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Creative Writing Adventure Story

Students are to write a realistic adventure fiction story using the writing process, which must include the 7 elements of this genre.

Rubric Code: N23CB55

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Adventure Story Writing
	Level 4 (N/A)	Level 3 (N/A)	Level 2 (N/A)	Level 1 (N/A)
Quest	Level 4 The story has a creative, well-developed quest in which a problem is presented in an exciting and original way.	Level 3 The story has an interesting quest in which a problem is presented.	Level 2 The story has a basic quest idea, but it does not present a problem.	Level 1 The beginning of the story is vague and uncreative.
Risk and Danger	Level 4 The middle of the story is well-developed, creative, and shows how the problem is being developed and solved.	Level 3 The middle of the story shows how the problem is being developed and solved.	Level 2 The middle of the story somewhat shows how the problem is being developed and solved.	Level 1 The middle of the story is vague and uncreative.
Transformation	Level 4 The end of the story is creative and presents a transformation of the main character in an original and well-developed way.	Level 3 The end of the story presents a good transformation of the main character.	Level 2 The end of the story presents an adequate transformation or an only somewhat- developed change.	Level 1 The end of the story is vague and lacks a transformation.
Hero	Level 4 The hero in the story is described well, is original, not overly outside this genre, and make sense in the story.	Level 3 The hero in the story is described adequately and makes sense most of the time.	Level 2 The hero in the story is not described very well and sometimes don't make sense.	Level 1 The hero in the story is described poorly.
Setting/ Race Against Time	Level 4 The story's time and place are described creatively and completely and are important to the story.	Level 3 The story's time and place are described completely and are important to the story.	Level 2 Either the story's time or place are described and are somewhat important to the story.	Level 1 The story's time and place are not described or are very vague and not important to the story.
Journey	Level 4 The journey is described creatively and completely and is important to the story	Level 3 The journey is described completely and is important to the story	Level 2 The journey is described and is somewhat important to the story	Level 1 The journey is not described or is not important to the story
Grammar/Spelling	Level 4 The story contains fewer than 5 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.	Level 3 The story contains 6 to 9 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.	Level 2 The story contains 10 to 13 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.	Level 1 The story contains 14 to 17 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph structure.

Keywords:

story; creative; writing

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English

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