fan fiction grading rubric:
Prose Component:
Excellent:
The piece of fan fiction demonstrates a close and critical reading of the text used to create the work. The fan fiction takes advantage of literary elements, such as conflict, climax, and resolution to tell a story of an alternative universe, an alternative ending, a crossover, or another literary fan fiction devise. The piece of fan fiction demonstrates strong character development and plot creativity, while adhering to the page requirements.
Satisfactory:
The piece of fan fiction tells a story of an alternative universe, alternative ending, a crossover, or another literary fan fiction device. However, the story lacks necessary aspects of summary from the original text that allow a reader to contextualize the story. The prose may omit key aspects of a character or the story and/or the prose does not meet the necessary page requirements.
Unsatisfactory:
The author of the fan fiction text did not present to the reader a close and critical reading of the original text. Therefore, the piece of fan fiction does not effectively construct a plot of characters in a meaningful way. The fan fiction piece is either too short and does develop a coherent storyline or the reader remains confused as to what literary fan fiction device the author chose, i.e. alternative ending, crossover, etc.
Process Work:
Excellent:
The piece of fan fiction demonstrates a close and critical reading of the text used to create the work. The fan fiction takes advantage of literary elements, such as conflict, climax, and resolution to tell a story of an alternative universe, an alternative ending, a crossover, or another literary fan fiction devise. The piece of fan fiction demonstrates strong character development and plot creativity, while adhering to the page requirements.
Satisfactory:
The final project lacks evidence of thorough development of the process the writer underwent to create the final piece of fan fiction, such as no prior drafts with peer comments or no evidence of what the writer did to create the new literacies component. The new literacies component is not included with the final project or is made difficult to find or access in a digital, online space.
Unsatisfactory:
The writer has no evidence of process work and only submits a final project. The fan fiction writer did not turn in a portfolio and does not have prior drafts with peer comments, or fails to contribute in workshop. The writer has not worked as a collaborator with their peers to be useful to others within the writing community.
Style & Conventions:
Excellent:
The prose is clear, understandable, and has few grammatical or conventional errors
Satisfactory:
The prose, as a whole, would benefit from careful proofreading and editing for clarity.
Unsatisfactory:
Grammar mistakes and readability obstruct the readers understanding of the prose.
Digital/New Literacies component:
Excellent:
The project includes a digital and/or new literacies component, such as an audio recording (e.g. song (.mp3, .wav), Podcast), a video (movie trailer, music video, interpretive dance), presents a live theatrical performance, or creates some other form of expression beyond the written, printed page. The new literacies form of expression enacts and accompanies the prose component and an overall depth of thought, concern, and creativity,
Satisfactory:
The project includes a digital and/or new literacies component, but lacks an overall depth of thought, concern, and creativity. Either the author and composer of the digital and/or new literacies text did not take the time to smooth out the rough edges of an audio or visual production or he or she does not effectively show his or her audience the relevance of their content to the prose component and the original text in which the fan fiction is based.
Unsatisfactory:
The project does not include a digital and/or new literacies component or the digital and/or new literacies component fails to demonstrate any constructive thought or connection to the prose component and the original text in which the fan fiction was based. The digital and/or new literacies text makes inappropriate suggestions and commentary to subject matters that could be potentially harmful for readers and viewers within the writing community.