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Short Story Writing Rubric Code: V28X92 By LisaOConnor Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Short Story Writing
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 8 pts
Dialogue Length	Poor Dialogue is shorter than 10 lines long.	Fair Dialogue is at least 15 lines long.	Good Dialogue is at least 20 lines long.
Dialogue Tags	Poor The dialogue includes few appropriate or useful tags.	Fair The dialogue includes some appropriate and useful tags.	Good The dialogue includes appropriate and useful tags.
Dialogue Punctuation	Poor Dialogue punctuation is full of errors.	Fair Dialogue punctuation has some errors.	Good Dialogue is properly punctuated.
Characterization	Poor The characters' development is weak.	Fair The characters' development is mediocre.	Good The characters are well developed.
Three Characters??	Poor The story contains one character.	Fair The story contains two characters.	Good The story contains three characters.
Showing, Not Telling	Poor The writing does not paint a picture for the reader as if he is there, meeting the characters or watching a film of the scene, but rather tells about the action.	Fair The writing paints a sporadic picture for the reader as if he is there, meeting the characters or watching a film of the scene.	Good The writing paints a picture for the reader as if he is there, meeting the characters or watching a film of the scene.
Grammar Usage	Poor Many grammatical errors evident int he writing. The majority of the writing does not adhere to the standards of written English.	Fair Some of the writing adheres to the standards of written English.	Good The majority of the writing adheres to the standards of written English.
Sentence Structure	Poor Sentence structure is unsophisticated/ choppy.	Fair Sentence structure is clear, but not sophisticated.	Good Sentence structure is lively and sophisticated.
Story Line	Poor Much of the story line is not believable.	Fair Parts of the story line are not believable.	Good The story line is believable, as written.
Story Length	Poor The story is 1 page, typed.	Fair The story is 2 pages, typed.	Good The story is 3 - 5 pages, typed.
Typing/Format	Poor The format reaches few of the requirements.	Fair The format reaches most of the requirements.	Good The story is typed in a double space format, using 12 point Ariel or Times New Roman font.
Cover Page	Poor Few of the cover page requirements are reached.	Fair Most of the cover page requirements are reached.	Good The story cover page includes the centered title with no punctuation, writer's name, class period, teacher name and date in the lower right corner.