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iRubric: 3A Golden Spike Mystery Story rubric

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3A Golden Spike Mystery Story 1A Raft Great March West Story Student will write to enhance the ability to develop character descriptions as well as a story line with a sequence of events, climax, and resolution. The mystery story will explain what happened to the "famous golden spike" after Donald A. Smith drove it into the railroad. Rubric Code: D7762A By hickey Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Story Assessment
	Excellent 4 pts	Very Good 3 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Needs More Work 1 pts
Title	Excellent Title is creative, catchy and intriguing	Very Good Title is creative and catchy.	Satisfactory Title is somewhat interesting.	Needs More Work Story has a title that is not related to the plot.
Plot	Excellent The story has a clear mystery to solve.The writer has made it clear what happened to the spike and solved the mystery in a meaningful and possible way.	Very Good The story has a fairly clear mystery to solve.The writer has told what happened to the spike and solved the mystery in a fairly meaningful and possible way.	Satisfactory The mystery in the story is unclear.The writer has not made it clear what happened to the spike and the resolution to what happened to it is either unclear or unbelievable.	Needs More Work The story does not state the mystery clearly.The writer has not made it clear what happened to the spike and it is unorganized in general.
Setting	Excellent The setting is fully described using imagery and descriptive language	Very Good The setting is fully described and at least three senses are developed.	Satisfactory The setting is described and at least one - two senses are developed.	Needs More Work The setting is mentioned.
Characters	Excellent Characters have names; are physically described, and personalities shine through; relating to the characters is easy.	Very Good Characters have names, are physically described, and the reader has an idea about their personalities.	Satisfactory Characters have names and are physically described.	Needs More Work Characters have names and one descriptive quality about them.
Conventions	Excellent There are no errors.	Very Good There are minimal errors.	Satisfactory There are few errors and it does not detract from the meaning of the story.	Needs More Work There are numerous mistakes in grammar, spelling, that detract from the reading of the story.
Conclusion/Resolution	Excellent The conclusion is intriguing and leaves the reader satsified.	Very Good The conclusion wraps up the story well, but leaves the reader with questions.	Satisfactory The conclusion leaves the reader unfufilled.	Needs More Work There is no discernable conclusion.