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Outcast Impactful Event Write in story form about a time you were an outcast. Rubric Code: JX3CA9B By NancyCook Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Impactful Event
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Opening/Title	Poor No attempt was made to draw the reader into the story. Title lacks originality	Fair Opening is overused and bland.	Good Story begins in an original way and makes readers want to read on. Title is inventive and perfectly suited to the story.
Setting/Characters	Poor Very few details or very simple, unhelpful details. Or no mention of setting.No details shown of characters.	Fair Some details, not always very specific, that clearly tell about what is being described. Some details of characters or setting.	Good Many specific details that show well what they are describing. Causes reader to picture setting and characters. Use of sensory words and figurative language.
Ideas/Outcast	Poor No connection to how you were an outcast	Fair Idea of outcast mentioned awkwardly or overtly at the beginning or end, but no real connection with the story.	Good Creative, original way of conveying being and outcast. Writer employs a shift to direct voice to comment on what influence this story has had on them.
Conventions	Poor Many errors distract the reader from the story	Fair Several errors need to be corrected, including formatting, paragraphing, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, grammar.	Good Writer shows knowledge of correctness, leaving few errors. Paragraphs consciously create breaks in time. NO RUN-ONS!!
Dialogue/Format	Poor No dialogue is shown, or not attempt has been made to format dialogue correctly	Fair Effort has been made to have characters speak to each other, but it doesn't help the story. Formatting is full of errors	Good Lively dialogue enhances the story and brings characters to life. Writer show understanding of how to correctly format it.
Tense	Poor Writer switches tenses too often	Fair The writer stays for the most part in past tense	Good Writer uses past tense expertly and consistently.
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