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Writing a Children's Short Story- Skeletal System

High school students in Healthcare Science will write a short story to present first grade and kindergarten students.

Rubric Code: ZX3A99X

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Subject: Health

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Children's Short Story Enter rubric description
	Excellent 100 pts	Good 90 pts	Fair 75 pts	Poor 0 pts
Book Format/Look 10 %	Excellent The book has a cover, title page and is bound together. It looks attractive and is appealing to a child. If a song and dance, it has a words written and easy to follow steps that students can effectively present.	Good The book has a cover, title page and is bound together. It looks nice, but could be better. If song or dance, it is nice but could be better for an elementary class.	Fair The book has a cover and may be loosely bound together. It may be slightly messy. Song and dance thought out, but the students struggles to present for interactive presentation.	Poor It is messy and may be missing a cover, title page. It may not be bound together. If song or dance, it does not have good flow and kids did not really understand.
Audience 20 % The story is to be written for first grade or kindergarten students.	Excellent The story is appealing and appropriate for young students. Vocabulary is easy to understand and age-appropriate. The story or song/ dance is entertaining and engaging to the audience.	Good The story is appropriate and appealing for young students. Most of the vocabulary is easy to understand and age-appropriate. The story or song/dance is enjoyable to the audience.	Fair The story is mostly appropriate for young students. Most of the vocabulary is easy to understand, but the story or song/ does not hold the audience's attention.	Poor The story is inappropriate for young students or the vocabulary is too difficult. The plot and or characters are not age appropriate. Or if song/dance kids were not engages and steps and song difficult for group.
Pictures/Illustrations 30 %	Excellent Pictures and illustrations are impressive, attractive, and appealing. Bright colors are used. The illustrations help bring the story to life. If, song/dance group involved and song written so all can follow.	Good Pictures and illustrations are attractive and appealing. A variety of colors are used. The illustrations go along with the story. Dance and song fit together.	Fair Pictures and illustrations are included. Colors are used. The illustrations connect to the story. Song and dance flowed.	Poor Pictures and illustrations are not included or there are not enough. They may be messy and unattractive. They may not connect to the story. Dance did not fit the song lyrics, did not teach students.
Writing 30 %	Excellent The story/or song uses short simple sentences and short paragraphs. The story/ song has rhythm or rhyme and sounds great read out loud. The story /song uses strong descriptive words to bring the story/song to life. The story /song has a clear plot or method of organization that is unique and creative.	Good The story /song uses short simple sentences and short paragraphs. The story/song has rhythm or rhyme that makes it sound nice when read out loud. The story/song has descriptive words, but more needed. The story/song has a plot or a method of organization that is creative.	Fair The story/song has short simple sentences and short paragraphs, but the writer may ramble. An attempt at rhythm and/or rhyme is made, but it is not always successful. Some description is included. The story/song has a basic plot or organization, but it is not very creative.	Poor The story/song does not have short simple sentences. The story has very little description and does not sound good read or sung out loud. It may retell a known story/ or song and is not original.
Conventions 10 % Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.	Excellent Only 1 or 2 minor errors.	Good 3 to 5 errors.	Fair 6-10 errors.	Poor More than 10 errors.

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