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Year 4/5 Short Story: Using Brain Words 
5th grade Short Story
Write a short story including these 10 words: wrinkly, skully, surroundings, brain, volume, special, controls, nerves, identical, understanding. It can be about any topic. Just needs to include those 10 words.
Rubric Code: MX3453B
By mimbakker
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

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Including 10 words from their "word bank" on the brain.
  Excellent

10 pts

Good

7 pts

Basics

4 pts

Needs Some Work

1 pts

10 Word Bank Words

Excellent

10 word bank words have been included in the short story in a manner that makes sense and is clear to read.
Good

10 word bank words have been included in the short story, when words are included it makes a good amount of sense and is mostly relevant to the short story.
Basics

10 word bank words have been included in the short story. When words included they only make a small amount of sense and are only just relevant to the setting/plot of the short story.
Needs Some Work

The student failed to include the required 10 words in their short story. When words have been included, they do not make sense or are relevant to the story.
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Excellent

Only one or two spelling and/or punctuation errors. Writing is clear and easy to read. The good copy of the short story is well presented.
Good

Almost no spelling or punctuation errors (3-4). Writing is clear and easy to understand, but writing could be improved, by editing. The good copy of the short story is adequate.
Basics

A few minor spelling and punctuation errors (5-6). Writing is clear and readable. The student's good copy of the short story is only just presentable.
Needs Some Work

Major spelling and punctuation errors (7+). Writing is unclear and hard to read. The student's good copy of the short story isn't presentable or hasn't been completed.
Plot

conflict, resolution, setting
Excellent

Well-developed plot with conflict and Resolution.<BR>
Story is clear and easy to read.
Good

Writing has a developed plot including conflict and Resolution. Leaves the reader with an understanding of what happens.
Basics

A poorly developed conflict and Resolution. Leaves reader questioning and needing more information.
Needs Some Work

No clear beginning or end. Story doesn't really flow or make sense to the reader.
Characterization

Excellent

Uses a variety of ways to reveal and describe the character. Uses dialogue.
Good

Uses some different ways to reveal the character. Has dialogue.
Basics

Only uses extremely brief description of characters and barely shows what the character is like. Little dialogue is used.
Needs Some Work

Character is not revealed- tell not show. There is almost no description of the characters involved in the story. No dialogue is used.




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