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Fairy Tale 
Fairy Tale
Write a new version of a fairy tale or fable. Students will choose a fairy tale to rewrite using a different setting or a problem.
Rubric Code: TXA9C35
By Leauuu
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric A Fairy Tale
  Inadequate

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Needs Improvement

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Good

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Excellent

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Title

Inadequate

Is unrelated to the story.
Needs Improvement

Somewhat related to the story.
Good

Provides a clue about the main character or setting of the story.
Excellent

Descriptive, appropriate, and interesting!
Setting

Inadequate

Setting(s) unclear or unremarkable and doesn't help the story line.
Needs Improvement

Clear setting(s) in a specific time/place but doesn't help the story line much.
Good

Clear setting(s) adds interest to the story.
Excellent

Creative setting which creates a new dimension to the story.
Organization

Inadequate

Unclear because the events are not in order. Paragraphs have not been used well.
Needs Improvement

Events are in order, but there are gaps in the story. Occasionally there is bad use of paragraphs.
Good

Flows in a somewhat logical order. Most plot elements are present (beginning, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). Some breaks in sequence.

Temporal transition words/phrases (once upon a time, the next day, and they all lived happily ever after..." may be used to unify paragraphs.
Excellent

There is a clear beginning, several rising actions, a climax, a falling action(s), and a resolution. Temporal transition words/phrases (once upon a time, the next day, and they all lived happily ever after..." may be used to unify paragraphs.
Characters

Inadequate

A clear "good character" and/or "bad character" is missing. There aren't any supporting characters.
Needs Improvement

Typical fairy tale characters are present, but their qualities and motivations aren't clear. They don't serve a lot of purpose to the story.
Good

Characters are written well; there is a clear good and bad character; supporting characters advance the plot. Characters may be written stereotypically (in the style of the fairy tale genre) or written in a complex manner.
Excellent

Characters are written extremely well; the reader is rooting for the good character and denouncing the bad character. The supporting characters enrich the story. The descriptions of the characters are detailed.
Moral

Inadequate

Moral of the story is unclear.
Needs Improvement

The story contains a moral.
Good

Communicates a
moral, lesson, or a
message to the reader.
Excellent

Communicates one or more strong
moral lessons, or
messages to the reader.
Elements

Traditional v. Subverted
Inadequate

The fairy tale neither embraces nor changes any of the traditional fairy tale elements.
Needs Improvement

The fairy tale may have one or two of the traditional fairy tale elements and one or two subversive elements, but the purpose of these elements is unclear
Good

The fairy tale has at least four traditional elements and at least two subversive elements. The purpose of these elements is clear and fairly interesting.
Excellent

The fairy tale has at least four traditional elements and at least two subversive elements. It is clear that the traditional elements are used in an interesting way; the subverted elements reveal the writer's values and interests.
Grammar and Spelling

Inadequate

Hard to understand because of many misspelled words and poor sentence construction.
Needs Improvement

Many mistakes but it is possible to make out the plot of the story.
Good

Only a few mistakes in the story.
Excellent

Some minor mistakes in the story.



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