Story Writing : Fractured Fairy Tales

Teacher Name: Ms. Bronson

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Genre Author includes and Author includes and Author includes and Author does not
Adherence labels 3 instances of labels 2 instances of labels 1 instance of include or label any
genre adherence genre adherence. genre adherence. instances of genre
(e.g., stylistic adherence.
choices, word
choices, plot events,
characters, etc.).

Fractured The author has The author has The author has only No changes have
Elements successfully changed either the made surface-level been made to the
changed the original original story's moral changes to the story original story (i.e.,
story's moral or or other elements of (e.g., name story is a retelling
message, along with the story (not both). changes). instead of a fractured
other elements of the fairy tale).
story (characters,
setting, etc).
Writing Process Student devotes a lot Student devotes Student devotes Student devotes little
of time and effort to sufficient time and some time and effort time and effort to the
the writing process effort to the writing to the writing process writing process.
(prewriting, drafting, process (prewriting, but was not very Doesn't seem to
reviewing, and drafting, reviewing, thorough. Does care.
editing). Works hard and editing). Works enough to get by.
to make the story and gets the job
wonderful. done.
Setting The author uses The author uses The author does not The author does not
genre-appropriate some genre- use genre- tell the reader when
words and appropriate words appropriate words and where the story
descriptive details to and descriptive and descriptive took place.
tell when and where details to tell when details to tell when
the story took place. and where the story and where the story
took place. took place, but the
reader can figure it
out with some effort.
Creativity The story contains The story contains a The story contains a There is little
many creative details few creative details few creative details evidence of creativity
and/or descriptions and/or descriptions and/or descriptions, in the story. The
that contribute to the that contribute to the but they distract from author does not
reader's enjoyment. reader's enjoyment. the story. The author seem to have used
The author has really The author has used has tried to use his much imagination.
used his imagination. his imagination. imagination.