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Short Story Rubric High School Short Story Rubric Code: GXB8X57 By peachis Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Creative - short story
	Excellent 16.8 pts	Good 15 pts	Fair 13 pts	Poor 11 pts
Characterization	Excellent The character is clearly portrayed. The character is realistic and developed.	Good The character is basically developed. The character is somewhat realistic, but inconsistent. Traits are somewhat developed.	Fair The character is barely developed.	Poor There is no character development.
Plot	Excellent The story is extremely developed and thorough.	Good The story is very developed and thorough.	Fair The story is somewhat developed or rambling and wordy.	Poor The story is undeveloped or extremely wordy.
Setting/Description & Imagery	Excellent Use of setting is clear. Specific sensory details are used.	Good Use of setting is somewhat clear; some sensory details used.	Fair Use of setting is unclear; it is difficult for the reader to identify setting in the story; not many sensory details used.	Poor No use of setting is present in the short story; no sensory details are used.
Mechanics/ Length	Excellent Short story is 3 or more pages, double-spaced in 12-point, Times New Roman or Arial font. Title is present. Only one or two errors in grammar and mechanics.	Good Short story is 2 or more pages, double-spaced in 12-point, Times New Roman or Arial font. Title is present, but may not be unique. Some errors in grammar and mechanics.	Fair Short story is less than 2 pages. No title. Many errors in grammar and mechanics.	Poor Sloppy hand-written copy; without a title and is not more than 1 page. A vast amount of errors in grammar and mechanics.
Point of View	Excellent Point of view is clear, use of first person, third person limited and omniscient easily detected by the reader.	Good Point of view somewhat clear, shift between first and third not always easy to identify for reader.	Fair Point of view is unclear at times, shifts in dialogue (first or third) hard for reader to detect. Reader struggles to identify point of view.	Poor Point of view is not clear. Reader is unable to identify point of view at all in piece.
Figurative Language	Excellent Figurative language is used correctly throughout.	Good Some figurative language is used correctly, but some incorrectly.	Fair Little use of creative writing techniques are employed.	Poor No evidence of creative writing techniques.