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Short Story Rubric: Fable, Folktale. Myth Short Story Rubric: Fable, Folktale. Myth Rubric Code: Q7CWB5 By briggsk212 Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Short Story Rubric
	Exemplary 4 pts	Adequate 3 pts	Partial 2 pts	Minimal 1 pts
Introduction	Exemplary Beginning creates interest and introduces the reader to the story with who, when, and where.	Adequate Beginning introduces reader to story with who and either when or where but not both.	Partial Beginning vaguely introduces reader to the story.	Minimal Beginning does not introduce the reader to the story.
Characters	Exemplary Writer describes the characters with much detail and helps the reader really know the characters with physical and personality traits.	Adequate A good description is given about the characters with some physical and personality traits.	Partial A basic description is given about the characters with some physical traits.	Minimal No description of the characters are given except for names.
Setting	Exemplary Writer is descriptive of the setting and helps the reader create a mental picture.	Adequate A good description of setting is given in the story.	Partial Little description of the setting is given in the story	Minimal No description of the setting is mentioned in the story.
Plot	Exemplary Writer uses exposition, complication, climax, and resolution with lesson, moral or theme expresses to create interest and help bring the characters to life.	Adequate Missing one part of the story.( exposition, complication, climax, or resolution).	Partial Missing two parts of the story.	Minimal Missing the beginning, middle and ending to the story.
Conflict	Exemplary Writer describes the conflict well and has an effective resolution.	Adequate Conflict is introduced and/or resolution is made.	Partial Confict is not introduced well and or no resolution is made.	Minimal No conflict is present in the story.
Grammar/Spelling/Punctuation	Exemplary No errors are made in spelling, grammar, and punctuation (indented).	Adequate Few errors are made in spelling, grammar, and punctuation (indented).	Partial Some errors are made in spelling, grammar, and punctuation (indented).	Minimal Many errors are made in spelling, grammar, and punctuation (indented).
Resolution	Exemplary The resolution states the moral, lesson, or theme and does a good job closing the story	Adequate There is an adequate ending to finish the story.	Partial The ending is inadequate and leaves the story unfinished.	Minimal There is no ending.
Genre Mechanics	Exemplary Includes all characteristics of the genre.	Adequate Includes two of the characteristics of the genre.	Partial Includes one of the characteristics of the genre.	Minimal Incldes none of the characteristics of the genre.
Theme, Moral, Lesson	Exemplary Teaches a clear moral lesson and is well developed.	Adequate Teaches a moral lesson, but is not well developed.	Partial Teaches a lesson, but is not really a moral	Minimal Does not include a life lesson.

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