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Short Story Short Story Rubric Code: N26994 By vvielfaure Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

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	Not met 0 pts	Poor 3 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 9 pts	Exceptional 12 pts
Prewriting sheet	Not met Not submitted	Poor 3 or more sections incomplete	Fair 1-2 sections incomplete	Good Hastily completed	Exceptional Fully completed and submitted on time
Theme	Not met No noticeable theme	Poor Develops themes other than those stated in prewriting sheet	Fair Stated theme present but not particularly well-developed	Good Stated theme well-developed through use of characterization, conflict, setting, images, and other techniques	Exceptional Richly develops the theme stated on prewriting sheet through use of characterization, conflict, setting, images, and other techniques
Plot	Not met Parts of plot not recognizable in story	Poor Plot parts recognizable, but not those set forth in prewriting sheet	Fair Distinct development of plot parts, though many elements from prewriting sheet missing	Good Some elements from prewriting sheet missing, but plot still well-developed	Exceptional Fully implements plot and conflict as presented on prewriting sheet
Characterization	Not met No effort at characterization whatsoever	Poor Little effort at characterization, resulting in boring, two-dimensional characters	Fair Efforts at characterization evident, but characters generally uninteresting	Good Characters interesting and enjoyable. Only direct characterization used.	Exceptional Characters richly developed, including use of indirect characterization