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TASK: Tall Tale Story

DEFINED TASK: Students will make up a tall tale about how a land form or body of water was first made.


Tall Tale Rubric

Criteria

Excellent (3)

Adequate (2)

Less than Adequate (1)

Weighting
Contains facts or elements of truth about a land form that are exaggerated      

x8
Story has beginning, middle, end        
Uses basic paragraph structure - main idea and supporting details        
Uses creative and original thoughts        
Mechanics and conventions (punctuation, caps.)        
Name on paper

Yes (1)

No (0)

    

 ** Note: You may receive a maximum of 40 points on this assignment. It will be translated into the following scale:

    TOTAL POINTS:  EXCELLENT= 18-20 points
                            GOOD= 16-17 points
                            SATISFACTORY= 14-15 points
                            NEEDS IMPROVEMENT= 13 and below

+ _______
    20

 
 
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