STORY RUBRIC CRITERIA FOR LEVEL 4 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1 EVALUATION Genre, Organization and Focus includes a clear The plot is clear and The plot is mostly clear Several of the plot The story’s plot is and effective plot, effective, with all and effective are unclear or not neither clear nor with beginning, necessary parts throughout the story effective in the story effective middle, and end The conflict is clear The conflict is mostly parts of the The conflict is not clear Conflict is clear and and developed, with developed, though conflict are not clear or effective or – developed, with a an effective resolution some parts are not or developed, or the resolved resolution explained or clear conflict is not resolved The reader is able to The includes Some major areas of Details are not Story includes details picture the setting, details in most areas, the story are not developed throughout that help reader character, events, and including the described it’s harder the story – picture what’s going emotions throughout character, events, and for the reader to on the story emotions picture the events The main character is The main character is The main character is The main character is Main Character is effectively developed mostly developed in missing some not developed in the developed throughout the story the story
STORY RUBRIC CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION LEVEL 4 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1 Genre, Organization and Focus includes a clear and effective plot, with beginning, middle, and end The plot is clear and effective, with all necessary parts The plot is mostly clear and effective throughout the story Several of the plot are unclear or not effective in the story The story’s plot is neither clear nor effective Conflict is clear and developed, with a resolution The conflict is clear and developed, with an effective resolution The conflict is mostly developed, though some parts are not explained or clear parts of the conflict are not clear or developed, or the conflict is not resolved The conflict is not clear or effective – or resolved Story includes details that help reader picture what’s going on The reader is able to picture the setting, character, events, and emotions throughout the story The includes details in most areas, including the character, events, and emotions Some major areas of the story are not described – it’s harder for the reader to picture the events Details are not developed throughout the story Main Character is developed The main character is effectively developed throughout the story The main character is mostly developed in the The main character is missing some The main character is not developed in the story
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