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Creative Writing Short Story Rubric 
Creative Writing Short Story Rubric
This is a rubric determines how well each short story was written.
Rubric Code: FX2C86X
By Amm611
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Creative Writing Short Story Rubric
  Needs Improvement

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Overall Presentation

Needs Improvement

Structurally inferior. Student did not follow directions as ordered and story is either typed or illegibly hand-written. a title, name, date and block are missing or illegible.
Fair

Short story is typed not hand-written A title, name, date, and/or block are missing.
Good

Short story is hand-written and readable. A title, name, date, and/or block may be missing or misspelled.
Excellent

Short story is handwritten neatly and legibly. A title, name, date, and block are present.
Creativity & Use of Lit. Devices

Needs Improvement

No creative or sensory language is used. Literary devices are absent or misused. It is evident that the writer did not put forth any feeling and emotion into the story. The story is not made personal.
Fair

Very little creative or sensory language is used. Potentially devices have been used out of context, but student makes valiant effort to place them in his/her writing. Some attempt made to make story personal.
Good

Some creative language is used. Literary devices are and a good attempt to make story personal.
Excellent

The story is filled with creative and descriptive language. The writer engages the reader with an entertaining tale of an event that the audience can relate to. Story is made personal..
Character Development

Needs Improvement

Student fails to use descriptive details to develop the character.
Characters is flat and lacks depth.
Fair

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

Student uses some descriptive details to develop the character.
Characters are somewhat interesting and have some depth.
Excellent

The main character is thoroughly developed through direct and indirect characterization such as speech, actions, description, etc.
Plot Development

Needs Improvement

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

Story development needs 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 9 grammatical errors were made which interfere with the telling of the story.
Fair

7-9 grammatical errors made which interfere with the telling of the story.
Good

3-6 grammatical errors made which interfere with the telling of the story.
Excellent

1-2 grammatical errors made which interfere with the telling of the story.
Conflict

Needs Improvement

No conflict has been presented. The writer neglects to develop internal/external conflicts amongst character(s).
Fair

Conflict is vague or unclear. The story fails to adequately integrate the conflict.
Good

Conflict is depicted in the story and the story is somewhat developed around the conflict.
Excellent

Conflict is clearly depicted in the story and the story is developed around the conflict.




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