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Short Story Project Short Story Project "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven" - Sherman Alexie Rubric Code: VCB2B6 By ShenitraDees Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Short Story Project
	Poor Details and information not addressed 0 pts	Fair More details and information needed 1 pts	Good Meets expectations 3 pts	Excellent Exceeds expectations 5 pts
Setting description	Poor Setting not addressed.	Fair Setting is addressed in slight detail.	Good Setting is addressed in moderate detail.	Excellent Setting is addressed in great detail.
Direct quotes	Poor No direct quotes addressed or literary element selected.	Fair One direct quote addressed to support literary element selected.	Good Two direct quotes addressed to support literary element selected.	Excellent Three direct quotes addressed to support literary element selected.
Plot summary	Poor The plot summary does not provide a description of the short story.	Fair The plot summary weakly provides a description of the short story.	Good The plot summary partially provides a description of the short story.	Excellent The plot summary clearly provides a description of the short story.
Character list & descriptions	Poor Character list missing or not accurate.	Fair Character list present with limited descriptions.	Good Character list present with adequate presentation.	Excellent Character list is well-defined and descriptions are tightly connected.
Writing	Poor No organization with components. No transitions shown.	Fair Little organization with components. Slight transitions shown.	Good Some organization with components. Some transitions shown.	Excellent Much organization with components. Many transitions shown.
Grammar and Mechanics	Poor Many grammatical errors. Many spelling errors. Many capitalization, punctuation, and usage mistakes. Errors make writing difficult to understand.	Fair Some grammatical errors. Some spelling errors. Some capitalization, punctuation, and usage mistakes. Writing is not legible and coherent.	Good A few grammatical errors. A few spelling errors. A few capitalization, punctuation, and usage mistakes. Writing is legible and coherent.	Excellent No major grammatical errors. No major spelling errors. No major capitalization, punctuation, and usage mistakes. Writing is legible and coherent.
Quiz	Poor Quiz not taken or no questions answered correctly.	Fair Quiz taken with one question correct.	Good Quiz taken with three questions correct.	Excellent Quiz taken with five questions correct.
Visual portion
Creativity	Poor Visual piece was not created or the visual piece re-creates another student's work.	Fair The visual piece offers little in the way of creativity. There is little sign of personal voice, touch, or style.	Good The visual piece is somewhat creative. The piece shows signs of imagination and personal style, but also shows signs that ideas or techniques are not original.	Excellent The visual piece is highly creative. The ideas/materials/methods used are imaginative and effective. There is attention to detail.
Quality of work	Poor Visual piece was not created. Visual piece was not original.	Fair Students work is neat but has at least 2 flaws.	Good Students work is neat but has at least 1 flaw.	Excellent Students work is neat, has no stains or unnecessary marks. Work is clean, fresh with no dirt or dust.
Connection to story	Poor Visual piece was not created.	Fair Poor interpretation and communication of concepts	Good Adequate interpretation and communication of concepts	Excellent Excellent interpretation and communication of concepts
Originality	Poor Visual piece was not created or original.	Fair Limited evidence of imagination or personal interpretation	Good Adequate evidence of imagination or personal interpretation	Excellent Extensive evidence of imagination or personal interpretation
Presentation
Presentation	Poor Presentation did not meet any of the requirements stated on instruction sheet.	Fair Presentation only met one requirement stated on instruction sheet.	Good Presentation only met two requirements stated on instruction sheet.	Excellent Presentation met all three requirements stated on instruction sheet.

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The Lone Ranger Tonto Fist Fight Heaven Sherman Alexie Short Story Project

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