guide my personality or response, then tells a story), but OR are lacking
audience through history through elaborates skips the prompt elaboration (too
my ideas. organized (explains details or or ends abruptly thin).
responses. tells a story), and
ends the response
with a conclusion.
I can use Character is Character speaks Character sounds Character is not
appropriate voice convincing in an engaging convincing in convincing due to
in my writing to because he or she way that is some parts, but in insincere,
bring my sounds authentic appropriate and other parts they distracting, or
character to life. in creatively realistic for their sound fake, silly, inauthentic
effective ways age, gender, role, or flat. voice.
(and doesnt rely etc.
too much on
dialect).
I can edit my Character Character Character Character
writing for interview is interview is easy interview interview is
conventions to formatted neatly. to follow. formatting could messy. Questions
ensure clarity. Questions are Questions are set use some are difficult to find
easily identified as apart from improvement (font because they are
separate from responses. Author choice or size; too similar or close
responses. Fonts uses an easy to layout of to responses.
and styles are easy read font. A few questions and There are many
to read. Errors in errors in spelling, responses; errors in spelling,
spelling, capitalization, paragraphing). punctuation,
capitalization, punctuation, and There are several capitalization, or
punctuation, and grammar are errors in spelling, grammar.
grammar are rare. present, but they capitalization,
do not distract punctuation, and
from the overall grammar that are
quality of the impacting the
product. quality of the
work.