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Short Story Writing

Students will write to enhance the ability to develop character descriptions (characterization) as well as a plot with a clear problem/conflict, climax, and resolution.

Rubric Code: Q2W92W6

By mzarkovic

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Short Story Writing
	Needs More Work (N/A)	Satisfactory (N/A)	Very Good (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Title Did you give your story an apt title?	Needs More Work Story has a title but it is either not related to the main idea of the story or it is not interesting.	Satisfactory Title is interesting.	Very Good Title is creative and catchy.	Excellent Title is creative, catchy and very interesting
Plot Are elements of plot present and well-developed (conflict, climax, resolution)?	Needs More Work The problem and/or climax and/or resolution are unclear or missing.	Satisfactory Story has an underdeveloped plot that has a solution, but the problem never reaches a climax. Or the story has a problem and a climax but does not resolve.	Very Good Story has a developed plot with a problem/conflict, a climax, and an acceptable resolution.	Excellent Story has a very well developed plot with a problem/conflict, a climax, and an engaging and agreeable resolution.
Setting Is setting believable based on characters and plot?	Needs More Work The setting is hardly mentioned.	Satisfactory The setting is minimally described and doesn't enhance the plot or create a believalbe basis for the characters.	Very Good The setting is adequately described but either does not create a basis for the characters or does not enhance the plot.	Excellent The setting is fully described, creates a believable basis for the story's characters, and enhances the plot.
Conventions Did you proofread for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization errors?	Needs More Work Writing exhibits a failure to proofread or edit through numerous errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation, which detract from the meaning of the story.	Satisfactory Writing exhibits numerous errors, but they do not detract from the meaning of the story.	Very Good Writing exhibits several minor errors.	Excellent Writing exhibits careful editing/proofreading with few to no errors.