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Short Story Performance Task

Students will be scored on their ability to chose a character from a story read, how the character and student interact, how they portray their actions and thoughts, identify events, problem/solutions, character traits, and probable alternate story endings. Students' writing must be consistent with that character's beliefs, actions, and personality from the story they had read.

Rubric Code: QX9W6WB

By MsBialczak

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Short Story
	Exceeds standards 4 pts	Meets standards 3 pts	Reaching standards 2 pts	Below standards 1 pts
Story elements:	Exceeds standards Student skillfully identifies the title, author, setting, and character of the story. Student and character interact within the story.	Meets standards Student correctly identifies the title, author, setting, and character of the story. Student and character interact within the story.	Reaching standards Student identifies the title, author, setting, and character of the story with one or two mistakes. Student and character have limited interaction within the story.	Below standards Student failed to identify either the title, author setting, or the character of the story. Student shows no evidence of interacting with the character in the story.
Story events:	Exceeds standards All events either explain the effect of the main problem on the story, or show how characters are attempting to solve.	Meets standards Many of the events listed relate to the problem of the story, or how it was solved.	Reaching standards Some of the events listed relate to the main problem in the story, or how it was solved. Some events are unimportant details or simply interesting.	Below standards The details given are random events or incorrect facts. The events listed don't relate to the story. They don't explain how a solution was reached.
Identifies the problem/solution:	Exceeds standards Correctly identifies a main problem of the story and clearly explains how it was solved.	Meets standards Identifies a problem and clearly explains the solution.	Reaching standards a problem and solution were given, but were given as incomplete thoughts. Ideas were not thoroughly explained.	Below standards Student suggests a solution that does not work to solve the problem.
Indentifying character traits:	Exceeds standards Understanding of the character is accurate and is based on true and appropriate story events.	Meets standards Understanding of the character is accurate and based on story events.	Reaching standards Understanding of the character is mostly appropriate. Some of the traits may not be supported by story events.	Below standards Understanding of the character is incorrect or suggest traits that cannot be proven by story events.
Mechanics:	Exceeds standards Skillfully uses conventions (capitalization, punctuation, spelling , and grammar) beyond grade level expectations. There are NO errors.	Meets standards Makes few errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling that do NOT distract the reader.	Reaching standards Makes some errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling that distract the reader.	Below standards Make MANY errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling that seriously impair the reading.
Neatness:	Exceeds standards Students penmanship exceeds expectations, writing is legible, margins are correctly aligned, and letters are appropriately spaced.	Meets standards Student writes legibly with correct margins and letter spacing.	Reaching standards Students writes somewhat legibly with inconsistent use of margins and/or letter spacing.	Below standards The writing is illegible and extremely difficult to understand. Has significant problems with margins and/or letter spacing.

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