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8B Grade Short Story 8A Grade Short Story Students are to write a short story that demonstrates their understanding of essential genre characteristics and author's use of craft elements in imaginative stories. Rubric Code: H8CBWX By MaHerrera Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Writing a Short Story Students are to write a short story that demonstrates their understanding of essential genre characteristics and author's use of craft elements in imaginative stories.
	Excellent Exceeds standards 4 pts	Good Meets standards 3 pts	Fair Almost Meets standards 2 pts	Poor Fails to meet standards 1 pts
Plot Student uses the main events to advance the plot of the story. .	Excellent Plot is clearly depicted in the story and the story is developed around the details that leads to a climax and resolution.	Good Plot is depicted in the story and the story is developed around the details that leads to a climax and resolution. Plot focuses on something.	Fair Plot is depicted in the story and the story is somewhat developed around a few key events that lead to a climax followed by one key event before the resolution .	Poor Plot is vague or unclear. The story fails to include key events that lead to a climax and/or one key event before the resolution.
Characters and Details Student includes a well defined character (protagonist) and vivid details	Excellent The story depicts a protagonist with vivid details in regards to setting, plot, etc.	Good The story depicts a protagonist and includes details.	Fair The story depicts a protagonist, but it is somewhat vague.	Poor The story fails to depict a protagonist or details.
Setting, Hook, Title, & POV Based on the student created rubric you must have a setting, interesting hook, and title.	Excellent Included: setting interesting hook Point of View and title	Good Included 3 of the following: setting interesting hook Point of View and title	Fair Included 2 of the following: setting interesting hook Point of View and title	Poor Included one or less of the following: setting interesting hook Point of View and title
Format Student followed format requirements.	Excellent -3 to 5 pages -Typed (Times New Roman 12pt font)	Good -3 to 5 pages -Typed (Times New Roman 12pt font)	Fair -LESS THAN 3 -Typed (NOT Times New Roman 12pt font)	Poor -LESS THAN 2 -Typed (NOT Times New Roman 12pt font)
Evidence of Proofreading Student demonstrates careful attention to rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling	Excellent Student demonstrates significant evidence of proofreading. Story contains few errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Good Student demonstrates significant evidence of proofreading. Story contains few errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Fair Student demonstrates some evidence of proofreading. Story contains some errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Poor Student demonstrates little evidence of proofreading. Story contains many errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.

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English

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