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Short Horror Story Creation 
Short Story Creation
Students are to write a short horror story that demonstrates their understanding of the stages of plot, the characteristics of a short story and literary elements.
Rubric Code: J2X2782
By mabehm
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric 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.
  Remedial

Student is beginning to meet the standards for the assignment

5 pts

Fair

Meets standards

10 pts

Proficient

Exceeds standards

15 pts

Hook/exposition

Student uses a hook or thorough exposition to grasp the reader's interest.
Remedial

Begins to provide an exposition that provides some background information about the character(s) or setting or a hook to grasp the reader's interest. (5 points)
Fair

Provides an exposition that provides some background information about the character(s) or setting. The hook somewhat grasps the reader's interest.
(10 points)
Proficient

Exposition is well developed and provides background information about the character(s) or setting. In addition, the hook grasps the reader's interest.
(15 points)
Conflict

Student establishes a clear conflict early in the story.
Remedial

Conflict is vague or unclear. The story fails to adequately integrate the conflict.

(5 points)
Fair

Conflict is depicted in the story and the story is somewhat developed around the conflict.

(10 points)
Proficient

Conflict is clearly depicted in the story and the story is developed around the conflict.

(15 points)
Resolution

Student includes a clear resolution to the story.
Remedial

The story fails to depict a resolution of the conflict.

(5 points)
Fair

The story depicts a resolution of the conflict, but it is somewhat vague.

(10 points)
Proficient

The story depicts a clear resolution of the conflict.


(15 points)
Dialogue

Student uses dialogue to tell the story.
Remedial

The story does not include a sufficient amount of dialogue that is correctly written and easily read. Dialogue is not correctly punctuated.

(5 points)
Fair

The story includes dialogue . Most dialogue is correctly punctuated and easy to read.



(10 points)
Proficient

The story includes a sufficient amount of dialogue that is correctly written and easily read. Dialogue is correctly punctuated.

(15 points)
Point of View

The narrator tells the story from the appropriate point-of-view.
Remedial

The point-of-view is not clearly defined. The student fails to use the narration to develop characters and themes in the story.

(5 points)
Fair

The point-of-view is defined. The student uses the narration to somewhat develop characters and themes in the story.


(10 points)
Proficient

The point-of-view is clearly defined. The student uses the narration to help develop characters and themes in the story.

(15 points)
Characterization

Student provides enough details to develop the character.
Remedial

Student fails to use descriptive details to develop the character.
Characters lack depth.


(5 points)
Fair

Student uses some descriptive details to develop the character.
Characters are somewhat interesting and have some depth.

(10 points)
Proficient

Student uses descriptive details to develop the character.
Characters are interesting and have depth.

(15 points)
Literary elements

The student has included the required 4 similes, 2 metaphors, 1 onomatopoeia, 3 hyperbole, 2 idioms, and 1 pun.
Remedial

The student uses some of the required elements.

(5 points)
Fair

The student uses many of the required literary elements in their story.

(10 points)
Proficient

The student uses all of the required elements in their story.


(15 points)
Archetypal Horror Characters.

The story uses the required type of character in their story.
Remedial

The student uses one of the required archetypal characters.

(5 points)
Fair

The student uses two of the required archetypal characters.

(10 points)
Proficient

The student uses two of the required archetypal characters.

(15 points)
Suspense elements

The story include 4 of the techniques that create suspense: Urgency, The known, The unknown, Red herring, Foreshadowing, Sudden unexpected.
Remedial

The student uses 2 of the suspense elements in their story.

(5 points)
Fair

The student uses 3 of the suspense elements in their story.


(10 points)
Proficient

The student usesc4 or more of the suspense elements in their story.


(15 points)
Irony

The student uses examples of situational and dramatic irony in their story.
Remedial

The student includes irony, but it is not clear how it is irony.

(5 points)
Fair

The student uses 1clear example of irony in their story.

(10 points)
Proficient

The student shows a clear understanding of irony by using both types of the device in their story.

(15 points)
Format

The student uses the correct format: 1.5 spacing, 12 font, appropriate language, 1.5 pages or more, and spelling.
Remedial

The student's work follows some of the required format elements with 5 or more spelling errors.


(5 points)
Fair

The student follows most of the required format with 3 -4 spelling errors.


(10 points)
Proficient

The students work follows all of the format elements with 0 - 1 spelling errors.


(15 points)



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