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Story Swap Students will swap the key events of two stories. The first story is the assigned excerpt. The second story is a news brief that students will search for and evaluate. Students must identify the main events of each story and then write them in the other style. Students will ensure that each new story uses appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and style for what it is now. Rubric Code: KX33C5X By phelancourtney Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Research	Poor Student pulled the first news brief they found; website was not reliable; news brief was inappropriate; was not a news brief.	Fair Student found a good news brief but they could have found something better; news brief was from possibly unreliable source; news brief lacked key elements to turn into a short story.	Good Student found an appropriate news brief from a reliable source; student found a news brief that can easily be turned into a short story.m
Maintaining Elements	Poor Student added or subtracted details of the story outside of creative license; student did not add necessary/appropriate new elements if need be, creating awkward gaps; stories now appear to be on two different topics.	Fair Student added or subtracted a few unnecessary elements but it is clear that stories focus on the same event(s); there were one or two small gaps that could have used more detail.	Good Student maintained key elements of both stories; added or subtracted additional details appropriate to each story.
News Brief	Poor Does not seem like a news brief.	Fair Seems a bit like a news brief; lacks detail or clarity; has bias or a strong voice; uses too many adjectives or adverbs; has too much "heart."	Good Seems like a news brief; appropriate details are clearly stated; does not have "heart" or bias.
Short story	Poor Story does not make sense; does not follow a plot; descriptive and narrative words are not used.	Fair Plot is clear but underdeveloped; some elements of story do not add to story; some descriptive and narrative words are used but more would be welcome.	Good Plot is clear and detectable; all elements of story thicken the plot.
Grammar, spelling, punctuation	Poor Numerous errors that distract from or muddle the texts; errors inappropriate for grade level.	Fair Understandable but noticeable errors.	Good Few to no errors.