Weighted Rubric for Short Story Using Research 100 pts.

Category 15 13 12 11
The main The main The main It is hard to tell
characters are characters are characters are who the main
named and named and named using few characters are
clearly described described using direct and and there is little
Characterization using variety of some direct and indirect or no use of
direct and indirect characterization direct or indirect
indirect techniques. Most techniques. The characterization
techniques. Most readers would reader knows techniques.
readers could have some idea very little about
describe the of what the the characters.
characters characters are
accurately. like.
Many vivid, Some vivid, The reader can The reader has
descriptive descriptive figure out when trouble figuring
Setting words are used words are used and where the out when and
to tell when and to tell the story took place, where the story
where the story audience when but the author took place.
took place. and where the didn't supply
story took place. much detail.
The story is very The story is The story is a Ideas and scenes
well organized. pretty well little hard to seem to be
Organization of One idea or organized. One follow. The randomly
Plot scene follows idea or scene transitions are arranged.
another in a may seem out of sometimes not
logical sequence place. Clear clear.
with clear transitions are
transitions. used.
Research for Research for Research for Research for
short story is short story short story is not short story is not
Research for very effective somewhat effective with apparent and
Short Story with three or effective with one source that is without any
more sources two sources that documented. documented
that are well are documented. sources.
documented.
The story The story The story There is little
contains many contains a few contains a few evidence of
creative details creative details creative details creativity in the
and/or and/or and/or story. The author
Creativity descriptions that descriptions that descriptions, but does not seem to
contribute to the contribute to the they distract have used much
reader's reader's from the story. imagination.
enjoyment. The enjoyment. The The author has
author has really author has used tried to use
used his/her his/her his/her
imagination. imagination. imagination.
Sentence All sentences are Most sentences Most sentences Sentences lack
Structure well-constructed are well- are well- structure and
(Fluency) with varied and constructed with constructed but appear
interesting varied and have similar and incomplete or
structure interesting uninteresting rambling.
patterns. structure structure
patterns. patterns.
10 8 4 2
Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes
errors in errors in errors in more than 4
Grammar and grammar or grammar or grammar or errors in
Spelling spelling that spelling that spelling that grammar or
(Conventions) distract the distract the distract the spelling that
reader form the reader form the reader form the distract the
content. content. content. reader form the
content.
 Weighted Rubric for Short Story

(Partial Output)

Category 5 4 3 2
The main The main The main It is hard to tell
characters are characters are characters are who the main
named and named and named using few characters are
clearly described described using direct and and there is little
Characterization using variety of some direct and indirect or no use of
direct and indirect characterization direct or indirect
indirect techniques. Most techniques. The characterization
techniques. Most readers would reader knows techniques.
readers could have some idea very little about
describe the of what the the characters.
characters characters are
accurately. like.
Many vivid, Some vivid, The reader can The reader has
descriptive descriptive figure out when trouble figuring
Setting words are used words are used and where the out when and
to tell when and to tell the story took place, where the story
where the story audience when but the author took place.
took place. and where the didn't supply
story took place. much detail.
The story is very The story is The story is a Ideas and scenes
well organized. pretty well little hard to seem to be
Organization of One idea or organized. One follow. The randomly
Plot scene follows idea or scene transitions are arranged.
another in a may seem out of sometimes not
logical sequence place. Clear clear.
with clear transitions are
transitions. used.
The story The story The story There is little
contains many contains a few contains a few evidence of
creative details creative details creative details creativity in the
and/or and/or and/or story. The author
Creativity descriptions that descriptions that descriptions, but does not seem to
contribute to the contribute to the they distract have used much
reader's reader's from the story. imagination.
enjoyment. The enjoyment. The The author has
author has really author has used tried to use
used his/her his/her his/her
imagination. imagination. imagination.
Sentence All sentences are Most sentences Most sentences Sentences lack
Structure well-constructed are well- are well- structure and
(Fluency) with varied and constructed with constructed but appear
interesting varied and have similar and incomplete or
structure interesting uninteresting rambling.
patterns. structure structure
patterns. patterns.
Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes
errors in errors in errors in more than 4
Grammar and grammar or grammar or grammar or errors in
Spelling spelling that spelling that spelling that grammar or
(Conventions) distract the distract the distract the spelling that
reader form the reader form the reader form the distract the
content. content. content. reader form the
content.