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Thanksgiving Story Halloween Story Rubric Code: K2WX644 By jromanek Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Thanksgiving Story
	Beginning 1 pts	Developing 2 pts	Capable 3 pts	Experienced 4 pts
Story Ideas	Beginning Your writing is extremely limited in communicating your ideas. You have not established your ideas or a topic.	Developing You have written ideas that are related to your topic, but have not included enough detail to tell your story in a satisfying way.	Capable Your writing is purposeful. You have included some details that help to tell the story.	Experienced Your writing is clear and confidently focused. It holds the reader's attention. You have used excellent details to enrich your writing.
Characters/Setting	Beginning Your writing does not give any information about the characters. A setting is not evident.	Developing Your characters and setting do not feel "real." Your writing has not supplied enough detail to make the reader understand the characters as people and their actions within your story.	Capable The characters are beginning to come to life. You have supplied detail to help the reader understand the characters and setting.	Experienced Your characters are fully alive. Strong detail allows the reader to understand your characters and how and why they do what they do. The setting supports and enhances your story.
Problem/Solution	Beginning It is unclear what problem the characters face.	Developing The problem/solution is fairly clear, but it is not clear why it is a problem.	Capable It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem. The solution makes sense.	Experienced You have clearly established the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem. The solution ties up all the loose ends.
Spelling/Grammar	Beginning There are many errors in conventions that make it difficult to read your story. There is no evidence that you proofread/revised your work before you turned it in. There are more than 5 errors.	Developing Much more careful proofreading/revision is necessary to bring your story to a final draft. There are 3 to 5 errors.	Capable It is evident that you proofread/revised your story, but less than 3 errors remain.	Experienced Congratulations! You submitted a story that shows careful attention to spelling and grammar. This is what effective writers do!