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Short Story 
This rubric will determine whether students have mastered the essential features of a short story.
Rubric Code: XX23549
By stavrogin
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Needs Improvement

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Fair

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Good

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Masterful

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Character and Point of View

Needs Improvement

The author provides limited information about the characters.
Fair

The author creates characters with vague personalities and unclear motives. The narrator's point of view may be confusing, or it may shift between first and third person.
Good

The author describes at least one character with vivid detail. That character's motives are clear and his/her actions advance the narrative. The narrator's point of view is consistent.
Masterful

The author develops multiple characters with vivid detail. Their motives are clear, and their relationships advance the narrative.
Plot

Needs Improvement

The author creates a story with little identifible plot structure. No main character is established, and the narrative makes no sensible progress.
Fair

The author establishes a main character with little to do or say. There is little rising action and no identifiable climax or resolution
Good

The author develops a plot. It contains at least three of the following features.
Character introduction
Rising action
Climax
Resolution
Masterful

The author develops the plot fully. The story contains all the following features:
Character introduction
Rising action
Climax
Resolution
Setting

Needs Improvement

It is unclear when or where the story takes place.
Fair

An important aspect of setting is not established. This may be either time or place.
Good

The time and place of the of the story's main action is well established.
Masterful

The author establishes setting using a variety of literary devices and descritive words.
Dialogue

Needs Improvement

The author fails to use dialogue of any kind.
Fair

It is difficult to determine who is speaking. The author uses dialogue but makes one or both of the following mistakes:

--no qoutation marks
--no paragraph indention to indicate a new speaker
Good

The author uses properly formatted dialogue. Author uses quotation marks where appropriate and indents paragraphs to indicate a new speaker.
Masterful

The author uses dialogue effectively and provides characters with unique voices.
Style and Grammar

Needs Improvement

Incoherent sentences are frequent. Much of the story is difficult to figure out.
Fair

Author makes numerous mistakes in grammar. These mistakes can make understanding the narrative difficult in places.
Good

Author makes several mistakes in grammar, but the narrative remains clear.
Masterful

The author's use of English is nearly fluent. Mistakes in grammar are minor and do not distract from the force of the narrative.




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