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Short Story Demonstrating Elements of Literature

Students will create a fictional short story on the subject of "Football in Alabama" which will demonstrate their understanding of of the elements in literature.

Rubric Code: SX8268W

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Quality of Project
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 20 pts
Quality of Story	Poor Story lacks creativity and doesn't draw the reader in. The story is not original.	Fair The story is original but lacks creativity.	Good Great Job! The story is creative, invites the reader into the action and entices the reader to find out more.
Class Participation and Completion
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 10 pts
Participation	Poor The student did not use class time wisely. The teacher had to remind the student often to stay on task.	Fair The student used some of the class time, but had to occasionally be reminded by the teacher to stay on task and work	Good Great Job! The student used the class time wisely and did not have to be reminded to stay on task and work by the teacher
Elements of Literature
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 10 pts
Character	Poor The dialogue created in the story is uninteresting, doesn't develop distinct characters. Characters lack originality and are not fully developed.	Fair The story contains dialologue somewhat reveals unique characters who are original but not fully developed.	Good Great Job! The dialogue presents characters who are interesting, unique and fully developed.
Plot	Poor The plot does not clearly show the five parts of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.	Fair Only some of the plots five parts of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution are clearly shown.	Good Great Job! All five parts of plot are distinctly shown and capture the readers attention.
Theme	Poor The theme is not clearly defined or carried through the story.	Fair The theme is defined but not fully developed throughout the story.	Good Great Job! The theme is clearly defined and present throughout the story.
Setting	Poor The setting is lacking originality and does not fit the action in the story.	Fair The setting creates a mood and tone for the story that is appropriate, but lacks originality.	Good Great Job! The setting is creative and sets a mood and tone for the story that is appropriate to the subject matter.
Point of View	Poor The point of view changes multiple times within the story.	Fair The point of view is mostly consistent but changes minimally within the story.	Good Great Job! The point of view is clear and fully developed throughout the story.
Style	Poor The style is inconsistent and lacks the proper use of vocabulary , sentence structure and organization for the story.	Fair The style is fairly consistent, uses proper vocabulary and sentence structure, but lacks organization to keep the reader engaged.	Good Great Job! The style is consistent, uses proper vocabulary, sentence structure and organization to lead the reader through the story.
Tone	Poor The tone is inconsistent and leaves the reader unsure about the author's feelings.	Fair The tone is somewhat inconsistent in the story.	Good Great Job! The tone is consistent and gives the reader a clear idea of the author's feelings.

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