Name:_______________________________Date:__________________________Section:____________
1st 6 Weeks Project Details/Rubric—6th grade--2016
**THIS IS A READING TEST GRADE! NO EXCUSES!!**
CREATIVITY COUNTS!
In your neatest handwriting or typed, write an original fable. Your fable must include all of the characteristics of a fable (see handouts
in red binder) and must be a minimum of one page in length but no longer than two pages. This portion is worth 30 points of your total
project grade with the remainder coming from the work detailed below.
On the back of this paper, create an eye-catching “book cover” for a NEW ORIGINAL fable that you’ve created. You must include
the following items:
The title of your fable – 10 points
The moral of your fable- 15 points
A summary (synopsis) of your fable (what happens in your story? Get the reader’s attention!)–15 points
An illustration of the characters in your fable—10 points
An example of the Universal Theme in your fable—10 points
Fully colored/Neatness/Quality/Effort—10 points
Total Points Received:____________________
Missing Projects: If, by the day of the scantron test, a student who had signed up for the project does not have their final product,
they will automatically be required to take the scantron test.
Late Projects:
Per classroom rules and procedures given to you at the beginning of the year, 10 points will be taken off your project grade for each
day that it is late:
If late, date received:______________________
**Your project is due on September 21st **
**THIS IS A READING TEST GRADE! NO EXCUSES!!**
Suggestions: Use other book covers or even movie posters as a reference. Don’t make a direct copy of these reference
materials but use them as inspiration. Be creative!
Universal Theme- An idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences or geographic location. It is a central
idea about the human condition and deals with basic human concerns. For example, peace, faith, family, fear, and love are
considered universal themes because they can be experienced by any human being “regardless of cultural differences or
geographic location.”
*This 6 weeks students have the option to choose between completing this project or completing a scantron test in
place of their project for a reading test grade. This decision must be made by Friday, September 9th.*