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Writer's Workshop: Historical Fiction Rubric Code: J9W346 By mrszivotsky Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

WW: Historical Fiction
	Far Below Basic 1 pts	Below Basic 2 pts	Basic; approaching grade level 3 pts	Proficient; at grade level 4 pts	Advanced; above grade level 5 pts
Content; plot	Far Below Basic The writer does not turn in an assignment.	Below Basic The writer has written a story that can not be followed by the reader.	Basic; approaching grade level The writer has not thought about the whole story. The story may finish without an ending It is not easy to follow the story.	Proficient; at grade level The writer has thought about the story and has written a beginning, middle and end for the story. It's easy to follow the story.	Advanced; above grade level The writer has thought about the story and has written a beginning, middle and end for the story. The story has a complex plot that is easy to follow.
Content; character	Far Below Basic The writer does not turn in an assignment.	Below Basic The writer has not created a main character, or has not given enough information for the the reader to know anything about the character.	Basic; approaching grade level The writer has created a main character but has not included enough information (details, description) for the reader to understand what the character looks like and how they act.	Proficient; at grade level The writer has created a main character and included enough information (details, description) for the reader to understand what the character looks like and how they act.	Advanced; above grade level The writer has created a main character and included enough information (details, description) for the reader to understand what the character looks like, how they act, and what they feel and think.
Content; setting	Far Below Basic The writer does not turn in an assignment.	Below Basic The writer has not included a description of the settings of their story.	Basic; approaching grade level The writer has not used details and descriptions to describe the scenes in their story. The reader does not have a good idea of what the places in the story look like.	Proficient; at grade level The writer has described the scenes in their story using details and descriptions. The reader has a good idea of what the places in the story look like.	Advanced; above grade level The writer has described the scenes in their story using details and descriptions. The writer has used imagery to help the reader have a strong idea of what the places in the story look like.
Writing Strategies	Far Below Basic The writer does not turn in an assignment.	Below Basic The writer has used run-on sentences or choppy sentences. Many words are used incorrectly. The writer has not included dialog said by the characters.	Basic; approaching grade level The writer has not used a variety of sentences - simple sentences and complex sentences. There are run-on sentences. Some words might be used incorrectly. The writer has included very little dialog said by the characters.	Proficient; at grade level The writer has used a variety of sentences - simple sentences and complex sentences. There are no run-on sentences. The writer has made good word choices. The writer has included some dialog said by the characters.	Advanced; above grade level The writer has used a variety of sentences - simple sentences and complex sentences. There are no run-on sentences. The writer has made good word choices. The writer has included extensive dialog said by the characters.
Conventions	Far Below Basic The writer does not turn in an assignment.	Below Basic There are more than 15 mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, paragraph indenting, word use, or spelling.	Basic; approaching grade level There are six to fifteen mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, paragraph indenting, word use, or spelling.	Proficient; at grade level There are one to five mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, paragraph indenting, word use, or spelling.	Advanced; above grade level There are no mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, paragraph indenting, word use, or spelling. Note: "Word use" are using words correctly, like "their" and "they're."

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