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Original Short Story Rubric Rubric Code: CXXW7C By Munzy13 Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Category
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Title	Excellent Title is creative, sparks interest and is related to the story and topic.	Good Title is related to the story and topic.	Fair Title is present, but does not appear to be related to the story and topic.	Poor No title.
Introduction	Excellent First paragraph has a "grabber" or catchy beginning.	Good First paragraph has a weak "grabber."	Fair A catchy beginning was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy.	Poor No attempt was made to catch the reader's attention in the first paragraph.
Setting	Excellent Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place.	Good Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place.	Fair The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn't supply much detail.	Poor The reader has trouble figuring out when and where the story took place.
Characters	Excellent The main characters are named and clearly described in text as well as pictures. Most readers could describe the characters accurately.	Good The main characters are named and described. Most readers would have some idea of what the characters looked like.	Fair The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters.	Poor It is hard to tell who the main characters are.
Problem/Conflict	Excellent It is very easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.	Good It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.	Fair It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face but it is not clear why it is a problem.	Poor It is not clear what problem the main characters face.
Solution/Resolution	Excellent The solution to the character's problem is easy to understand, and is logical. There are no loose ends.	Good The solution to the character's problem is easy to understand, and is somewhat logical.	Fair The solution to the character's problem is a little hard to understand.	Poor No solution is attempted or it is impossible to understand.
Organization	Excellent The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions.	Good The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used.	Fair The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear.	Poor Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged.
Creativity	Excellent The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.	Good The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.	Fair The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination.	Poor There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.
Action	Excellent Several action verbs (active voice) are used to describe what is happening in the story. The story seems exciting!	Good Several action verbs are used to describe what is happening in the story, but the word choice doesn't make the story as exciting as it could be.	Fair A variety of verbs (passive voice) are used and describe the action accurately but not in a very exciting way.	Poor Little variety seen in the verbs that are used. The story seems a little boring.
Neatness	Excellent The final draft of the story is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it.	Good The final draft of the story is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks like the author took some pride in it.	Fair The final draft of the story is readable and some of the pages are attractive. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry.	Poor The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and didn't care what it looked like.
Spelling and Punctuation	Excellent There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.	Good There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft.	Fair There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft.	Poor The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.
Title Page	Excellent	Good	Fair Meets all requirements (title, name, date)	Poor Meets most requirements.
Completion	Excellent Story completed and turned in on time.	Good Story completed and turned in a day late.	Fair Story completed and turned in two days late.	Poor Story completed and turned in three or more days later.

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