Short Story Grade Sheet



Science Fiction Story Grade Sheet

Elements of Sci-Fi:

*evidence of advanced technology (alien or domestic)

*future time setting

*alternate location setting (another planet, dimension, under the oceans…)

*aliens (on earth or another planet, humans may have changed, or humans

may be on an alien planet)

*strange powers (alien or human)

*science is important in the story (technology or understanding of the world

Ideas and Organization:

You have included the elements of science fiction appropriately as 20

Natural parts of the story, and described/explained them thoroughly

You have introduced (and fully described)one or more characters, who 8

must overcome a “problem,” which you have described in detail

There are complications to the problem, and you have described them 7

Suspense or action builds to a recognizable climax 6

The problem is resolved in some way at the end of the story 6

Word Choice and Sentence Fluency:

You have used action-packed verbs and creative adjectives that create 6

visual images for the reader

Your sentences are complete and correct 4

You have used a variety of sentence lengths and beginnings 5

Conventions and Presentation:

You have punctuated dialogue correctly 3

Spelling, capitalization, and grammar are correct 4

Verb tense is consistent throughout 3

Your story is at least 4 pages long, typed and double-spaced 3

1” margins, heading on 1st page only

Total possible 75

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