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Story Mountain Draw a story mountain that exemplifies your personal narrative. Rubric Code: KX565B9 By lmcmaster Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Story Mountain
	A Bad Beginning! 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	A Wonder! 3 pts
Poster	A Bad Beginning! You needed to spend more time on your poster. It needs more detail!	Fair Your poster has some color and detail.	A Wonder! Your poster is pulchritudinous! Everything is outlined in black, colored, and detailed! It really helps show what your story is about!
Rising Action	A Bad Beginning! Your rising action is not very clear.	Fair You've included the exposition, and/or very clear events leading to the climax.	A Wonder! You've included the exposition, and very clear events leading to the climax.
Climax	A Bad Beginning! What was your climax?	Fair You mentioned a climax, but it was not very exciting and/or not clear.	A Wonder! Your climax was very exciting and clearly described.
Falling Action	A Bad Beginning! This is not very clear!	Fair You ended your story, but I still have questions that were not answered!	A Wonder! Your falling action answers all of my questions and includes a satisfying ending.
Resolution	A Bad Beginning! How does your story end?!	Fair You resolved the problem, but it was not very clear.	A Wonder! I loved the way the problem was resolved!
Setting	A Bad Beginning! Where and when does your story take place!	Fair You mentioned where OR when.	A Wonder! You included a very clear time and place, and described it very well!
Spelling/Mechanics	A Bad Beginning! Yikes! Grab a dictionary! Grab a friend! Check your paper!	Fair You have 1-3 errors. Please proofread!	A Wonder! You are a proofreading genius! Not a single error!
Plot	A Bad Beginning! Your story is difficult to follow!	Fair Your plot was clear, but needs more detail.	A Wonder! You have a marvelous plot that kept me interested the whole way through the story!
Figurative Language	A Bad Beginning! Where is your figurative language?	Fair You used one example of figurative language and/or didn't use it correctly!	A Wonder! I loved the way you used two or more examples of figurative language on your story mountain!