| CATEGORY |
Excellent
0.25/each
|
Good
0.20/each
|
Satisfactory
0.10/each
|
Needs Improvement |
| Title |
Title is creative, sparks interest
and is related to the story and topic. |
Title is related to the story and
topic. |
Title is present, but does not
appear to be related to the story and topic. |
No title. |
| Introduction |
First paragraph has a "grabber" or
catchy beginning. |
First paragraph has a weak
"grabber". |
A catchy beginning was attempted but
was confusing rather than catchy. |
No attempt was made to catch the
reader's attention in the first paragraph. |
| Characters |
The main characters are named and
clearly described in text as well as pictures. Most readers could describe
the characters accurately. |
The main characters are named and
described. Most readers would have some idea of what the characters looked
like. |
The main characters are named. The
reader knows very little about the characters. |
It is hard to tell who the main
characters are. |
| Setting |
Many vivid, descriptive words are
used to tell when and where the story took place. |
Some vivid, descriptive words are
used to tell the audience when and where the story took place. |
The reader can figure out when and
where the story took place, but the author didn't supply much detail.
|
The reader has trouble figuring out
when and where the story took place. |
| Problem/Conflict |
It is very easy for the reader to
understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.
|
It is fairly easy for the reader to
understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.
|
It is fairly easy for the reader to
understand the problem the main characters face but it is not clear why it
is a problem. |
It is not clear what problem the
main characters face. |
| Solution/Resolution
|
The solution to the character's
problem is easy to understand, and is logical. There are no loose ends.
|
The solution to the character's
problem is easy to understand, and is somewhat logical. |
The solution to the character's
problem is a little hard to understand. |
No solution is attempted or it is
impossible to understand. |
|
Organization
|
The story is very well organized.
One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear
transitions. |
The story is pretty well organized.
One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used.
|
The story is a little hard to
follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. |
Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly
arranged. |
|
Spelling, Punctuation, and
Syntax
|
There are no spelling, punctuation,
and/or syntax errors in the final draft. Character and place names that
the author invented are spelled consistently throughout. |
There is 1, 2 spelling, punctuation,
and/or syntax error in the final draft. |
There are 3 -5 spelling,
punctuation, and/or syntax errors in the final draft. |
The final draft has more than 5
spelling, punctuation, and/or syntax errors.
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