The rubric grades short stories on 10 categories: setting, characters, problem/conflict, solution/resolution, dialogue, organization, creativity, mechanics, requirements, and title page. Each category is scored from exceptional to poor, with points assigned from 5 to 2. The total score is calculated by adding up the points earned in each category.
The rubric grades short stories on 10 categories: setting, characters, problem/conflict, solution/resolution, dialogue, organization, creativity, mechanics, requirements, and title page. Each category is scored from exceptional to poor, with points assigned from 5 to 2. The total score is calculated by adding up the points earned in each category.
The rubric grades short stories on 10 categories: setting, characters, problem/conflict, solution/resolution, dialogue, organization, creativity, mechanics, requirements, and title page. Each category is scored from exceptional to poor, with points assigned from 5 to 2. The total score is calculated by adding up the points earned in each category.
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Short Story Grading Rubric
CATEGORY Exceptional (A) Good (B) Fair (C) Poor (D)
Setting Many vivid, descriptive Some vivid, descriptive The reader can figure out The reader has trouble words are used to tell words are used to tell the when and where the figuring out when and when and where the audience when and story took place, but the where the story took story took place. where the story took author didn't supply place. place. much detail. Characters The main characters are The main characters are The main characters are It is hard to tell who the named and clearly named and described. named. The reader main characters are. described. Most readers Most readers would have knows very little about could describe the some idea of what the the characters. characters accurately. characters looked like. Problem/Conflict It is very easy for the It is fairly easy for the It is fairly easy for the It is not clear what reader to understand the reader to understand the reader to understand the problem the main problem the main problem the main problem the main characters face. characters face and why characters face and why characters face but it is it is a problem. it is a problem. not clear why it is a problem. Solution/Resolution The solution to the The solution to the The solution to the No solution is attempted character's problem is character's problem is character's problem is a or it is impossible to easy to understand, and easy to understand, and little hard to understand. understand. is logical. There are no is somewhat logical. loose ends. Dialogue There is an appropriate There is too much There is not quite It is not clear which amount of dialogue to dialogue in this story, enough dialogue in this character is speaking. bring the characters to but it is always clear story, but it is always life and it is always which character is clear which character is clear which character is speaking. speaking. speaking. Organization The story is very well The story is pretty well The story is a little hard Ideas and scenes seem to organized. One idea or organized. One idea or to follow. The transitions be randomly arranged. scene follows another scene may seem out of are sometimes not clear. in a logical sequence place. Clear transitions with clear transitions. are used. Creativity The story contains The story contains a few The story contains a few There is little evidence many creative details creative details and/or creative details and/or of creativity in the story. and/or descriptions that descriptions that descriptions, but they The author does not contribute to the contribute to the reader's distract from the story. seem to have used much reader's enjoyment. The enjoyment. The author The author has tried to imagination. author has really used has used his/her use his/her imagination. his/her imagination. imagination. Mechanics The story contains no The story contains few The story contains many The story contains so errors in grammar, minor errors in grammar, and/or serious errors in many errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics. usage, or mechanics. grammar, usage, or usage, and mechanics mechanics; may interfere that errors block reading. with reading. Requirements All of the written Almost all (about 90%) Most (about 75%) of the Many requirements were requirements (typed, the written requirements written requirements not met. double spaced, # of were met. were met, but several pages, font, margins) were not. were met. Title Page Title page has a graphic Title page has the title, Title page has the 3 of Title page has fewer than or fancy lettering, has author's name, the 4 required elements. 3 of the required the title, author's name, illustrator's name, and elements. date, and class period. the year. Short Story Grading Rubric Name: ______________________