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Evaluation of Realistic Fiction Rubric Code: Y999W8 By wildernessmom Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Characters	Poor Characters are not well-developed at all and show no change. Reader does not care about what happens to the characters and is not invested in them.	Fair The story lacks well-developed characters and characters are static and show very little change as a result of life events within the story. The reader may or may not care about the characters.	Good Characters are well-developed and show change as a result of life events within the story. Characters are someone the reader is invested in and cares about.
Plot	Poor Plot is not well-written and the conflict is not sufficient to draw the reader into the story. The time and place is not suitable for this particular story. The story is not believable.	Fair Plot is not very well-written and has only minor conflict and suspense. It may or may not hold the reader's attention. The time and place are somewhat suitable for the storyline. The story may or may not be believable.	Good The plot is well-written with sufficient conflict and suspense to hold the readers interest. The time and place is suitable to the storyline. The novel is believable and events that happen are possible for the most part.
Theme	Poor The theme is not worthy and no moral values are conveyed. There is no optimism present in the story. There is not use of humor.	Fair The theme may or may not convey moral values. Optimism is present, but not real clear. There may be some humor present in the story.	Good The theme conveys moral values. The tone is not preachy, but may even convey humor. The theme is worthy and there is optimism within it.
Personal Response	Poor I did not care for this book and would not recommend it to anyone.	Fair This book was only fair and I would recommend this book with reservations.	Good I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to other educators.