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Realistic Fiction Rubric Realistic Fiction Rubric Rubric Code: MX49X2A By pokodan Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Realistic Fiction Writing
	4 pts	3 pts	2 pts	1 pts
STRUCTURE: Overall	4 I wrote the important part of an event, bit by bit and took out unimportant parts.	3 I wrote the important part of an event, bit by bit but I didn't take out the unimportant parts.	2 I wrote the important part of an event, but I didn't tell it bit by bit and I didn't take out the unimportant parts.	1 I didn't write the important part of an event. I didn't tell it bit by bit, and I didn't take out the unimportant parts.
STRUCTURE: Leads	4 I wrote a beginning that SHOWS what is happening and where. It gets the reader into the world of the story using action, dialogue or setting.	3 I wrote a beginning that SHOWS what is happening and where using action, dialogue and setting, but I did not draw the reader into the world of the story.	2 I wrote a beginning that TELLS what is happening, and I don't use action, dialogue or setting to draw my reader into the world of the story.	1 The writing has no lead to draw the reader in.
STRUCTURE: Transitions	4 I used words and phrases to show how much time went by with phrases that mark time, like "just," "then," "suddenly," or "after a while," and, "a little later."	3 I used words and phrases to show how much time went by, with phrases that mark time, like "just," "then," "suddenly," (to show when things happened quickly).	2 I used the word "then," to show how much time went by.	1 I didn't use transition words at all.
STRUCTURE: Ending	4 What happens at the end of the story connects to the beginning and the middle. It does not come out of nowhere. I used action, dialogue, or feeling to bring my story to a close.	3 The ending make sense but not all of the reader's questions are answered. I tried to use action, dialogue, or feeling to bring my story to a close.	2 The ending doesn't make sense or does not show a change in the main character. I did not use action, dialogue, or feeling to bring my story to a close.	1 The ending comes out of nowhere and/or does not make sense.
STRUCTURE Organization	4 I used paragraphs to separate the different parts or times of the story, or to show when a new person is speaking. The story has a beginning, middle and end.	3 I sometimes used paragraphs to separate the different parts of the story, or to show when a new person is speaking. The story lacks a beginning, or a middle, or an end.	2 I have only one or two paragraphs. The story lacks a beginning, middle, or an end.	1 I did not use paragraphs. The story does not have a beginning, middle and end.