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Short Story Rubric

Students are to write a short story (500-750 words long) that demonstrates their understanding of the stages of plot and the characteristics of a short story.

Rubric Code: G78CA4

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Writing a Short Story Students will write a short story that demonstrates their understanding of the stages of plot and the characteristics of a short story.
	Exemplary Exceeds standards 10 pts	Proficient Meets standards 8.5 pts	Approaching Almost Meets standards 7 pts	Inadequate Fails to meet standards 5.5 pts
Hook/exposition The extent to which student uses a hook or thorough exposition to grasp the reader's interest.	Exemplary Exposition is well developed and provides background information about the character(s) or setting. In addition, the hook grasps the reader's interest.	Proficient Exposition is developed and provides background information about the character(s) or setting.	Approaching Provides an exposition that provides some background information about the character(s) or setting. The hook somewhat grasps the reader's interest.	Inadequate Fails to provide an exposition that provides some background information about the character(s) or setting or a hook to grasp the reader's interest.
Plot advancement The extent to which student uses the main events to advance the plot of the story.	Exemplary Plot is clearly and skillfully depicted establishing a major conflict, leading to a believable climax and a clear resolution.	Proficient Plot is clearly depicted and establishes a major conflict, leading to a climax and a clear resolution.	Approaching Plot is depicted by alluding to a conflict, leading to a climactic moment and hints at a resolution (May be somewhat abrupt and/or underdeveloped)	Inadequate Plot is vague or unclear. The story fails to include key events that lead to a climax and/or resolution is unclear or missing
Dialogue The extent to which student uses dialogue to tell the story.	Exemplary The story includes a sufficient amount of dialogue that is natural, purposeful and is used to both move the story forward and provide background info. Dialogue is correctly punctuated.	Proficient The story includes dialogue that is natural, purposeful and is used to either move the story forward and provide background info. Dialogue is correctly punctuated.	Approaching The story includes dialogue . Most dialogue is correctly punctuated and easy to read.	Inadequate The story does not include a sufficient amount of dialogue. It is unnatural and awkward. Dialogue is not correctly punctuated.
Characterization The extent to which student provides details to develop the character.	Exemplary Skillfully and creatively uses methods such as words and actions to develop character. Skillfully sues physical description. Characters are interesting and have depth.	Proficient Uses methods such as words, actions, and physical description to develop character. Characters are interesting.	Approaching Uses some descriptive details to develop the character. Characters are somewhat interesting.	Inadequate Student fails to use descriptive details to develop the character. Characters lack depth.
Setting The extent to which student describes setting	Exemplary Setting is clearly and skillfully implied through actions of characters, dialogue, descriptions and allusions.	Proficient Setting is implied through actions of characters, dialogue, descriptions, and allusions.	Approaching Setting is sometimes implied through actions of characters, dialogue, descriptions, and allusions	Inadequate Setting is unclear and undefined.
Language The extent to which student uses literary devices and techniques that engage reader	Exemplary Engaging and innovative voice. Word choices enhance the piece with a sense of control and style. Scholarly sentence variety. Vivid descriptive technique	Proficient Engaging and appropriate voice. Ideas are expressed without wordiness and redundancy. Strong effective vocabulary. Good sentence variety Strong descriptive technique	Approaching Voice is appropriate < Ideas may express wordiness and redundancy. Limited use of effective vocabulary. Some sentence variety. Descriptive technique is limited	Inadequate Word choice is limited and simplistic. Overuse of declarative and simple sentences. Descriptive technique is elementary.
Conventions Student demonstrates careful attention to rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling	Exemplary Uses correct and appropriate punctuation. Elevated use of parallel structure. Free of sentence fragments and run-ons, spelling errors. Paper is essentially error-free	Proficient Contains fewer than 3 errors that do not hinder comprehension in: spelling, punctuation, parallel structure, sentence structure, usage. Effective proofreading.	Approaching Contains fewer than 5 errors that do not hinder comprehension in:<BR> spelling, punctuation,<BR> parallel structure, sentence structure, usage. Lacks effective proofreading	Inadequate Contains many errors that hinder comprehension. No evidence of proofreading.

Keywords:

short story

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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