English Assessment Rubric: Dreamtime Story

Excellent
Good
Story
is
very
Story
is
engaging
Audience
Narrative
Structure

Topic

Characters and
Setting

Paragraphing

Illustrations

Punctuation
and Spelling
Time
Management

engaging and has a

very clear message
Story includes an
appropriate and
effective orientation,
complication and
resolution
Topic is very
relevant and clearly
explains something
about Australia
There is clear
development of
characters and a
sense of time and
place
All text is broken up
into paragraphs that
assist the reader to
follow the story

and has a clear

message
Story includes an
appropriate
orientation,
complication and
resolution
Topic is relevant and
explains something
about Australia

All illustrations
provide an insightful
visual
representation of
the text
All words are spelled
and punctuated
correctly

Illustrations provide
a visual
representation of
the text

Time management
in class was
excellent

There is
development of
characters and a
sense of time and
place
Text is broken up
into paragraphs that
assist the reader to
follow the story

Words are spelled

and punctuated
correctly, except for
one or two
Time management
in class was good

Satisfactory

Partial

Minimal

Topic explains
something about
Australia

Story is somewhat
engaging and has
part of a message
Story includes some
aspects of an
orientation,
complication and
resolution
Topic explains
something about
Australia in part

There is some
development of
characters and a
sense of time and
place
Most of the text is
broken up into
paragraphs that
assist the reader to
follow the story
Most illustrations
provide a visual
representation of
the text

There is little
development of
characters and a
sense of time and
place
Some of the text is
broken up into
paragraphs that
assist the reader to
follow the story
Some illustrations
provide a visual
representation of
the text

Most words are

spelled and
punctuated correctly

Some words are

spelled and
punctuated correctly

Story is not
engaging and has no
message
Story does not
include an
orientation,
complication and
resolution
Topic is not relevant
or does not explain
something about
Australia
There is no
development of
characters or a
sense of time and
place
The text is not
broken up into
paragraphs that
assist the reader to
follow the story
None of the
illustrations provide
a visual
representation of
the text
Few words are
spelled and
punctuated correctly

Time management
in class was
satisfactory

Time management
in class was partial

Time management
in class was minimal

Story is mostly
engaging and has a
message
Story includes an
orientation,
complication and
resolution