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Realistic Fiction Creative Writing Story Students wrote a realistic fiction story using the writing process. Rubric Code: Z238X3 By maryrozendal Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Realistic Fiction Creative Writing
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	O.K. (N/A)	Poor (N/A)	Missing (N/A)
Beginning	Excellent The story has a creative, well-developed beginning in which a problem is presented. 8pts.	Good The story has a beginning in which a problem is presented. 6pts.	O.K. The story has a beginning, but it does not present a problem. 4pts.	Poor The beginning of the story is vague and uncreative. 2pts.	Missing The story does not have an adequate beginning. 0pts.
Middle	Excellent The middle of the story is well-developed, creative, and shows how the problem is being developed and solved. 8pts.	Good The middle of the story shows how the problem is being developed and solved. 6pts.	O.K. The middle of the story somewhat shows how the problem is being developed and solved. 4pts.	Poor The middle of the story is vague and uncreative. 2pts.	Missing The story does not have an adequate middle. 0pts.
End	Excellent The end of the story is creative and presents a good solution to the problem. 8pts.	Good The end of the story presents a good solution to the problem. 6pts.	O.K. The end of the story presents an adequate solution to the problem. 4pts.	Poor The end of the story is vague and uncreative. 2pts.	Missing The story does not have an adequte end. 0pts.
Characters	Excellent The characters in the story are described well and make sense in the story. 8pts.	Good The characters in the story are described adequately and make sense most of the time. 6pts.	O.K. The characters in the story are not described very well and sometimes don't make sense. 4pts.	Poor The characters in the story are described poorly. 2pts.	Missing The characters are not described at all. 0pts.
Setting	Excellent The story's time and place are described creatively and completely and are important to the story. 8pts.	Good The story's time and place are described completely and are important to the story. 6pts.	O.K. Either the story's time or place are described and are somewhat important to the story. 4pts.	Poor The story's time and place are not described or are very vague and not important to the story. 2pts.	Missing The story's time and place are not described at all. 0pts.
Conventions	Excellent The story contains fewer than 5 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure. 8pts.	Good The story contains 6 to 9 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure. 6pts.	O.K. The story contains 10 to 13 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure. 4pts.	Poor The story contains 14 to 17 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure. 2pts.	Missing The story contains 18 or more errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure. 0pts.
Neatness	Excellent The story is written neatly, in the student's best cursive. 4pts.	Good The story is written in somewhat neat cursive. 3pts.	O.K. The story is written in adequate cursive. 2pts.	Poor The story is written in messy cursive. 1pt.	Missing The story is written in manuscript. 0pts.
Title	Excellent The story has a creative title that fits the story and makes the reader want to read it. 4pts.	Good The story has a title that fits the story and makes the reader want to read it. 3pts.	O.K. The story has a title that fits the story. 2pts.	Poor The title does not fit the story. 1pt.	Missing The story does not have a title. 0pts.

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story; creative; writing

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