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Creative Writing Short Story Creative Writing Short Story Students will write a short story about a fictional character they will create Rubric Code: K4B85X By palfredrik Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Creative - short story
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Characterization	Excellent The character(s) is/are clearly developed.	Good The character(s) is/are somewhat developed, but there are inconsistencies.	Fair The character(s) is/are barely developed.	Poor There is no character development.
Plot	Excellent The story is extremely developed and thorough. There is a clear link from beginning, to rising action, to climax, falling action and resolution.	Good The story is well developed and there is a link from beginning, to rising action, to climax, falling action and resolution.	Fair The story is somewhat developed and there is somewhat of a link between beginning, to rising action, to climax, falling action and resolution. Some elements of plot are missing.	Poor The story is undeveloped or very poorly worded. There is little to no development of plot and many elements are missing.
Setting	Excellent Use of setting is clear. Reader is able to distinguish when a change of setting is present or has occurred.	Good Use of setting is somewhat clear, at times is difficult for reader to clearly identify setting.	Fair Use of setting is unclear, it is difficult for the reader to identify setting in the story.	Poor No use of setting is present in the short story. It is clearly undetermined.
Overall Presentation	Excellent Story is typed using a legible, 12 font, and dounble-spaced Name, date, and class are present.	Good Story is typed, but not using a legible, 12 font, and may not be double-spaced OR is handwritten and easy to understand. Name, date, and class are present	Fair Short story is handwritten but is difficult to understand at times.	Poor Short story is poorly written and very difficult to understand.
Point of View	Excellent Point of view is clear, use of first person, or third person is easily detected by the reader.	Good Point of view somewhat clear, use of first or third person is hard to identify, and there are inconsistencies in point of view.	Fair Point of view is unclear at times, shifts in dialogue (first or third) hard for reader to detect. Reader struggles to identify point of view.	Poor Point of view is not clear. Reader is unable to identify point of view at all in piece.
Climax	Excellent Climax is clearly identified and holds the readers interest. Rising and falling action are clearly identifiable and there is an excellent flow between all three parts.	Good Climax is somewhat identifiable and interesting. The rising and falling action compliment the climax.	Fair Climax is hard to identify and the reader is not sure of its significance. Rising and falling action do not connect with the climax.	Poor Climax is not present. There is no rising or falling action before or after.
Flashback/Foreshadowing	Excellent Use of flashback or foreshadowing effectively links the current experience to the character's past/coming event.	Good Use of flashback or foreshadowing is somewhat effective in linking the current experience with the character's past/coming event.	Fair Use of flashback or foreshadowing is confusing. The reader is unsure of how the past/coming event is linked to the current experience.	Poor No use of flashback or foreshadowing.
Show Don't Tell	Excellent Effective use of dialogue, setting, and description invites the reader in to share the characters' experience (show), rather than just telling the reader what happened.	Good Somewhat effective use of dialogue, setting, and description invites the reader in to share the characters' experience (show), rather than just telling the reader what happened.	Fair Ineffective use of dialogue, setting, and description. The reader feels detached from the story and is unlikely to continue reading.	Poor Little to no dialogue, setting context, or description.

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Creative Writing

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English

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Writing

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