iRubric: Snapshot Writing rubric

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Snapshot Writing Students take a scene from the story that was not described by the author and write the scene using as many sensory images as possible. Rubric Code: X686C8 By jeangold Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Snapshot Writing
	Poor 2 pts	Mediocre 5 pts	Excellent 7 pts
Quantity of Writing	Poor The writer wrote one short paragraph.	Mediocre The writer constructed a two paragraph piece, but could have gone into more detail.	Excellent The writer constructed more than two paragraphs, and the writing was detailed.
Shows Not Tells	Poor The writer used mundane verbs and told the scene rather than showed the scene.	Mediocre The writer attempted to use dynamic verbs and somewhat achieved showing not telling.	Excellent The writer used dynamic verbs throughout the writing and showed the scene.
Similes	Poor No similes were used in the writing.	Mediocre One simile was used in the writing.	Excellent Two or more similes were used in the writing.
Creativity	Poor There is a lack of creativity in the writing.	Mediocre There is an attempt at creativity in the writing.	Excellent The writing is creative and fresh; it provides a "snapshot" of the scene through the writing.
Capitalization	Poor There were five or more errors in capitalization.	Mediocre There were two-four errors in capitalization.	Excellent There was one or no errors in capitalization.
Format	Poor There are errors in the heading or double spacing was not done, or the font is the wrong size.	Mediocre There was one error in either the heading or the formatting of the writing.	Excellent There were no errors in either the heading or the formatting of the writing.