Campfire Story Rubric

Beginning (1)
Not Yet at Minimum Level
of Expectations
Title is missing.

Satisfactory (2)
Progressing Towards
Expectations (Minimum)
Title is vague or unrelated to
the story.

Proficient (3)
Completely Meets
Expectations
Title is original and relates
directly to the story.

Story is lacking a clearly

defined setting.
The audience is unsure
where and when the story
takes place.
Story is lacking a
protagonist.
There is no identifiable
character who leads the
action.

Story is missing one element

of setting.
The audience is unsure of
where or when the story
takes place.
Story has a poorly developed
protagonist.
Protagonist is not linked
directly to the action.

Story has a defined but

undeveloped setting.
Few descriptive details (12) are provided.

Antagonist

Story is lacking an
antagonist.
There is no identifiable
character/event that
presents a conflict.

Story has a poorly developed

antagonist.
The antagonist presents no
direct conflict to the
protagonist.

Story has a well developed

and clearly identifiable
antagonist.
Antagonist presents a
conflict directly to the
protagonist.

Conflict and
Solution

Story has no identifiable

conflict (main problem).

Story has a conflict but is

lacking a solution or the
solution does not directly
solve the conflict.

Story has a clearly defined

and identifiable conflict
provided by the antagonist.
The solution directly solves
the conflict.

Title

Setting
(Where and
When)

Protagonist

Story has a well developed

and clearly identifiable
protagonist who leads the
action from start to finish.

Excellent (4)
Exceeds Expectations
Title is creative, original
and relates directly to the
story.
Story has a clearly defined
and well developed setting.
Many descriptive details (3
or more) are provided.
Story has a well developed
protagonist with 2 or more
clearly defined and
identifiable character
traits.
Protagonist leads the
action from start to finish.
Story has a well developed
antagonist with 2 or more
clearly defined and
identifiable character
traits.
Antagonist presents a
conflict directly to the
protagonist.
Story has a clearly defined
and identifiable conflict
provided by the antagonist.
The solution directly solves
the conflict in an exciting,
thrilling or climactic way.

MARK

Rising Action

Story contains no examples

of rising action.

Story contains 1-2

identifiable examples of
rising action leading up to a
solution.

Story contains 3
identifiable examples of
rising action leading up to a
solution.

Story contains 4 or more

identifiable examples of
rising action leading up to
an exciting, thrilling or
climactic solution.

Sensory
Detail

Story contains no sensory

detail.

Story contains less than 5

poorly defined sensory
details (e.g. I felt cold).

Story contains 5 clearly

Story contains more than 5

clearly defined and
identifiable sensory details

Story Telling
(Voice)

Story is told with little or

Story is told with limited
Story is told with some
no enthusiasm or
enthusiasm and expression.
enthusiasm and expression.
expression.
Speakers voice is difficult
Speakers voice is easy to
Speakers voice cannot be
to hear with little variation
hear with some variation in
heard and has no variation
in tone or pitch.
tone and pitch.
in tone or pitch.
Story contains at least one clearly identifiable example of anthropomorphication.

Bonus:

COMMENTS:

defined and identifiable

sensory details (e.g. I felt
a chill that travelled down
my spine).

Story is told with great

enthusiasm and expression.
Speakers voice is clearly
heard with regular
variation in tone and pitch.

TOTAL