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Modern Adaptation of a Short Story

High School Short Story

Modern Retelling of "The Story of an Hour"

Rubric Code: UX245W3

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Modern Adaptation of a Short Story
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 5 pts
Characterization	Excellent The protagonist is successfully developed. The protagonist reflects the characteristics and motivations developed by the original author with a modern twist.	Good The protagonist is somewhat portrayed. The protagonist shares similarities with the original but inconsistency exists.	Fair The protagonist is barely developed and modern qualities are lacking.	Poor The protagonist is not developed. Modern qualities are absent.
Plot	Excellent The story is successfully developed and thorough without being verbose.	Good The story is mostly developed and thorough without being verbose.	Fair The story is somewhat developed yet verbose.	Poor The story is underdeveloped or extremely verbose.
Setting/Description & Imagery	Excellent Use of setting is clear.<BR> Specific sensory details are used.	Good Use of setting is somewhat clear; some sensory details used.	Fair Use of setting is unclear, it is difficult for the reader to identify setting in the story; not many sensory details used.	Poor No use of setting is present in the adaptation. It is clearly undetermined; no sensory details are used.
Mechanics/ Length	Excellent Short story is typed and is between 800-1000 words. It is double-spaced in 12-point, Times New Roman font. A unique title is present. Only one or two errors in grammar and mechanics.	Good Short story is typed and is 800-1000 words. It is double-spaced in 12-point, Times New Roman font. A title is present, but may not be unique. More than three errors in grammar and mechanics exist but does not impede the reading.	Fair Short story is less than 800 words or more than 1000 words. No title. Many errors in grammar and mechanics make it difficult to read.	Poor Story is not typed. A vast amount of errors in grammar and mechanics exist. It is extremely difficult to read.
Dialogue	Excellent Story uses modern dialogue that is clear and correctly punctuated. Dialogue is very easy to follow. Reader can accurately tell who is speaking and when there is a shift in the speaker.	Good Story somewhat uses modern dialogue that is clear and somewhat punctuated correctly. Dialogue is somewhat easy to follow and you can mostly follow the shift in speakers.	Fair Use of dialogue is not consistent or clear and punctuation is often incorrect. It is often hard to follow the dialogue and shifts in speakers.	Poor There is no use of dialogue and/or punctuation is incorrect, or cannot follow dialogue because it is written incorrectly. There are no shifts in speakers.

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Creative Writing

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English

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