iRubric: Short Story Rubric

The story creates a convincing impression of the writer is and the voice is clearly individual.
There are a variety of sentence types with very few or no run-ons or fragments. Sentences create an impact and express ideas well. The words chosen competently in create the tone for which the writer strives.

The story creates a consistent impression of who the writer is and the voice is individual.
There are a variety of sentence types with few or no run-ons or fragments. Sentences often create an impact and express ideas well. The words chosen often suggest the tone for which the writer strives.

The story gives you a general impression of the writer. The voice is at times unique, but at times lapses into anonymity.
There are a few run-ons or fragments, but most sentences are correct and express complete ideas adequately. Most of the word choices are appropriate for the creation of tone, but a few could be refined.

The story occassionally gives you a general impression of the writer, but more often reads as an anonynous work.
There are a number of sentence fragments and run-ons. Sentences sometimes express complete ideas, but at other times they impede the story's flow. There are some good word choices that help to create tone, but many could be refined.

The writer's voice does is not clearly conveyed; the story reads as though a nameless individual wrote it.
Sentence fragments and run-ons abound. Little variety of sentence structure is evident. Sentences do not express complete ideas, or express them poorly. Better word choices need to be made.

The protagonist and/or antagonist are clearly defined. There is a dynamic character. The characters are vividly depicted and fully engage the reader's interest. The protagonist faces an external or internal challenge which is resolved through the course of the story.
Dialogue is used effectively to create interest, develop plot and reveal character.

The protagonist and/or antagonist are clearly defined. There is a dynamic character. The characters are well-developed and engage the reader's interest. Dialogue is used appropriately to develop plot and reveal character.

The protagonist and/or antagonist are clearly defined. There is an attempt made at creating a dynamic character. The characters are reasonably interesting. Dialogue is sometimes used appropriately to deveop plot and reveal character.

The protagonist and/or antagonist are underdeveloped. The characters are not dynamic and generally lack in interest. There is an attempt to use dialogue to develop plot and reveal character.

The difference between the antagonist and the protagonist is unclear or non-existent. There are no dynamic characters. The characters are flat and unengaging. There is no dialogue or the dialogue is trite and/or irrelevant.