Writing Prompt

Title: _________________________________________ Name: _____________________________

MARK CATEGORY D C B A
Generic Beginning to use Satisfactory use of stages. Accurate use of stages. Highly accurate and effective
stages effectively. Title Title is catchy and reflects Title is very appealing and use of all stages. Title uses an
Structure: too long or not main idea or theme; some reflects main theme; abstract hook and reflects main
Layout: catching readers’ descriptive writing; some appropriate use of theme; extensive use of
Title, introduction, attention; no attempts confusion in sequencing; descriptive writing; events descriptive writing; effective
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1 middle paragraphs, at descriptive writing; and ending can be abrupt are easily followed in sequencing of all events; and
ending poor sequencing of without understandable sequence; and ending has ending has an interesting twist
6 events; and ending detail. understandable detail. with detail.
doesn’t give a
resolution to the story.

Effective The story is not well The story lacks strong The story is organized and The story is strongly organized
put together organization; jumps around most transitions and with clear transitions and logical
Organization /fragmented; too much or lacks effective connections are clear, but connection which create a sense
and Cohesion organization is transitions. the sense of flow is of being tightly woven together.
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8 unclear, few effective somewhat abrupt.
transitions.

Story – Interest: The story does not The story contains some The story contains facts The story contains facts and/or
contain facts and/or facts and/or word choices and/or good word choices excellent word choices that
Facts/ word choices that that make it somewhat that make it quite make it very interesting to read.
/ Vocabulary might make it interesting to read. interesting to read.
6 interesting to read.

Sentence The story uses only The story uses few The story has some The story uses a combination of
simple sentences. complex sentences. The complex sentences. There simple and complex sentences.
Structure and Descriptive language text has a little descriptive is some use of descriptive The text is rich with descriptive
Grammar is not evident. Many language. Verb tense is not language including language including adjectives,
verb tense, article and consistently correct. There adjectives, adverbs and adverbs and similes. All verb
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1 other grammatical are several missing or similes. Most verb tense is tense is correct. There are no
6 errors at present. incorrect articles, plus other correct. There are very few missing or incorrect articles, or
grammatical errors. article or other grammatical other grammatical errors.
errors.

Spelling and The narrative has There are 6-10 spelling and There are up to 5 spelling There are no spelling or
more than 10 spelling punctuation errors in the or punctuation errors in the punctuation errors in the story.
Proofreading and punctuation narrative. narrative. Character and place names that
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4 errors. the author invented are spelt
consistently throughout.
Not really
For the most part Appropriate and Highly Appropriate and
Overall Result Appropriate and
Appropriate and Effective Effective Effective
Effective
D C B A
GRADE
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50 25 - 49% 50 – 69% 70 – 84% 85% <