iRubric: The Moth Storytelling Rubric

No clear opening line or talks about other things before main topic.
No backstory.
No inciting incident.
Unclear where the story is going. No clear ending.
Reader is confused at the end.

Story has an opening line but is unclear about the topic.
Very little backstory that explains what the audience needs to know.
Jumps straight to action, with little inciting incident.
Ending rambles on a bit.
Doesn't leave the reader with anything to think or feel.

Story has an opening line that states the topic of the story.
Some elements of backstory that explains what the audience needs to know.
An inciting incident that starts the problem.
There is rising action.
Ending solves the problems, though could be too long.

Story has a well defined opening line that states the topic of the story.
A clear backstory that explains what the audience needs to know.
An inciting incident that starts the problem.
Gets straight to the action.
Ending solves the problems.
Leaves the reader with a strong emotion.

Monotone
Too fast or too slow.
No effort made to add entertaining elements.
Can not be heard.

No variety to convey character.
Voices displays different emotion, just a little bit.
Volume can be hard to hear at certain times.
No differing of pace.

Vocal variety to convey character.
Voices displays different emotion.
Volume is appropriate, but can be hard to hear at certain times.
Some slowing up and down, but in a few places.

Vocal variety to convey character (each character has a unique voice).
Voices display emotion to match story.
Volume is appropriate, enunciate words clearly.
Story slows down and speeds up to match story.

Writing contain repeated errors regarding:
Capitalization
End Punctuation
Apostrophes
Homophones
Spelling
Lack of commas
Lack of conventions makes the writing hard to understand.

Writing contains multiple errors regarding:
Capitalization
End Punctuation
Apostrophes
Homophones
Spelling
A few commas but improperly used
Some areas of writing is difficult to understand.

Writing contains errors regarding:
Capitalization
End Punctuation
Apostrophes
Homophones
Spelling
Commas follow rules reviewed in class with a few mistakes
Writing is mainly coherent.

Writing does not contain errors regarding:
Capitalization
End Punctuation
Apostrophes
Homophones
Spelling
Commas follow rules reviewed in class
Writing is clearly and easy to understand.