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Short Story Rubric
Short Story Rubric
Rubric Code:
J23W78A
By
goodrir
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Short Story Rubric
Beginning
1 pts
Developing
2 pts
Dev./ Applying
3 pts
Applying
4 pts
Extending
5 pts
Creativity
Beginning
Unoriginal idea, lacks descriptiveness.
Developing
Story idea is uninteresting.
Story plot is vague & uses very little descriptive words.
Dev./ Applying
Somewhat interesting, but not original. Some description. So-so.
Applying
Story idea is interesting.
Idea may lack freshness or imaginativeness.
Extending
Story contains figurative language (metaphors, similes, etc.) & sensory elements (words that help you: see, hear, taste, touch, smell).
Story idea is fresh or imaginative.
Story plot is well developed and consistent
Plot Development
Beginning
What plot?
Developing
The plot is hard to follow.
The conflict is not developed and it may not be resolved in a logical way
Dev./ Applying
The plot may be hard to follow.
The conflict is established and resolved, but lacks proper development.
Applying
The plot makes sense and the conflict is established, developed and resolved after a climax.
Extending
Plot is interesting and has conflict which is established, developed and resolved after a gripping climax.
Characters
Beginning
Characters lack any description; very few details given.
No dialogue or thoughts expressed by characters.
Developing
The characters may not be fully described.
Some characters are revealed through dialogue, action or thought.
May be dull, uninteresting.
Dev./ Applying
The characters are described, but there is little or no dialogue, action, or thoughts from the characters.
Applying
Some characters are well-developed through dialogue, actions and thoughts.
Extending
Characters are interesting & well-developed through dialogue, action or thoughts.
Able to feel strongly about characters.
Organization, Spelling and Grammar
Beginning
Story does not make sense; errors make it hard to understand.
Developing
Numerous errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling which interfere with meaning.
Dialogue may be hard to tell from narrative, or it may lack essential elements, such as quotation marks or end punctuation.
The story is missing either a beginning or ending. The relationship between events is often confusing
Dev./ Applying
There are many errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling. These sometimes make the story hard to understand.
Dialogue is punctuated and formatted inconsistently.
The story does not have a clear beginning, middle and end. The sequence of events is confusing.
Applying
There are some errors in mechanics, usage, grammar or spelling.
Dialogue may have minor errors in punctuation or format.
The story has a beginning, middle and end.
Events are in logical order.
Extending
The story has a clear beginning, middle and end.
Follows a logical sequence.
There are few or no errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.
Dialogue is punctuated
and formatted correctly.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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