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Writing A Short Story 
Writing A Short Story
Rubric Code: CX58W34
By kelseyvoeller
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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Audience Purpose
10 pts

Excellent

Presents details targeted at a unique audience appropriate for the story style chosen; successfully narrates the events of a story.
Good

Presents details suited at an audience appropriate for the story style chosen; narrates the events of the story.
Fair

Presents few details suited to an audience appropriate for the story style chosen; some ideas conflict with narration of story.
Poor

Supports no purpose; is not written for a specific audience.
Plot
50 pts

Excellent

Presents events that create a clear sequence of events that are logical and interesting. Plot is condensed and concise- not complex.
Good

Presents sequence of events that are relatively logical and interesting. Plot is somewhat concise.
Fair

Presents a confusing sequence of events. Plot is fairly complex.
Poor

Presents no logical order. Plot is complex and not concise at all.
Introduction
30 pts

Excellent

Successfully introduced characters and setting in the introduction. Began in a creative way. Chose a beginning from the ways to begin a story sheet.
Good

The introduction is used to introduce either characters or setting but not both. Began in a somewhat creative way. Chose a weak beginning from the ways to begin a story sheet.
Fair

The introduction includes minimal information to set up the characters and setting. Began in an almost creative way. Did not choose a beginning from the ways to begin a story sheet.
Poor

Does not go in-depth with description; does not cover characters or setting. Did not begin in a creative way. Did not choose a beginning from the ways to begin a story sheet.
Character descriptions
20 pts

Excellent

Gives detailed and vivid explanations of primary characters and strategically uses secondary and background characters.
Good

Gives somewhat detailed and vivid explanations of primary characters and somewhat strategically uses secondary and background characters.
Fair

Lacks detailed and vivid explanations of primary characters and attempts to use secondary and background characters.
Poor

Missing detailed and vivid explanations of primary characters and does not use secondary and background characters.
Point of View
10 pts

Excellent

Writes from a consistent point of view.
Good

Told from a specific point of view.
Fair

Contains inconsistent points of view.
Poor

Uses an inconsistent point of view.
Conflict
30 pts

Excellent

The story contains appropriate rising actions that lead to a definite conflict. The type(s) of conflict(s) are clearly understood by the reader.
Good

The story contains rising actions that mostly contribute to a definite conflict. The type(s) of conflict(s) are somewhat understood by the reader.
Fair

The story would benefit from careful selection of rising actions that would be helpful to reaching the conflict. The type(s) of conflict(s) are not clearly understood by the reader.
Poor

The story contains minimal rising actions and the conflict is unclear. The type(s) of conflict(s) are not understood by the reader.
Grammar
30 pts

Excellent

There are 0-2 errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling
Good

There are 2-10 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Fair

There are 10-15 errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Poor

There are 15+ errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Use of Language
20 pts

Excellent

Uses interesting and fresh word choices that continue to the story's setting and character. Varies in sentence structure and beginning words of sentences.
Good

Uses somewhat variant of word choices and tones to reveal story’s setting and character. Somewhat varies in sentence structure and beginning words of sentences.
Fair

Uses cliches and unoriginal expressions. Lacks variation in sentence structure and beginning words of sentences.
Poor

Uses uninspired word choices. Missing variation in sentence structure and beginning words of sentences.



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