Scoring Rubric: Fictional Narrative

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Organization

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The story is missing either a beginning or an end.  The 

relationship between events is often confusing. The story does not have a clear beginning, middle, and end. The sequence of events is sometimes confusing.

Elements of Fiction

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The plot is hard to follow. The conflict is not 

developed and it may not be resolved in a logical way. 

The characters are described rather than established through dialogue, action, and thoughts. They lack individuality and do not change. Dialogue 

may be nonexistent, or it may all sound alike. The 

setting may be vague. The point of view keeps shifting.

The plot may be hard to follow. The conflict is established and re­ solved, but it lacks development. The characters are described rather than established through dialogue, action, and thoughts. They show little growth or change. Dialogue for all characters may sound similar. 

The setting is identified but not clearly described. The point of view is often inconsistent.

Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, and Spelling

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Numerous errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling interfere with meaning. Dialogue may be indistinguishable from narrative, or it may lack essential elements, such as quotation marks or end punctuation. 

There are many errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling. These 

sometimes make the story hard to un­ derstand.  Dialogue is punctuated and formatted inconsistently.

Format

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Numerous errors in general formatting.  Font size, style, and spacing are incorrectly formatted.  Name is possibly missing.  

There are many errors in formatting.  Two or more elements missing: size, font, heading, etc.

Timeliness

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Submitted three days late. Submitted two days late.

Comments:

Kris,

This is a really gripping story. Normally, I would advise you to move the story along with dialogue, but you do a decent job making the story come to life without needing dialogue. Very creative, very well-done. I would say that you need to double-check formatting and tense. Even if something is happening on a particular day, think of it as you telling the story about that day and keep the verbs in past tense. Maintenance of tense is just something that will take a little time and practice.

All-in-all I’d say it was a very well-written first piece. You just need to iron out a couple kinks.

Mr. Gloyd

Final Score:

17/20