Creative Writing Rubric: Criteria for Grading Creative Writing



Creative Writing Rubric: Criteria for Grading Creative Writing

Please fill in the self-assessment section on the bottom before handing in this assignment

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|Meaning/Content: the extent to which the assignment exhibits sound understanding/interpretation/analysis |

|Story Structure |Establishes strong |Establishes |Some elements of story |Few/no story structure |

| |plot/setting/character/pt.|plot/setting/character/pt. |structure; little blending of|elements present |

| |of view |of view |dialogue and narration | |

|Character-izatio|Develops complex |Develops characters through |Some character development |Characters are not developed |

|n |characters through |dialogue, narration and | | |

| |dialogue, narration and |action | | |

| |action | | | |

|Development: the extent to which ideas are elaborated, using specific and relevant evidence |

|Ideas |Develops ideas clearly and|Develops ideas clearly; uses|Develops ideas briefly; uses | Uses incomplete or |

| |fully; uses a wide range |relevant details |some detail |undeveloped details |

| |of relevant details | | | |

|Organization: the extent to which the assignment exhibits direction, shape, and coherence |

|Designing |Maintains a clear focus; |Maintains a clear focus; |Establishes but does not |Lacks an appropriate focus, |

|Organ-ization |exhibits a logical, |exhibits a logical sequence |always maintain an |but suggests some |

| |coherent structure through|of ideas through appropriate|appropriate focus; some |organization |

| |approp. transitions |transitions |inconsistencies in sequence | |

| | | |of ideas | |

|Specific |Exceeds all requirements |Meets all requirements |Meets some of the |Meets few/no requirements |

|Assignment |specified for this |specified for this |requirements specified for |specified for this assignment|

|Directions |assignment |assignment |this assignment | |

|Language Use: the extent to which the assignment reveals an awareness of audience and purpose |

|Description |Creative, concrete |Assignment uses concrete |Some use of concrete |Little use of concrete |

| |language; uses literary |language. literary devices |language, literary devices, |language, literary devices or|

| |devices and rich sensory |and sensory detail |and sensory detail in |sensory detail in assignment |

| |detail | |assignment | |

|Word Choice |Uses sophisticated precise|Effective word choices |Some effective word choices |Few effective word choices |

| |vocabulary | | | |

|Sentence Variety|Well-varied sentence |Good sentence structure and |Occasional use of sentence |Little sentence variety |

| |structure throughout |variety |variety | |

|Voice/Sense of |Unique voice; strong sense|Evident awareness of voice |Some awareness of voice and |Mechanical/unsuitable voice; |

|Audience |of audience |and audience |audience |unaware of aud. |

|Conventions: the extent to which the assignments exhibits conventional grammar/spelling/word usage |

|Grammar/ |Smooth, fluid error-free |Mostly correct grammar; |Errors occasionally |Grammatical errors are |

|Punctuation |punct./grammar |errors do not interfere with|inter-fere with |awkward and interfere with |

| | |communication |communication; verb tense |communication |

| | | |errors | |

|Spelling and |Correct spelling; |Mostly correct spelling and |Errors in spelling and word |Misspelled and misused words |

|Word Usage |error-free word usage |word usage |usage |throughout |

|Overall |MLA heading; unique title;|MLA heading; appropriate |Incomplete heading; average |No heading/title; no |

|assignment |professional presentation |title; neat presentation |title/presentation |attention to presentation |

|presentation | | | | |

Self-Assessment: The best aspect of this assignment is: ________________________________________________

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One aspect of this assignment that may require further revision is:__________________________________________

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The grade I would give this assignment is: ________________

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