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Alternative Ending 
Alternative Ending
Rubric Code: W2W2643
By lrmcbride
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Writing a Different Ending
  Exceeded Expectation

5 pts

Met Expectation

4 pts

Approaching Expectation

3 pts

Attempted Expectation

2 pts

Turned in, Effort

1 pts

Organization

Exceeded Expectation

The story is very well organized. One event or idea follows another in logical sequence with clear transitions.
Met Expectation

The story is pretty well organized, but one or two events or ideas may seem unclear or out of place. Transitions are clear.
Approaching Expectation

The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear.
Attempted Expectation

Events or ideas within the epilogue seem to be randomly arranged. Transitions are lacking or confusing.
Turned in, Effort

No epilogue done.
Characters

Exceeded Expectation

Characters are true to their roles in the story and act like they did throughout the story.
Met Expectation

Characters are mostly true to their roles in the story and act like they did throughout the story.
Approaching Expectation

Student may have changed the personality of some of the characters in ways that don't really fit with the original story.
Attempted Expectation

Leaves the reader wondering what happened to the characters.
Turned in, Effort

Characters missing.
Style

Exceeded Expectation

Seemless continuation of the story

Student skillfully used tone, word choice, and sentence structure to mimic the style of the original story.

Ending could actually have happened and is believable and satisfying.
Met Expectation

Strong continuation of the story

Student used tone, word choice, and sentence structure to mimic the style of the original story.

Ending could have happened and is complete.
Approaching Expectation

Fairly good continuation of the story, but more could have been done.

Student attempted to use tone, word choice, sentence structure to mimic the style of the original story.

Ending could have happened but may feel somewhat incomplete.
Attempted Expectation

So-so continuation of the story

Word choices for each character may not fit with the way the original is written.

The ending could have happened but is lacking details and doesn't feel complete.
Turned in, Effort

No attempt is made to mimic the style of the original story.

Ending would not have happened.
Conventions

Exceeded Expectation

Spelling and grammar is error free.

Vocabulary adds depth to the narrative and fits with the style of the original.

Sentences are varied and enhance the flow of the writing.
Met Expectation

Spelling and punctuation is almost error free (3-5 errors).
Vocabulary is at instructional level.

Grammar has minimal (3-5) errors.

Student has used varied sentence lengths.
Approaching Expectation

Spelling and punctuation contain some errors but not so many that it impacts the reader's understanding.

Vocabulary is approaching instructional level.

Sentences are clear.
Attempted Expectation

Errors in spelling and punctuation are distracting.

Vocabulary may be basic or may not fit with the style of the original story.
Turned in, Effort

Spelling and punctuation contain many errors (10+)

Vocabulary is below instructional level.

There are many sentence fragments or run-ons.
Dialogue

Exceeded Expectation

Skillful use of dialogue adds to the quality of the writing. Dialogue is found at least 10 times throughout the story.
Met Expectation

Student has used dialogue to add depth to the story. Dialogue is found 8-9 times throughout the story.
Approaching Expectation

Student has used dialogue in the epilogue at least 6-7 times. Student has attempted to use dialogue effectively, although there may be some awkwardness.
Attempted Expectation

There is either very little or way too much dialogue in the story. This impacts the quality of the writing.
Turned in, Effort

Student hasn't made much of an attempt to include dialogue in the epilogue.



Keywords:
  • Alternate ending



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