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Characterization 

The maincharacters arenamed and

clearly described

using variety of direct andindirect

techniques. Mostreaders coulddescribe thecharactersaccurately. 

The maincharacters arenamed and

described using

some direct andindirecttechniques. Most

readers wouldhave some ideaof what thecharacters arelike. 

The maincharacters arenamed using few

direct and

indirectcharacterizationtechniques. The

reader knowsvery little aboutthe characters. 

It is hard to tellwho the maincharacters are

and there is little

or no use of direct or indirectcharacterization

techniques. 

Setting 

Many vivid,descriptivewords are usedto tell when and

where the storytook place. 

Some vivid,descriptivewords are usedto tell the

audience whenand where thestory took place. 

The reader canfigure out whenand where thestory took place,

 but the author didn't supplymuch detail. 

The reader hastrouble figuringout when andwhere the story

took place. 

Organization of 

Plot 

The story is verywell organized.

One idea or scene followsanother in a

logical sequencewith clear 

transitions. 

The story is pretty well

organized. Oneidea or scenemay seem out of 

 place. Clear transitions are

used. 

The story is alittle hard to

follow. Thetransitions aresometimes not

clear. 

Ideas and scenesseem to be

randomlyarranged. 

Research for

Short Story 

Research for 

short story isvery effectivewith three or more sourcesthat are well

documented.

Research for 

short storysomewhateffective withtwo sources thatare documented.

Research for 

short story is noteffective withone source that isdocumented.

Research for 

short story is notapparent andwithout anydocumentedsources.

Creativity 

The story

contains manycreative detailsand/or descriptions that

contribute to the

reader'senjoyment. Theauthor has really

used his/her imagination. 

The story

contains a fewcreative detailsand/or descriptions that

contribute to the

reader'senjoyment. Theauthor has used

his/her imagination. 

The story

contains a fewcreative detailsand/or descriptions, but

they distract

from the story.The author hastried to use

his/her imagination. 

There is little

evidence of creativity in thestory. The author does not seem to

have used much

imagination. 

Sentence

Structure

(Fluency) 

All sentences arewell-constructedwith varied andinteresting

Most sentencesare well-constructed withvaried and

Most sentencesare well-constructed buthave similar and

Sentences lack structure andappear incomplete or 

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structure

 patterns. interesting

structure patterns. 

uninteresting

structure patterns. 

rambling. 

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Grammar and

Spelling

(Conventions) 

Writer makes noerrors in

grammar or spelling that

distract thereader form thecontent. 

Writer makes 1-2errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract thereader form thecontent. 

Writer makes 3-4errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract thereader form thecontent. 

Writer makesmore than 4

errors ingrammar or 

spelling thatdistract thereader form the

content.