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Short Story Rubric

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: XX277W7

By kmhall84

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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 characteristics (text structure) of a short story.
	Excellent Exceeds standards 4 pts	Good Meets standards 3 pts	Fair Almost Meets standards 2 pts	Below average Fails to meet standards 1 pts	Poor Fails to meet all parts of the standard. 0 pts
Writing Prompt Student addresses all areas of the writing prompt.	Excellent Clearly addresses all 6 parts of the writing prompt.	Good Addresses 4 or 5 parts of the writing prompt.	Fair Addresses 2 or 3 parts of the writing prompt.	Below average Addresses only 1 part of the writing prompt.	Poor Does not address any part of the writing prompt.
Plot Student uses the main events to advance the plot of the story. Plot focuses on something that the character is working toward earning.	Excellent Plot is clearly depicted in the story and the story is developed around all three parts of the short story model. Plot focuses on something that the character wants to earn.	Good Plot is depicted in the story and the story is developed around three parts of the short story model. Plot focuses on something.	Fair Plot is depicted in the story and the story is somewhat developed around two parts of the short story model . Plot mentions something that the character wants to earn.	Below average Plot is vague or unclear. The story is somewhat developed around one part of the short story model. Plot fails to include something the character wants to earn.	Poor Plot is unorganized. It is not developed around the short story model.
Characters Student provides enough details to develop the character.	Excellent Student uses descriptive details to develop the characters and only includes a few characters.	Good Student uses descriptive details to develop the character and only has one character.	Fair Student uses some descriptive details to develop the characters and only includes a few characters.	Below average Student uses some descriptive details to develop the character and only includes one character.	Poor Student does not include any descriptive details or has too many characters.
Dialogue Student uses dialogue to tell the story.	Excellent The story includes a sufficient amount of dialogue that is correctly written and easily read. Dialogue is correctly punctuated.	Good The story includes some dialogue that is correctly written and easily read. Dialogue is correctly punctuated.	Fair The story includes dialogue. Most dialogue is correctly punctuated and easy to read.	Below average The story does not include a sufficient amount of dialogue that is correctly written and easily read. Dialogue is not correctly punctuated.	Poor The story does not include any dialogue.
Point of View The narrator tells the story from the appropriate point-of-view.	Excellent The point-of-view is clearly defined. The student uses the narration to help develop characters and themes in the story.	Good The point-of-view is defined. The student uses the narration to help develop characters and themes in the story.	Fair The point-of-view is defined. The student uses the narration to somewhat develop characters and themes in the story.	Below average The point-of-view is not clearly defined. The student fails to use the narration to develop characters and themes in the story.	Poor The wrong point of view is defined in the story.
Evidence of Proofreading Student demonstrates careful attention to rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling	Excellent Student demonstrates significant evidence of proofreading. Story contains 0-2 errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar that do not interfere with the reader's understanding of the writing.	Good Student demonstrates significant evidence of proofreading. Story contains 3-4 errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar that do not interfere with the reader's understanding of the writing.	Fair Student demonstrates some evidence of proofreading. Story contains some errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar that may interfere with the reader's understanding of the writing.	Below average Student demonstrates little evidence of proofreading. Story contains many errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar that may interfere with the reader's understanding of the writing.	Poor Students demonstrates no evidence of proofreading. Story contains many errors in spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar that interfere with the reader's understanding of the writing.

Keywords:

short story

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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