Student devotes a lot of Student devotes sufficient
Student devotes some time and effort to the writing time and effort to the writing time and effort to the Student devotes little time and process (prewriting, drafting, process (prewriting, drafting, Writing Process reviewing, and editing). reviewing, and editing). writing process but was effort to the writing process. not very thorough. Does Doesn\'t seem to care. Works hard to make the Works and gets the job enough to get by. story wonderful. done. A catchy beginning was First paragraph has a No attempt was made to catch the First paragraph has a weak attempted but was Introduction \"grabber\" or catchy \"grabber\". confusing rather than reader\'s attention in the first beginning. paragraph. catchy. The final draft of the story is The final draft of the story is The final draft of the readable, neat and readable, clean, neat and story is readable and The final draft is not neat or attractive. It may have one attractive. It is free of some of the pages are attractive. It looks like the student Neatness erasures and crossed-out or two erasures, but they are attractive. It looks like just wanted to get it done and not distracting. It looks like words. It looks like the parts of it might have didn\'t care what it looked like. the author took some pride author took great pride in it. been done in a hurry. in it.
Most of the story is related
The entire story is related to Some of the story is to the assigned topic. The the assigned topic and related to the assigned No attempt has been made to Focus on Assigned story wanders off at one allows the reader to topic, but a reader does relate the story to the assigned Topic point, but the reader can still understand much more not learn much about the topic. learn something about the about the topic. topic. topic. The story is very well The story is pretty well organized. One idea or organized. One idea or The story is a little hard Ideas and scenes seem to be Organization scene follows another in a scene may seem out of to follow. The transitions randomly arranged. logical sequence with clear place. Clear transitions are are sometimes not clear. transitions. used. There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the There is one spelling or There are 2-3 spelling Spelling and final draft. Character and The final draft has more than 3 punctuation error in the final and punctuation errors in Punctuation place names that the author spelling and punctuation errors. draft. the final draft. invented are spelled consistently throughout. Most facts presented in All facts presented in the Almost all facts presented in There are several factual errors in Accuracy of Facts story are accurate. the story are accurate. the story are accurate (at the story. least 70%). The solution to the The solution to the character\'s problem is easy The solution to the character\'s problem is easy No solution is attempted or it is Solution/Resolution to understand, and is to understand, and is character\'s problem is a impossible to understand. logical. There are no loose little hard to understand. somewhat logical. ends. The story contains many The story contains a few The story contains a few creative details and/or creative details and/or creative details and/or There is little evidence of creativity descriptions that contribute descriptions that contribute descriptions, but they in the story. The author does not Creativity to the reader\'s enjoyment. to the reader\'s enjoyment. distract from the story. seem to have used much The author has really used The author has used his The author has tried to imagination. his imagination. imagination. use his imagination. The reader can figure out Many vivid, descriptive Some vivid, descriptive when and where the The reader has trouble figuring words are used to tell when words are used to tell the Setting and where the story took audience when and where story took place, but the out when and where the story took author didn\'t supply place. place. the story took place. much detail. Several action verbs are Several action verbs (active A variety of verbs used to describe what is voice) are used to describe (passive voice) are used Little variety seen in the verbs that happening in the story, but Action what is happening in the the word choice doesn\'t and describe the action are used. The story seems a little story. The story seems accurately but not in a boring. make the story as exciting exciting! very exciting way. as it could be. There is an appropriate There is not quite There is too much dialogue amount of dialogue to bring enough dialogue in this in this story, but it is always It is not clear which character is Dialogue the characters to life and it clear which character is story, but it is always speaking. is always clear which clear which character is speaking. character is speaking. speaking. It is fairly easy for the It is very easy for the reader It is fairly easy for the reader reader to understand the to understand the problem to understand the problem problem the main It is not clear what problem the Problem/Conflict the main characters face the main characters face characters face but it is main characters face. and why it is a problem. and why it is a problem. not clear why it is a problem. All of the written Most (about 75%) of the Almost all (about 90%) the requirements (# of pages, # written requirements Requirements of graphics, type of written requirements were were met, but several Many requirements were not met. met. graphics, etc.) were met. were not. Original illustrations are Original illustrations are Original illustrations detailed, attractive, creative somewhat detailed, Illustrations are not present OR Illustrations and relate to the text on the attractive, and relate to the relate to the text on the they are not original. page. page. text on the page. Title page has a graphic or Title page has the title, fancy lettering, has the title, Title page has the 3 of Title page has fewer than 3 of the Title Page author\'s name, illustrator\'s author\'s name, illustrator\'s the 4 required elements. required elements. name, and the year. name, and the year.
The main characters are
The main characters are named and clearly The main characters are named and described. Most described in text as well as named. The reader It is hard to tell who the main Characters pictures. Most readers could readers would have some knows very little about characters are. idea of what the characters describe the characters the characters. looked like. accurately. Title is creative, sparks Title is present, but does Title is related to the story Title interest and is related to the and topic. not appear to be related No title. story and topic. to the story and topic.