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Write a short story

Write and illustrate a short story .Include characters, conflict, theme,setting and plot elements.

Rubric Code: A2246C5

By mushann

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Subject: Education

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Story Writing: Parts of a story
	Great 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Needs improvement 1 pts
Setting	Great Several vivid and descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place. Readers can easily identify when and where the story took place.	Good Some vivid and descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place. Most readers would have an idea of when and where the story took place.	Approaching Setting description is not clear. Readers have trouble figuring out when and where the story took place.	Needs improvement The setting is not clear at all. Readers have real problems on guessing when and where the story took place.
Plot	Great The story line is clearly developed and explained with a resolution. Readers can simply figure out the action of the story.	Good Some events are well developed and resolved. Most readers would have puzzled out the action of the story.	Approaching The story line is not well developed. Readers have trouble figuring out the details of the plot and the resolution may not be clear.	Needs improvement The story line is not clear at all. Readers have big problems on figuring out the action of the story.
All Pages included	Great All required pages have been included and they are neatly created: cover, publishing page, about the author, short summary.	Good Three out of four are included.	Approaching Two out of four are included.	Needs improvement One out of four are included.
Illustrations	Great Illustrations were creative and neatly presented. It clearly represents the tone or atmosphere of the novel to encourage interest in the novel.	Good Illustrations were neatly presented. It clearly represents the tone or atmosphere of the novel to encourage interest in the novel.	Approaching Some llustrations were neatly presented and others were hastily completed.	Needs improvement Illustrations were not included.
Spelling/Punctuation	Great There are no spelling and/or punctuation errors in the draft of the students story.	Good There are up to two spelling and/or punctuation errors in the draft of the students story.	Approaching There are up to three or four spelling and/or punctuation errors in the draft of the students story.	Needs improvement There are more than four spelling and/or punctuation errors in the draft of the students story.