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Category 15 13 12 11
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.
10 8 4 2
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.
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