iRubric: Historical Fiction Short Story Rubric

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Historical Fiction Short Story Rubric Historical Fiction Short Story Rubric This is a rubric determines how well each short story was written. Rubric Code: Y9X4C9 By MaryScally Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Historical Fiction
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Creativity	Needs Improvement The story has no creativity or orginality	Fair The story has minimal creativity.	Good The story reflects a good amount of creativity so that a reader would want to continue reading.	Excellent The story is largely creative and is intriguing to the point that I am hoping this turns into a full-length novel!
Details	Needs Improvement The story is rarely described with good detail. -You don't feel like you're in the story at all.	Fair The story is somewhat described with detail. -You somewhat feel like you're in the story.	Good Most everything is described with detail. - You sometimes feel like you are in the story.	Excellent - Excellent use of detail. - You feel like you are watching a movie or you're in the story.
Historical Details	Needs Improvement Historical details are scarce and story does not reflect historical details	Fair Historical details are vague and do not reflect thorough research	Good Historical details are present, additional historical information could be included	Excellent Historical details reflect thorough research and understanding of the events taking place during this time in history
Character Description	Needs Improvement Characters are poorly developed and it is hard to imagine what these characters might be like.	Fair Character development needs improvement	Good Characters are developed but some characters could be better developed through more direct or indirect characterization.	Excellent Characters are thoroughly developed through direct and indirect characterization
Development	Needs Improvement Story development does not exist and does not follow sequence.	Fair Story development nees to be improved or revised	Good Story development follows story sequence but some component could be better developed	Excellent Story contains exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Grammar	Needs Improvement More than 8 errors	Fair 6-7 errors	Good 4-5 errors	Excellent Three errors or fewer
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