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Creative Writing Short Story

Students will write a short story about any fictional character, using a unique setting and plot.

Rubric Code: H45AW9

By AnnaEKemp

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Creative - short story
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Characterization	Excellent The characters are well developed.The reader is given a window into the minds of the characters.	Good The character is somewhat realistic, but inconsistent. Traits are somewhat developed. The author gives the reader some idea of the characters' motivations.	Fair The character is barely developed.	Poor There is no character development.
Plot	Excellent The story is extremely developed and very thorough. The conflict is well explored, and characters are well developed.	Good The story is very developed and thorough. The conflict is explored, and the characters are somewhat developed.	Fair The conflict is explored, and there is some very basic development of the character.	Poor The story is undeveloped and the character is flat and boring.
Setting	Excellent Use of setting is clear. Reader able to distinguish when a change of setting is present or has occurred.	Good Use of setting is somewhat clear, at times is difficult for reader to clearly identify setting.	Fair Use of setting is unclear, it is difficult for the reader to identify setting in the story.	Poor No use of setting is present in the short story. It is clearly undetermined.
Creativity	Excellent Student shows excellent creativity	Good Student shows adequate creativity	Fair Student shows poor creativity	Poor There is no creativity in the story
Conventions	Excellent The story contains fewer than 5 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure	Good The story contains 6 to 9 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure	Fair The story contains 10 to 13 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.	Poor The story contains 14 to 17 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.
Penmanship	Excellent Story is completely legible. Handwriting is neat and easy to understand.	Good Story is adequately legible. Handwriting is mostly neat and easy to understand	Fair Story is barely legible. Handwriting is barely neat and somewhat easy to understand.	Poor Story is not legible at all. Handwriting is atrocious and not easy to understand.