ENG 520 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric Overview: In Module Five, you will submit your draft character sketches and profiles and introduce your two main characters (Section IV of your final project). These character sketches will include who these characters are individually and how they connect to one another in the story. The draft will provide in-depth sketches of your main character(s), detailing the defining traits and function(s) of each character. Characters will also be defined by the archetypal role they play within the story, and how that role contributes to your chosen story themes. The draft for this assignment will focus on unique and defining character details and backstories that will be significant or revealed within your proposed story. Review the How to Create a Character Profile article and the Eight Steps to Writing Interesting and Complex Characters (5:08) and Screenwriting: Great Character Profiles (4:44) videos for help in creating your character sketches and profiles. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: 1. Character Description: Provide an in-depth sketch of each main character, offering unique and defining details. Consider both the character’s physical appearance and psychological makeup. 2. Defining Traits: Highlight the defining traits of each character, keeping characters believable. 3. Function: Describe the function of each character within the story (such as whether your character is the protagonist, antagonist, narrator, speaker, etc.). Make sure to provide details to support and clarify each character’s function. 4. Backstories: Offer unique and defining backstories for a character where appropriate. 5. Archetypal Role and Theme: Provide a description of the archetypal role the character will play within the story. How does this archetype best embody the specific theme(s) you have chosen? What qualities or actions of your archetypal character relate to this theme? 6. Generalizations: Within your character sketch, make sure to avoid clichés and stereotyping. Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should be approximately 3–5 pages in length with double spacing. Refer to the provided links for guidance in drafting your character sketches and profiles. Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Character Description Provides an in-depth and detailed sketch of each character Introduces characters but description lacks in details Does not provide a sketch of each character 20 Defining Traits Highlights defining traits of each character, keeping characters believable Does not thoroughly highlight defining traits of each character, or is lacking detail so that characters are not believable Does not highlight defining traits of each character 15 Function Describes the function of each character, offering supporting details Describes the function of .

1. ENG 520 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: In Module Five, you will submit your draft character
sketches and profiles and introduce your two main characters
(Section IV of your final project).
These character sketches will include who these characters are
individually and how they connect to one another in the story.
The draft will provide in-depth
sketches of your main character(s), detailing the defining traits
and function(s) of each character. Characters will also be
defined by the archetypal role they play
within the story, and how that role contributes to your chosen
story themes. The draft for this assignment will focus on unique
and defining character details
and backstories that will be significant or revealed within your
proposed story. Review the How to Create a Character Profile
article and the Eight Steps to
Writing Interesting and Complex Characters (5:08) and
Screenwriting: Great Character Profiles (4:44) videos for help
in creating your character sketches and
profiles.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
1. Character Description: Provide an in-depth sketch of each
main character, offering unique and defining details. Consider
both the character’s physical
appearance and psychological makeup.

2. 2. Defining Traits: Highlight the defining traits of each
character, keeping characters believable.
3. Function: Describe the function of each character within the
story (such as whether your character is the protagonist,
antagonist, narrator, speaker,
etc.). Make sure to provide details to support and clarify each
character’s function.
4. Backstories: Offer unique and defining backstories for a
character where appropriate.
5. Archetypal Role and Theme: Provide a description of the
archetypal role the character will play within the story. How
does this archetype best embody
the specific theme(s) you have chosen? What qualities or
actions of your archetypal character relate to this theme?
6. Generalizations: Within your character sketch, make sure to
avoid clichés and stereotyping.
Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should be
approximately 3–5 pages in length with double spacing. Refer to
the provided links for guidance in
drafting your character sketches and profiles.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%)
Not Evident (0%) Value
Character
Description
Provides an in-depth and
detailed sketch of each
character

3. Introduces characters but
description lacks in details
Does not provide a sketch of
each character
20
Defining Traits Highlights defining traits of each
character, keeping characters
believable
Does not thoroughly highlight
defining traits of each character,
or is lacking detail so that
characters are not believable
Does not highlight defining traits
of each character
15
Function Describes the function of each
character, offering supporting
details
Describes the function of each
character, but lacks detail or is
not reasonable
Does not describe the function
of each character
15

4. http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/jun98/how-to-create-a-
character-profile-6986
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MozMgyppTjM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MozMgyppTjM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jRNcd-TXOw
Backstories Offers unique and defining
backstories for characters where
necessary, consistent with world
building and plot
Offers backstories for
characters, but they are not
unique or defining, lack detail, or
are inconsistent with world
building and plot
Does not offer backstories for
characters
15
Archetypal Role
and Theme
Describes the archetypal role the
character will play within the
story, with supporting details as
to how that role contributes to
author’s chosen theme(s)
Describes the archetypal role the
character will play within the

5. story, but lacks supporting
details or cohesiveness with
regard to how that role
contributes to the author’s
chosen themes
Does not describe the archetypal
role the character will play
within the story or how it
contributes to theme
20
Generalizations Within character sketch, avoids
generalizations such as clichés
and stereotyping
Character sketches are mostly
unique, but contain limited
generalizations such as clichés
and stereotyping
Character sketches are
comprised mainly of
generalizations such as clichés
and stereotyping
5
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization

6. Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
10
Total 100%