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Micro Fiction Writing Micro Fiction Writing This rubric is used to assess short writing assignments throughout the school year, with different focuses. Rubric Code: EX93WX9 By Msdsroadrunners Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Micro Fiction Genre: Horror Word Count: 50 words
	Needs Some Work 2 pts	Basics 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Direction To use write a 50 word or less horror story using micro-fiction techniques.	Needs Some Work Story was not edited to meet the maximum allowed word count.	Basics Story was within 20 words of the maximum allowed word count.	Good Story was within 10 words of the maximum allowed word count.	Excellent Story was at the maximum allowed word count of 50 words.
Mechanics Uses standard English mechanics.	Needs Some Work A great deal of spelling and/or punctuation errors that made reading the story difficult. Sentence construction is simple.	Basics Quite a few spelling and/or punctuation errors that distracted somewhat from the story. Sentence construction is repetitive.	Good A few spelling or/and punctuation errors that distracted only slightly from the story. Sentence construction shows effort to vary for interest.	Excellent Only one of two spelling and/or punctuation errors that did not distract from the story. Sentence construction shows effective use of different types.
Style: Imagery Uses vivid verbs to set create a powerful story.	Needs Some Work Imagery is rarely used. Verbs aren't effective.	Basics Imagery is present in story.Some attempt to choose strong verbs.	Good Some use of strong imagery. Obvious attempt to use strong verbs in at least one or two sentences..	Excellent Imagery helps place the reader right 'into' the story. Strong verbs are present in each sentence.
Idea/Creativity Idea is original and uses creative language to grab the reader.	Needs Some Work The main idea was hard to find and the story lacked consistency.	Basics There was a main idea for the story, but it was unclear and inconsistent through out the story.	Good The idea for the story was creative and well thought out but inconsistent in parts of the story.	Excellent The idea for the story was creative, well thought out, and consistent throughout the story.
Last line is strong Leaves the reader wondering.	Needs Some Work The story is lacking a strong ending line.	Basics The story's ending is weak, which greatly distracts from the overall story.	Good The story has an ordinary ending that distracts from the overall effect of the story.	Excellent The story has a strong beginning, middle and the end "rings like a bell".