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Realistic Fiction Writing

Write a realistic story telling about a rule breaker. This story should tell the story of a child that may or may not be new to PBA. The child breaks a rule and needs to be retaught. Tell the story of this re-education on appropriate school behavior.

Rubric Code: DXW66BC

By cgilchrist

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

The Story of a Rule Breaker
	Awesome Job! 20 pts	Pretty Good 17 pts	Almost There 14 pts	Needs Work 10 pts
Beginning/Leads	Awesome Job! The story has a creative, well-developed lead with a hook that pulls the reader in.	Pretty Good The story has a creative lead that contains setting and it makes sense with the story.	Almost There The story has a lead that does not capture the reader's attention.	Needs Work The story does not have an adequate lead.
Developed Plot/Problem	Awesome Job! The plot is well-developed, chronological and all obstacles that lead up to the problem are relevant. The character's struggles and motivation are evident and are the center of the plot. Transitions are used to connect events in the story.	Pretty Good The plot is well-developed, most event are chronological and most obstacles that lead up to the problem are relevant.The character's struggles and motivation are the center of the plot. Transitions are used to connect events in the story.	Almost There The plot is somewhat developed, some events are chronological and some obstacles that lead up to the problem are present. The character's struggles and motivation are not evident and/or are not the center of the plot. Some transitions are used and they loosely connect events in the story.	Needs Work The plot is not developed, not in chronological order and no obstacles leading up to the problem are present.No transitions are used to connect the events in the story.
Conclusion/Solution	Awesome Job! The end of the story is creative and presents a good solution to the problem. It contains a heart of the story ending that is well developed with character's feelings, thoughts, dreams or ideas mentioned.	Pretty Good The end of the story presents a creative and adequate solution to the problem. Includes a heart of the story ending that is not fully developed.	Almost There The end of the story presents a basic solution to the problem. Does not contain a heart of the story ending.	Needs Work The story does not have a solution to the problem. Heart of the story ending is missing.
Characters Traits	Awesome Job! The character traits are portrayed throughout the story in action, behavior, and dialogue.	Pretty Good The character traits are portrayed throughout the story using dialogue or description.	Almost There The character traits are described in the beginning or the story as a list.	Needs Work The character traits are not portrayed in the story.
Presentation	Awesome Job! Final copy contains all of the following: Cover, dedication page, neatly handwritten or types, color illustration and an about the author blurb stating why you chose the scenario.	Pretty Good Final copy contains 4 of the following: Cover, dedication page, neatly handwritten or types, color illustration and an about the author blurb stating why you chose the scenario.	Almost There Final copy contains 3 of the following: Cover, dedication page, neatly handwritten or types, color illustration and an about the author blurb stating why you chose the scenario.	Needs Work Final copy contains 2 of the following: Cover, dedication page, neatly handwritten or types, color illustration and an about the author blurb stating why you chose the scenario.
Conventions	Awesome Job! The story contains fewer than 1-3 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.	Pretty Good The story contains 4-5 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.	Almost There The story contains 6-9 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.	Needs Work The story contains 10 or more errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.

Keywords:

story; creative; writing; fiction

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English

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