Name:______________________________ Class Period_______

Date:___________

Where I Started
Directions: Create a 6-10page booklet titled “Where I Stared.” The book is to chronicle
your own prenatal development and birth experiences. Begin by interviewing your
parents about your Mother’s pregnancy with you and your first days of life; if possible
obtaining pictures of your mother when she was pregnant and of yourself as a newborn.
Convert the interviews into written narratives and include them in the book along with
your photographs and other illustrations.

Grading Criterion:

 5 Pictures/illustrations (graphics, photographs, clip art, internet pictures)

 1 Photograph of you as a newborn or your Mom during your pregnancy
 3 Personal stories about your birth (ask your Mom, Dad, Grandparents, etc.)
Ex. Did your Mom crave certain foods? How long was your Mother in
labor? Did you have any hair when you were born? Was there anything
unique about your birth?
 6-10pgs in length
 Creativity
 Story is concise, fluent, readable, absent of spelling and grammar mistakes.

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Almost all facts Most facts presented in There are several

Accuracy of All facts presented in
presented in the story the story are accurate factual errors in
Facts the story are accurate.
are accurate. (at least 70%). the story.

All of the written

requirements (6-10 Most (about 75%) of the
Almost all (about 90%) Many
pages, 5 graphics-at written requirements
Requirements the written requirements
least one of you as were met, but several
requirements were met. were not met.
baby, 3 personal were not.
stories) were met.
The story contains The story contains a The story contains a There is little
many creative details few creative details few creative details evidence of
and/or descriptions that and/or descriptions that and/or descriptions, but creativity in the
Creativity contribute to the contribute to the they distract from the story. The author
reader's enjoyment. reader's enjoyment. story. The author has does not seem to
The author has really The author has used tried to use his have used much
used his imagination. his imagination. imagination. imagination.
Spelling and There are no spelling There is one spelling or There are 2-3 spelling The final draft has
Punctuation or punctuation errors in punctuation error in the and punctuation errors more than 3
the final draft. final draft. in the final draft. spelling and
Character and place punctuation
names that the author errors.
invented are spelled
consistently
Name:______________________________ Class Period_______
Date:___________

throughout.