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Short Story Elements
Fiction Story Elements
This rubric can be used to help assess a student on their understanding of the fictional story elements.
Rubric Code:
J65AX8
By
KimParsons
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Subject:
English
Type:
Reading
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Story Elements Rubric
Needs Improvement
3 pts
Fair
6 pts
Very Good
8 pts
Excellent
10 pts
Characters
Needs Improvement
Student cannot identify either character by name and cannot give any details about them.
Fair
Student can only identify one of the characters by name, and can give little or no details about either character.
Very Good
Student can identify both characters by name and can give some details about at least one of them.
Excellent
Student can identify both characters by name and can give specific details about both of them, and can determine which character is the major character and which characters are minor characters.
Setting
Needs Improvement
Student cannot identify where or when the story takes place.
Fair
Student can identify where and when the story takes place, but cannot give any details about it.
Very Good
Student can identify where and when the story takes place and can give at least one detail each of them.
Excellent
Student can identify where and when the story takes place and can give two or more details about them.
Conflict
Needs Improvement
Student cannot identify any problem in the story.
Fair
Student can identify one minor problem in the story.
Very Good
Student can identify more than 1 problem in the story.
Excellent
Student can identify the major problem in the story.
BONUS: Student can identify internal or external conflict +2
Plot
Needs Improvement
Student can identify and list 2 or less elements of the plot line in a short story.
Fair
Student can identify and list 3 of the elements of the plot line in a short story.
Very Good
Student can identify and list 4 of the elements of the plot line in a short story.
Excellent
Student can identify and list all 5 of the elements of the plot line in a short story.
Keywords:
fiction, story, elements, reading, comprehension
Subjects:
English
Types:
Reading
Writing
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