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Short Story/Personal Narrative Short Story/Personal Narrative Writing a short story based on a life event Rubric Code: Z24636 By editmama Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Short Story
	Needs Some Work 2 pts	Basics 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Grammar x1	Needs Some Work Major spelling and punctuation errors. Writing is unclear and hard to read.	Basics A few minor spelling and punctuation errors. Writing is clear and readable.	Good Almost no spelling or punctuation errors. Writing is clear and easy to understand, but writing could be improved, by editing.	Excellent Only one or two spelling and/or punctuation errors. Writing is clear and easy to understand
Plot x1	Needs Some Work No clear beginning or end. Story doesn't really flow or make sense to the reader.	Basics A poorly developed Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. Leaves reader questioning and needing more information.	Good Writing has a developed plot including Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. Leaves the reader with an understanding of what happens.	Excellent Well-developed Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. Story is clear and easy to read.
Conflict x2	Needs Some Work There is no clear conflict in this story or resolution of a conflict.	Basics A poorly developed conflict is in this story. The conflict is loosely resolved.	Good There is a developed conflict throughout the story. The conflict is resolved in the end.	Excellent There is a well-developed, interesting conflict that extends throughout the story and is interestingly resolved in the end.
Creativity and Use of Language x1	Needs Some Work No creative language is used. Story is not part of the writer's life.	Basics Very few creative words are used. The story is based on an event in the writer's life.	Good Some creative language is used. Story is based on an event in the writer's life.	Excellent The story is filled with creative and descriptive language. The writer engages the reader with an entertaining tale of an event in his or her life.