1 

Novice

2 

Developing

3 

Proficient

4 

Accomplished

5 

Exemplary

Design & Creativity

Student used only default settings for optional features rather than customizing their game design.

Student used 1-2 customizations or optional features in their game.

Student customized 3-5 optional features in their game, such as themes and map size.

Student customized 6-8 optional features in their game, such as themes and map size.

Student added more than 8 optional game elements, making their game vary widely from the default.

Coding Concepts

Student did not complete any of the in-game goals for their final project code.

Student completed half of the in-game goals for their final project code.

Student completed all the in-game goals for their final project code, including implementing sequences & loops.

Student completed all in-game goals and incorporated some additional sequences in their final project code.

Student completed all in-game goals and incorporated many additional sequences and loops in their final project code.

Rules and Instructions

No written rules or instructions were provided.

Student wrote a short note on how to play the game, but did not include rules or instructions.

Student wrote limited rules or instructions for the player to play the game.

Student wrote some rules and instructions for the player to play the game.

Student wrote informative and descriptive rules and instructions for the player to successfully play and complete the game. 

Items and Obstacles

Student did not include any additional items or obstacles in their game for customization.

Student included 1-4 items and obstacles in their game. 

Student included minimal 5-8 items and obstacles that made the game interesting.

Student included 9-12 items and obstacles in their game.

Student included more than 12 items and obstacles in the game that made it interesting and varied.

1 

Novice

2 

Developing

3 

Proficient

4 

Accomplished

5 

Exemplary

Design & Creativity

Student used only default settings for optional features rather than customizing their game design.

Student used 1-2 customizations or optional features in their game.

Student customized 3-5 optional features in their game, such as adding more characters and dialogue.

Student customized 6-8 optional features in their game.

Student added more than 8 optional game elements, making their game vary widely from the default.

Coding Concepts

Student did not complete all the in-game goals for their final project code.

Student completed half of the in-game goals for their final project code.

Student completed all the in-game goals for their final project code, including implementing variables and conditionals.

Student completed all in-game goals and incorporated some additional sequences in their final project code.

Student completed all in-game goals and incorporated additional variables and conditionals to add to complexity of their final project code.

Story Flow

No evidence of a story and no user input implemented into the story. 

Story was limited and had no user input implemented into the story. 

Story was brief and had some unexplained logic for user input and overall storyline.

Story was developed and included thought out choices for user input.

Story was well-developed, coherent and easy to follow, all choices given to the user were logical to the story and well planned.

Characters

Student did not integrate any characters into their story.

Student integrated 1-2 characters, and did not have any scene changes in their story.

Student integrated 3-4 characters and had limited scene changes in their story.

Student developed 3-4 characters and had scene changes to make the story interesting.

Student integrated more than 4 characters and varied scenes into their story, making it outstanding.