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Coming Alive Short Story Rubric 
Coming Alive Short Story Rubric
This is a rubric determines how well each short story was written.
Rubric Code: E5XX3X
By wwsabe99
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Public Rubric
Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Needs Improvement

4 pts

Fair

6 pts

Good

8 pts

Excellent

10 pts

Details

Needs Improvement

- The story is rarely described with good detail.

- There is no feeling of being in the story.
Fair

- The story is somewhat described with detail.

- There is some feeling of being in the story.
Good

- Most everything is described with detail.

- There is a strong feeling of being there.
Excellent

- Everything is described with precise detail.

The story is very real.
Setting

Needs Improvement

The is no sense of time or place.
Fair

Either time or place is mentioned, but not described.
Good

The time and place are described, but not in detail.
Excellent

The time and place are excellently described. The reader can 'see' where the story takes place.
Character Description

Needs Improvement

The main character is poorly developed.
There is nothing distinguishing about him/her.
Fair

-Character development needs improvement, but the reader gets a sense of the character and who s/he is.
Good

- The main character is developed, but could be better developed through more direct or indirect characterization-speech, action, description
Excellent

-Themain character is thoroughly developed through direct and indirect characterization-speech, actions, description.
Development

Needs Improvement

Story development does not exist and does not follow sequence.
Fair

Story development nees to be improved or revised. There are pieces missing.
Good

Story development follows story sequence but some components could be better developed for the reader to follow.
Excellent

Story contains exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
The story is easy to follow.
Grammar

Needs Improvement

More than 6 errors which interfere with the telling of the story
Fair

4-5 errors
Good

2-3 errors
Excellent

Two errors or fewer.
Experience

Needs Improvement

The incident appears to have no importance to the writer.
Fair

The incident is of some importance to the writer, but the meaning of it isn't clear.
Good

The incident is important to the writer, but there is a need for more clarity.
Excellent

The incident's importance to the writer is very clear.




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