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Ghost Story Ghost Story Write a 1 page ghost story, haunted house story, or other scary story. Story must have a defined beginning, middle and end. Must add "spooky" elements in the story. Rubric Code: ZXX3BC5 By eor0328 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 9-12

Ghost Story
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Structure	Excellent Story has a well defined beginning, middle, and end. Story is well written and organized effectively.	Good Story has beginning, middle, and end. Organization is effective, if not particularly strong.	Fair Story is missing key elements in the structure, or is lacking organization	Poor Story does not have beginning, middle or end. Poorly organized lacking all structure.
Characterization	Excellent Story has well developed characters who are distinct and memorable.	Good Characters are distinct in the writing, but are not differentiated in the telling.	Fair Characters not well defined, or entirely undifferentiated in the telling.	Poor Characters flow together and are indistinct.
Voice	Excellent Voice is present and conveys character's emotion.	Good Some voice is present and conveys character's emotion.	Fair Very littlevoice is present and conveys character's emotion.	Poor No voice is present and conveys none of the character's emotion.
Grammar/Adjective usage	Excellent Story uses adjectives effectly to convey the "spooky" element of the story.	Good Story uses some adjective to convey the "spooky" elements of the story.	Fair Few adjectives are used to convey the "spooky" elements of the story.	Poor No attempt to use adjectives to convey the "spooky" elements of the story.