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Writing Fairy Tales for 3rd Grade

Write a fairy tale. Students will choose a fairy tale we have read during the year to rewrite using story elements such as setting, character, problem, and solution.

Rubric Code: P25WBX9

By janemlyras

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

Fractured Fairy Tale/Fable
	Exceeding Standards 4 pts	Meeting Standards 3 pts	Approaching Standards 2 pts	Below Standards 1 pts
Title	Exceeding Standards descriptive, appropriate, and interesting!	Meeting Standards provides a clue about the main character or setting of the story	Approaching Standards somewhat related to the story	Below Standards is unrelated to the story
Setting	Exceeding Standards unusual, creative setting which creates dramatic tension in story	Meeting Standards setting adds interest to the story	Approaching Standards clear setting in a specific time/place	Below Standards setting is unclear or unremarkable
Sequencing	Exceeding Standards has transition words between events and flows from beginning to end	Meeting Standards flows in a logical order	Approaching Standards events are in order, but there are gaps	Below Standards unclear because the events are not in order
Development	Exceeding Standards has precise language which describes details unique to the setting and appropriate to the resolution	Meeting Standards has many interesting details	Approaching Standards has adequate details but is in a "telling" voice	Below Standards very brief, without details
Character Development	Exceeding Standards New characters are created. Their feelings and description are clearly revealed.	Meeting Standards Characters are developed in a way that are similar to the original story but contain a few unique elements	Approaching Standards Characters are developed using a descriptive approach only.	Below Standards Characters are not sufficiently developed.
Grammar and Spelling	Exceeding Standards only one or two mistakes in the story	Meeting Standards some minor mistakes in the story	Approaching Standards many mistakes but it is possible to make out the plot of the story	Below Standards hard to understand because of many misspelled words and poor sentence construction