Narrative Final Assignment:

Historical Elements
1
There are hints of a
historical element(s)
present.

Organization/Plot
Grammar
Characters
1
1
1
There is no clear
Many errors that
Contains two or
order; narrative does distract the reader
fewer characters,
not follow the five
from understanding main character is
elements of the plot the narrative.
not clear.
diagram.
2
2
2
2
1 historical element Contains at least
Contains some
Contains two or
is present and can
three elements of
errors, reader can
more characters, the
be recognized.
the plot diagram;
understand the
main character is
may not be in the
narrative.
somewhat clear.
correct order.
3
3
3
3
2 or more historical Contains all five
Contains little to no Contains all five
elements are present elements of the plot errors. Very clear
characters with a
and recognizable.
diagram in a clearly understanding of the clear main character.
recognizable order.
narrative.
Students will write a 7 paragraph historical narrative for their final project for this unit.
This narrative needs to be fictional and related to the topic: The Age of Exploration.
Students will have covered this material in their Social Studies class and will have plenty
of information on the subject. This paper MUST have: 5 characters/with 1 character
being the main character, 2 clearly recognizable historical elements (setting, character, or
events), and a story line that covers the five points on the plot line.