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Creative Fiction: Genre Writing
Bullying Rubric
Plan: This rubric is designed to supplement the application of readings on short story genres that students must implement into their creative work submissions. Students are expected to meet requirements that exemplify the skills learned in class to create a compelling and well-organized fictional narrative. The rubric is in regards to MLA written forms of English, as well as respecting privacy and copyright law when working with creative works meant for submission.
Rubric Code:
VX485C8
By
kenrolgiro
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Subject:
English
Type:
Project
Grade Levels:
K-5, 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate
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Creative Fiction: Genre Writing
Failed to meet expectations
10 pts
Marginally met expectations
10 pts
Met expectations
10 pts
Exceeded at meeting expectations
10 pts
Organization
Failed to meet expectations
The short story is haphazardly pieced together, with little to no regard for consistency.
Marginally met expectations
The short story is poorly pieced together, with only a vague attempt at consistency.
Met expectations
The short story is pieced in a way that is consistent and competent.
Exceeded at meeting expectations
The short story is exceptionally put together, with every word in the story exceptionally crafted for a clearly explained purpose used to advance the plot, narrative or characters.
Plot
Failed to meet expectations
There are no events indicating a beginning, middle and/or end.
Marginally met expectations
There are some events that indicate a beginning, middle or end, but only two or less are present.
Met expectations
There is a clear beginning, middle and end that is clear and consistent.
Exceeded at meeting expectations
There is a clear beginning, middle and end, with plot, character and narrative elements from all three acts being referenced to advance key points in the story.
Characterization
Failed to meet expectations
Characters are flat and non-consistent.
Marginally met expectations
Characters are flat, but generally consistent.
Met expectations
Characters are reasonably developed and behave consistent to their characterization.
Exceeded at meeting expectations
Characters are exceptionally developed and behave exactly as they are characterized as evidenced by clearly demonstrated actions and events within the narrative.
Narrative
Failed to meet expectations
The plot does not proceed logically or even attempt at being told in a narrative proceeding.
Marginally met expectations
The plot proceeds logically, but suffers from inconsistent narrative proceeding.
Met expectations
The plot is logical, and attempts to develop key plot points and events addressed within the story.
Exceeded at meeting expectations
The plot not only follows a logical sequence of events, but is developed in such a way that demonstrates a level of commitment for quality writing.
Reader Appeal
Failed to meet expectations
The story does not attempt to catch the reader's attention in the opening sentence.
Marginally met expectations
The story attempts to catch the reader's attention, but does so in a way that makes little sense to the rest of the story.
Met expectations
The story effectively catches the reader's attention, and directs that attention to further immerse the reader.
Exceeded at meeting expectations
The story captivates the reader immediately, and fully engages the reader to immerse in the narrative using exceptionally effective writing skills to create a tone and/or theme.
Creativity
Failed to meet expectations
The story is abundantly cliched. There is evidence of the writing being entirely plagiarized.
Marginally met expectations
The story is heavily cliched, but there is at least one example of deviation from its inspiration. The story may have a large portion that is plagiarized.
Met expectations
The story has little to no cliches, and those that do exist do not extract from the short story's narrative, plot or characters.
Exceeded at meeting expectations
The story is entirely original, and shows elements of inspiration rather further developed instead of retreading similar themes.
Genre Appeal
Failed to meet expectations
The story does not adhere to any known genre guidelines.
Marginally met expectations
The story attempts to adhere to a known genre guidelines, but the writer seems unfamiliar with the genre they are writing for.
Met expectations
The story adheres well to a known genre guideline, and the writer demonstrates a familiarity for the genre they are writing for.
Exceeded at meeting expectations
The story meets genre guidelines, but also attempts to create a hybrid or puts a new perspective on the genre in such a way that the writer is shown to be familiar with multiple genres.
Keywords:
Plot, Organization, Short Story, Fiction, Creative Writing, Characterization
Subjects:
English
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