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Fiction Writing Rubric Fiction Writing Rubric Rubric Code: V38298 By mitchap Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Fiction Writing
	Poor (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Good (N/A)
Character Development 20 pts.	Poor The author did not fully develp his/her characters	Fair The author created characters with struggles/motivations. There is little or no evidence of internal and external traits.	Good The author created characters will both internal and external traits. The traits are evident in the authors writing. The characters have struggles and/or motivations.
Show Don't Tell 20 pts.	Poor The authors story is written as a summary. The writing is missing the	Fair The author has some	Good The author writes with details where they
Leads 20 pts	Poor The writing has no lead	Fair The writing has a lead with action, dialogue or setting but does not effectively draw the reader in	Good The lead draws the reader in using action, dialogue or setting
Story Structure 20 pts	Poor The story does not have a beginning, middle and end. It has many gaps in the plot scenes	Fair The story has some gaps in the plot and/or lacks organization	Good The author's plot mountain planning is visible in his/her writing. The story flows from one scene to the next without confusion. The story has a beginning, middle and end
Ending 20 pts	Poor The ending comes out of nowhere and/or does not make sense	Fair The ending doesn't make sense or does not show change in character. Reader still has a few unanswered key questions	Good The ending shows evidence that the character has changed. The ending makes sense and does not come out of nowhere. The reader's key questions are answered.