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Short Story Creative Writing Rough Draft 
Short Story Creative Writing Rough Draft
Students will create their own short story, focusing on setting, characterization, plot, imagery, dialogue, point of view, and grammar.
Rubric Code: WXC2WXX
By moombamimi
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Excellent

10 pts

Good

8.5 pts

Fair

7 pts

Needs Improvement

5 pts

Characterization

Excellent

The character(s) is/are clearly developed with descriptions of each character.
Good

The character(s) is/are clearly developed with descriptions of each character, but sometimes does not make sense in the story.
Fair

The character(s) is/are somewhat developed, but sometimes does not make sense in the story.
Needs Improvement

The character(s) is/are barely developed.
Setting

Excellent

Use of setting is clear. Reader is able to distinguish when a change of setting is present or has occurred.
Good

Use of setting is somewhat clear, at times is difficult for reader to clearly identify setting.
Fair

Use of setting is unclear, it is difficult for the reader to identify setting in the story.
Needs Improvement

No use of setting is present in the short story. It is clearly undetermined.
Plot

Excellent

Story has at least one well defined problem/conflict, a climax and an engaging ending.
Good

Story has a problem/conflict, a climax, and an acceptable resolution.
Fair

Story has a problem and solution, but the problem never reaches a climax. Or the story has a problem and a climax but it not fully developed.
Needs Improvement

The problem and/or climax and/or resolution is not present.
Creativity

Excellent

Story includes dialogue (if appropriate), details, and literary devices help readers to picture images in their mind while reading the story.
Good

Story includes dialogue (if appropriate), some details, and literary devices that help readers imagine while reading the story.
Fair

Story include minimal dialogue (if appropriate), very little details, or literary devices. Writing "tells" rather than "shows"
Needs Improvement

Story is told with very little or no details or literary devices. Story is pretty boring.
Point of View

Excellent

Point of view is clear, use of first person, or third person is easily detected by the reader.
Good

Point of view somewhat clear, and use of first or third person is hard to identify.
Fair

Point of view is unclear at times, shifts in dialogue (first or third) hard for reader to detect.
Needs Improvement

Point of view is not clear. Reader is unable to identify point of view at all in piece.
Mechanics

Excellent

No misspellings or grammatical errors, or mechanical errors in advanced language.
Good

Some misspellings and/or mechanical errors, but not enough to distract.
Fair

Distracting misspellings and/or grammatical errors.
Needs Improvement

Errors in spelling or grammar interfere with comprehension.



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