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Writing a Short Story

Students are to write a short story that demonstrates their understanding of the stages of plot and the characteristics of a short story.

Rubric Code: UXXA834

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Writing a Short Story Students will write a short story that demonstrates their understanding of the stages of plot and the characteristics of a short story.
	Level 1 Fails to meet standards (N/A)	Level 2 Almost Meets standards (N/A)	Level 3 Meets standards (N/A)	Level 4 Exceeds standards (N/A)
Knowledge Knowledge of content Form: write for different purposes and audiences using different literary forms Student uses the main events(Conflict and Rising Action) to advance the plot of the story. Plot has focus.	Level 1 Demonstrates limited knowledge of form	Level 2 Demonstrates some knowledge of form (story has a beginning, middle and end)	Level 3 Demonstrates considerable knowledge of form (including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution)	Level 4 Demonstrates thorough knowledge of short story format; confidently demonstrates elements of style.
Understanding Understanding of content - Form: identify the topic, purpose, and audience for several different types of writing tasks Point of View The narrator tells the story from 1st or 3rd point-of-view.	Level 1 Demonstrates limited understanding of content The point-of-view is not clearly defined. The student fails to use the narration to develop characters and themes in the story. The POV waivers throughout the story.	Level 2 Demonstrates some understanding of content (including point of view, character and structure) The point-of-view is defined. The student uses the narration to somewhat develop characters and themes in the story. The POV waivers throughout the story.	Level 3 Demonstrates considerable understanding of content (including point of view, character and structure) The point-of-view is defined. The student uses the narration to help develop characters and themes in the story. The POV is consistent throughout the entire story.	Level 4 Demonstrates thorough understanding of content (including point of view, character and structure) The point-of-view is clearly defined. The student uses the narration to help develop characters and themes in the story. The POV is consistent throughout the entire story.
Communication Evidence of Proofreading Student demonstrates careful attention to rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling	Level 1 Student demonstrates little evidence of proofreading. Story contains many errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Level 2 Student demonstrates some evidence of proofreading. Story contains some errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Level 3 Student demonstrates significant evidence of proofreading. Story contains few errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.	Level 4 Student demonstrates significant evidence of proofreading. Story contains Less than 2 errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar.
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Thinking Use of planning skills and organizing Ideas	Level 1 Uses critical/creative thinking processes with limited effectiveness. Plot is vague or unclear. The story fails to include key events that lead to a climax and/or one key event before the resolution. Plot lacks focus.	Level 2 Uses critical/creative thinking processes with some effectiveness. Plot is depicted in the story and the story is somewhat developed around a few key events that lead to a climax followed by one key event before the resolution. Plot has a loose focus.	Level 3 Uses critical/creative thinking processes with considerable effectiveness Plot is depicted in the story and the story is developed around key events that lead to a climax and one key event before the resolution. Plot has focus.	Level 4 Uses critical/creative thinking processes with a high degree of effectiveness Plot is clearly depicted in the story and the story is developed around three key events that lead to a climax and one key event before the resolution. Plot has a keen, well-developed focus.
Application Application of knowledge and skills within the short story format.	Level 1 Applies knowledge and skills within the short story format with limited effectiveness(story has not integrated all of the necessary components: narrative arc, irony, symbolism, foreshowing, 3 Wordly Wise vocab words)	Level 2 Applies knowledge and skills within the short story format with some effectiveness (story has integrated most of the necessary components: narrative arc, irony, symbolism, foreshowing, 3 Wordly Wise vocab words)	Level 3 Applies knowledge and skills within the short story format with considerable effectiveness (story has effectively integrated all of the necessary components: narrative arc, irony, symbolism, foreshowing, 3 Wordly Wise vocab words)	Level 4 Applies knowledge and skills within the short story format with a high degree of effectiveness (story has seamlessly and creatively integrated all of the necessary components)
Enter Title Descriptive Sentence: Evidence of a selected and revised sentence following the lesson "Show Don't Tell"	Level 1 Figurative language is used often and appropriately throughout the entire story. It enhances the story by giving the reader a strong understanding of the plot events.	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Show Don't TellDescriptive Sentence Evidence of a selected and revised sentence within the story. following the lesson "Show Don't Tell"	Level 1 Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place.	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4 Revised sentence uses vivid, descriptive words to clearly "show" v.s. "tell"
Show Don't TellDescriptive Sentence Evidence of a selected and revised sentence within the story. following the lesson "Show Don't Tell"	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4

Keywords:

short story

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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