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Short Story Rubric 
Short Story Rubric
This is a rubric determining how well your short story was written.
Rubric Code: A7WA6W
By hickey
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Public Rubric
Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: (none)

Powered by iRubric Short Story Rubric
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Creativity

Poor

- The story has no creativity, and you don't want to read on at all.
Fair

- The story has some creativity, enough where you might want to read on.
Good

- The story has good creativity so you want to read on.
Excellent

- The story has such great creativity that you just want to keep on reading.
Setting

Poor

- You do not know where and when the story takes place, your completely lost.
Fair

- You somewhat know where and when things are taking place.
Good

- You know where and when things are taking place most of the time.
Excellent

- You know exactly where and when everything is taking place.

- The setting is described so well that you feel like you're there.
Detail

Poor

- The story is rarely described with good detail.

- You don't feel like you're in the story at all.
Fair

- The story is somewhat described with detail.

- You somewhat feel like you're in the story.
Good

- Most everything is described with interesting detail.

- You sometimes feel like you are in the story.
Excellent

- Everything is described with precise detail.

- You feel like you are watching a movie or you're in the story.
Character Description

Poor

- You hardly know anything about the character or what they look like.

- Know little about their personality.
Fair

- You know a little about the character.

- You somewhat know their personality.
Good

- You know about the characters, but some more description could have been used.

- You have a pretty good feel for their personality.
Excellent

- You get to know all about the characters and have a feel for "who' they are.

- You feel almost like you know the characters.
Paragraphs

Poor

Paragraphs are not clearly or effectively used or are not there.
Fair

Paragraphs are used but not always when they should be.
Good

Most of the time paragraphs are used effectively.
Excellent

Perfect use of paragraphs. Well done!
Spelling/Grammar

Poor

Has 10 or more spelling/grammar mistakes
Fair

Has 7-9 spelling/ grammar mistakes
Good

Has 3-6 spelling grammar mistakes
Excellent

Has 1-2 Spelling/Grammar mistakes
Beginning/Ending

Poor

Story has very poor introduction that does not capture your attention. Ending does not wrap up with a good conclusion.
Fair

Story has a slightly interesting opening. The ending narrowly wraps up the conflict in the story.
Good

The opening has good details however more could have been done.
The ending wraps up with a conclusion but it is not explained quite well enough.
Excellent

Excellent opening to the story that has great detail and captures the readers attention.
The closing solves the conflict and wraps up the plot very well.




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