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Children's Story Rubric 
Children's Story Rubric: Peer Evaluation
Rubric Code: XBB4WA
By Michmaster
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Content

Level 1

The story does not have a clear topic and purpose for a young audience.

The story is difficult to read and follow.
Level 2

The story has a topic but the purpose for a young audience is not very clear.

The story is a little hard to follow.
Level 3

The story has a topic and purpose for a young audience.

The story is easy to read and follow.
Level 4

The story has a clear topic and purpose for a young audience.

The story is very creative and interesting to read and follow.
Sentence Fluency

Level 1

It is hard to read and understand the sentences. There are run-on sentences and sentence fragments throughout the story.
Level 2

The sentences begin in the same way. Sentences are short and simple.
Level 3

Most sentences follow the same pattern but there is some variety. There is a mix between shorter sentences and longer ones.
Level 4

Beginnings of sentences are different. (For example: once, then, next, in the meantime, etc.)There is a good mix between shorter sentences and longer ones.
Characters

Level 1

It is hard to identify the main characters in the story.

The author did not make an effort to make them creative, funny, and/or interesting.
Level 2

The main characters are a little hard to identify.

The author made some effort to make them creative, funny, and/or interesting.
Level 3

The main characters are identifiable.

The author made a good effort to make them creative, funny, and/or interesting.
Level 4

The main characters are easily identifiable.

The author made a strong effort to make them creative, funny, and/or interesting.
Language

Level 1

The story may not be easily understood by a young audience. The word/sentence choice is not really appropriate for a children's story.
Level 2

The story has some words/sentences that may be difficult for a young audiences to understand.
Level 3

The word/sentence choices are good for a children`s story.
Level 4

The word/sentence choices are great for a children`s story. They are very age-appropriate.
Illustrations

Level 1

The story/words on the page have nothing to do with the illustrations. The illustrations do not really make sense.
Level 2

It is a little difficult to connect the story/words on the page with the illustrations.

There was some effort put into creating the illustrations.
Level 3

It is easy to connect the story/words on the page with the illustrations.

There was a good effort put into creating the illustrations.
Level 4

The story/words on the page connect really well with the illustrations.

There was a strong effort put into creating the illustrations.
Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar

Level 1

The story is full of grammar, punctuation and/or spelling mistakes. The story is hard to read.
Level 2

There are many grammar, punctuation and/or spelling mistakes in the story. The story is a little hard to read.
Level 3

There are very few grammar, punctuation and/or spelling mistakes in the story. The story is easy to read.
Level 4

There are no grammar, puncutation and/or spelling mistakes in the story. The story flows nicely.



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