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Suspense Story Rubric 
Suspense Story Rubric
Students will create their own suspense short story, focusing on setting, imagery, dialogue, organization, format, and grammar.
Rubric Code: C2X4X2B
By Brambles
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5, 9-12

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  Excellent

20 pts

Good

15 pts

Fair

10 pts

Needs Improvement

5 pts

Voice

Excellent

Use of setting is a clear transition from safe place to a mysterious and frightening one.
Reader is able to distinguish when a change of setting is present or has occurred. Point of view is clear, use of first person, or third person is easily detected by the reader.
Good

Use of setting is somewhat clear, there is an idea that a safe place is changed for a frightening one. The reader can clearly identify setting. Point of view somewhat clear, and use of first or third person is identifiable.
Fair

Use of setting is unclear, it is difficult for the reader to identify setting in the story. Point of view is unclear at times, shifts in dialogue / person (first or third) hard for reader to detect.
Needs Improvement

No use of setting is present in the short story. It is clearly undetermined. Point of view is not clear. Reader is unable to identify point of view at all in piece. The word I may be used rather than 3rd person.
Organization

Excellent

Story has at least one well- defined problem/conflict. The mystery creature is shown to pose a threat, there is a climax as the MC moves closer and the MC tries to escape. There is an engaging ending.
Good

Story has a problem/conflict as the MC is threatened by the presence of the mystery creature, a climax is created by the MC trying to escape, and an acceptable resolution is shown by the MC reaching safety.
Fair

Story has a problem and solution, but the problem never reaches a climax. Or the stroy has a problem and a climax but it not fully developed.
Needs Improvement

The problem and/or climax and/or resolution is not present.
Ideas and Content

Excellent

Story may include dialogue and /or plently of details (literary devices) that give the reader images in their mind while reading the story. Story is a successful suspense story that is age appropriate.
Good

Story may include dialogue and /or some details (literary devices) that give the reader images in their mind while reading the story. Story is a suspense story that is age appropriate.
Fair

Story may include dialogue and very few details (literary devices) that give the reader images in their mind while reading the story. Story is generally a suspense story that generally follows the suspense story format.
Needs Improvement

Story is told with very little or no details (literary devices) that give the reader images in the mind while reading the story. Story may have few or some elements of a suspense story but may wander into other genres.
Conventions

Excellent

There are very little or no punctuation, spelling and/or grammar errors. The story consists of several developed paragraphs. The story is at least 5 paragraphs long. Story is neatly presented.
Good

There are no more than 6 punctuation, spelling and/or grammar errors. The writer has attempted to write in paragraphs. The story is at least 5 paragraphs long. Story is neatly presented.
Fair

There are no more than 9 punctuation, spelling, and/or grammar errors. The writer has attempted to write in paragraphs. The story may not be 5 paragraphs long. Story is legible.
Needs Improvement

There are more than 12 punctuation, spelling, and/or grammar errors. The writer has not attempted to write in paragraphs. The story may not be 5 paragraphs long. The writer struggles with legibility.
Format

Excellent

The hook, background information, and establishing sentences are clear and the following paragraph(s) support the thesis sentence.
Fronted adverbials and interesting openers are used well. No sentences start 'One day...'
Good

The hook, background information, and establishing sentences sentences are clear however the following paragraph(s) do not support the thesis sentence.Some fronted adverbials and interesting openers are used well. No sentences start 'One day...'
Fair

The story has background information but no hook. The establishing sentences are unclear. The following paragraph(s) do not support these sentences. Some sentence openers are basic.
Needs Improvement

There is no identifiable hook, background or establishing sentences.
The writer begins story with I am writing....or one day. Sentences openers are very basic.



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