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Fictional Narrative

Students will write a fictional narrative. The topic or theme of the story is provided by the teacher. The teacher will grade the work based on the proper development of elements: theme, character, conflict, plot, and setting.

Rubric Code: JX5X5A8

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Fictional Narrative
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	SCORE (N/A)
Setting	Excellent You know exactly when and where everything in the story is taking place. The setting is described so well that you feel like your there.	Good The setting is partially clear. There are some places in which the setting is not vividly described.	Fair The setting is barely clear. Only one or two scene setting is vividly described.	Needs Improvement You do not know when and where the story takes place.	SCORE
Conflict, Plot Events, Resolution x2	Excellent The conflict is clear in the story and there is a resolution of some kind at the end. The plot is thoughtful and shows evidence of planning. Everything in the story makes sense within the context of the story.	Good One of the following is missing or unclear in the story; conflict, plot events, or resolution.	Fair Two of the following are missing or unclear in the story; conflict, plot events, or resolution.	Needs Improvement Three or more of the following are missing or unclear in the story; conflict, plot events, or resolution.	SCORE
Character Description x2	Excellent The characters are described with vivid detail. If there was a person in your image, they are incorporated in the story in some way. The characters use dialogue to communicate.	Good The characters are described with some detail. Dialogue is used sparingly, detracting from the story.	Fair There is very little detail about the characters. There is little dialogue,	Needs Improvement The characters are not clearly described. Dialogue is not used.	SCORE
Creativity	Excellent The story has great creativity. The details are very clear and it "paints" a picture in the reader's head. In addition, the author uses the topic as an inspiration, but does not limit him/herself to it.	Good The story has good creativity. The details are mostly clear and easy to follow. The author may limit their story to the topic, lacking elaboration.	Fair The story has creativity. The derails are partly clear and easy to follow. The author The author allowed him/herself to stick only to the topic.	Needs Improvement The story is unclear and hard to follow. The illustration is not used as inspiration.	SCORE
Conventions	Excellent This story is mostly free of grammatical, capitalisation, spelling, and punctuation errors.	Good This story has some grammatical, capitalisation, spelling, and punctuation errors.	Fair This story has a few grammatical, capitalisation, spelling, and punctuation errors.	Needs Improvement This story has many grammatical, capitalisation, spelling, and punctuation errors.	SCORE
Editing & Revision	Excellent You edited your story and revised it in a thoughtful and meaningful way.	Good You edited your story carefully.	Fair Editing is present, but you did not really give thought to the comments, suggestions, and feedback.	Needs Improvement No evidence of editing.	SCORE
TOTAL SCORE /40
TOTAL SCORE

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