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Creative story

Upon completion of in-class practice of identifying and writing short stories that contain the main parts of a story, the learner will be able to effectively write and identify what components make up a story through descriptive details.

Rubric Code: K67767

By ljdietsche

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Subject: Communication

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Story Writing: Parts of a story
	Excellent 5 pts	Very Good 4 pts	Average 3 pts	Not Proficient 2 pts
Characters	Excellent The main characters are named and clearly described in text. Most readers could effectively identify and describe characters.	Very Good The main characters are named and described. Most readers would have some idea of what the characters looked like.	Average It is hard to tell who the main characters are	Not Proficient Student fails to develop main character
Setting	Excellent Several vivid and descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place.	Very Good Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place.	Average The reader has trouble figuring out when and where the story took place	Not Proficient Students fails to describe the setting
Plot	Excellent Several detailed and descriptive works are used to tell actions and events that take place in the story and in logical order.	Very Good Some detailed and descriptive words are used to tell actions and events that take place in the story and in logical order.	Average The reader has trouble figuring out what were the details of the plot.	Not Proficient Students fails to include or develop events/plot
Spelling and Punctuation	Excellent There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the student's story. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled correctly consistently throughout.	Very Good There are few spelling or punctuation errors in the story.	Average The student's story has several spelling and punctuation errors.	Not Proficient Students fails to use correct spelling and punctuation. Story is difficult to read or figure out.
Organization	Excellent The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions.	Very Good The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used.	Average Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged.	Not Proficient Students fails to organize events so that the story makes sense.