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CATEGORY
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4 POINTS--------
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3 POINTS-------
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2 POINTS-------
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1 POINT-------
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Setting
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Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place.
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Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place.
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The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn't supply much detail.
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The reader has trouble figuring out when and where the story took place.
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Characters
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The main characters are named and clearly described in text that
"shows" and does not "tell." Links to various pictures &
backgrounds is extra credit.
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The main characters are described with equal "showing" as "telling."
Most readers would have some idea of what the characters looked like.
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The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the
characters except for what is "told" and not "shown" about them.
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It is hard to tell who the main characters are.
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Problem/Conflict
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It is very easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.
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It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.
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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.
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It is not clear what problem the main characters face.
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Dialogue
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There is an appropriate amount of dialogue to bring the characters to
life and it is always clear which character is speaking.
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There is too much dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking.
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There is not quite enough dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking.
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It is not clear which character is speaking.
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Creativity & Plot Development
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Story is creatively written and cleverly presented. Threads or plotlines are all well developed with many sensory details.
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Story is well written and interesting. It is presented in short
sections that connect logically, but do not contain much detail.
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Story could be better written. Threads do not logically grow from the previous section. Details are minimal.
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Story is poorly written. Threads are not developed.
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Working in a Group & Staying on Task
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Partners show respect for one another, share equally in work, get along
especially well, stay on task and provide no disruptions.
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Partners get along well and share equally in responsibilities, causing only minimal disruptions.
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Partners have trouble solving disagreements. One partner does most of the work. Students leave group without permission.
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Partners argue and do not share responsibilities. They often leave their group without permission and cause disruptions.
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Neatness/Spelling/Grammar
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The final draft of the story is neat & free of erasures,
misspellings, and grammatical errors . It looks like the authors took
great pride in it.
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The final draft of the story is neat. It may have 1-2 erasures,
misspellings or grammatical errors, but they are not distracting. It
looks like the authors took some pride in it.
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The final draft of the story is mostly neat. It looks like parts of it
might have been done in a hurry. There are more than three erasures,
misspellings or grammatical errors.
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The final draft is not neat. There are many misspellings or grammatical
errors. It looks like the students just wanted to get it done and
didn't care what it looked like.
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Total Points:
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