Story Writing Rubric
Story Writing Rubric
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Teacher Name: Mrs. Kramer
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Focus on
Assigned Topic
The entire story is
related to the
assigned topic and
allows the reader to
understand much
more about the topic.
Most of the story is
related to the
assigned topic. The
story wanders off at
one point, but the
reader can still learn
something about the
topic.
Some of the story is
related to the
assigned topic, but a
reader does not
learn much about the
topic.
No attempt has been
made to relate the
story to the assigned
topic.
Creativity
The story contains
many creative details
and/or descriptions
that contribute to the
reader\'s enjoyment.
The author has really
used his imagination.
The story contains a
few creative details
and/or descriptions
that contribute to the
reader\'s enjoyment.
The author has used
his imagination.
The story contains a
few creative details
and/or descriptions,
but they distract from
the story. The author
has tried to use his
imagination.
There is little
evidence of creativity
in the story. The
author does not
seem to have used
much imagination.
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.
Neatness
The final draft of the
story is readable,
clean, neat and
attractive. It is free of
erasures and
crossed-out words. It
looks like the author
took great pride in it.
The final draft of the
story is readable,
neat and attractive. It
may have one or two
erasures, but they
are not distracting. It
looks like the author
took some pride in it.
The final draft of the
story is readable and
some of the pages
are attractive. It
looks like parts of it
might have been
done in a hurry.
The final draft is not
neat or attractive. It
looks like the student
just wanted to get it
done and didn\'t care
what it looked like.
Score
Total Score-___________________________
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