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Ghost Story Ghost Story Write a 1-2 page ghost story, haunted house story, or other scary story. Story must have a defined beginning, middle and end. Must include the elements of Gothic horror (demons, castles, dark, rainy, scary, etc.). Rubric Code: LX4X6B9 By LeighAnn71 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Excellent 93-100% (N/A)	Good 85-92% (N/A)	Fair 75-84% (N/A)	Poor 67-74% (N/A)	No Grade 0% (N/A)
Structure	Excellent Story has a well defined beginning, middle, and end. Story is well written and organized effectively.	Good Story has beginning, middle, and end. Organization is effective but not particularly strong.	Fair Story is missing key elements in the structure or is lacking organization	Poor Story does not have beginning, middle or end. Poorly organized lacking all structure.	No Grade No story was submitted.
Plot	Excellent Story has a clear plot line. There is no question about the plot in the reader's mind.	Good Story has an identifiable plot line.	Fair Story contains a very weak plot line. The plot line may be hard to follow.	Poor Story has no identifiable plot line. It does not have an introduction or conclusion.	No Grade No story was submitted.
Characterization	Excellent Story has well developed characters who are distinct and memorable.	Good Characters are distinct in the writing, but are not differentiated in the telling.	Fair Characters not well defined, or entirely undifferentiated in the telling.	Poor Characters flow together and are indistinct.	No Grade No story was submitted.
Grammar	Excellent Grammatically correct. No errors.	Good 1-4 grammar errors	Fair 5-10 grammar errors	Poor More than 10 grammar errors	No Grade No story was submitted.
Gothic Elements	Excellent The story includes a sufficient amount of Gothic elements that are correctly written and easily read. Elements such as foreshadowing, supernatural events and Gothic vocabulary are used.	Good The story includes a few Gothic elements that are correctly included and easily read.	Fair The story includes a Gothic element.	Poor The story does not include a sufficient amount of Gothic elements that are correctly written and easily read.	No Grade No story was submitted.