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Short Story Writing A Short Story This rubric deals with the elements of short stories. Rubric Code: TXXBX99 By cgrcofer Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Writing A Short Story
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 2 pts	No Evidence 0 pts
Plot	Excellent Presents events that create a clear narrative	Good Presents sequence of events	Fair Presents a confusing sequence of events	Poor There is an attempt at plot but it is too convoluted.	No Evidence Presents no logical order
Characters	Excellent Successfully goes in-depth with description; clearly covers all aspects of character	Good Goes in-depth with description; covers all aspects of character	Fair Includes some description; covers some aspects of character	Poor Does not go in-depth with description; does not cover all aspects of character	No Evidence No attempt at characterization.
Literary Device	Excellent Two of the required literary devices are present and they are integrated appropriately.	Good Two of the required literary devices are present and they are somewhat integrated.	Fair One of the required literary devices are present and it is somewhat integrated.	Poor One of the required literary devices are present and it is integrated poorly	No Evidence No attempt at literary devices.
Dialogue & Elaboration	Excellent Contains details that provide insight to character; contains dialogue that reveals characters and furthers the plot	Good Contains details and dialogue that develop characters	Fair Contains characters and setting; contains some dialogue	Poor Contains few or no details to develop characters or setting; no dialogue provided	No Evidence Dialogue doesn't exist
Grammar & Use of Language	Excellent There is no errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. Uses variant of word choices and tones to reveal story’s setting and character	Good There are few errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Uses interesting and fresh word choices	Fair There are some errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Uses cliches and unoriginal expressions	Poor There are many errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Uses uninspired word choices	No Evidence There are too many errors to make the story legible.