POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF DAVAO DEL SUR, INC.

Mac Arthur Highway, Kiagot, Digos City

High School Department

Creative writing
Second Periodical Examination
Student Name:__________________________________________Score:______________
Teacher’s Name: ________________________________________Date:_______________

Performance Exam
Direction: Use your imagination creatively in making your own horror story. Write your story in the
space provided. You will be graded according to the rubrics below.

Points 10 8 6 4 Accumulated
points
Vocabulary Many Some Few Very few or no Points:
and word descriptive descriptive descriptive descriptive __________
choice words are words are words are words are
used and has used. Some used. Few used and
interesting interesting interesting vocabulary is
vocabulary. vocabulary. vocabulary. elementary.
Setting (where Where are One part is Neither where Neither where Points:
and when) when are both developed nor when are nor when are __________
fully more than the fully mentioned.
developed and other and developed or
setting words setting words one is left out
are sprinkled disappear for and setting
throughout the part of the words appear
story. story. only at one
part of the
story.
Plot (conflict The plot is The plot is The plot is not The plot is not Points:
and well mostly fully fully __________
resolution) developed – it developed, developed and developed and
shows rising with a few is missing a is missing a
suspense and parts left out. few major few major
a climax. parts. parts.
Scare Factor The story is The story is a The story is The story is Points:
very scary and little scary and somewhat somewhat __________
suspenseful. suspenseful. scary, but is scary, but is
too too
predictable. predictable.
Ending The ending is The ending is The ending is The ending is Points:
surprising and somewhat unoriginal. unoriginal. __________
suspenseful. surprising.
Writing Skillful use of Very few Some errors in Some errors in Points:
Mechanics mechanics – errors in mechanics. mechanics. __________
spelling, mechanics.
punctuation,
and grammar.
Total points:

60
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