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Creative Writing Rubric

This rubric will be used to grade your fiction writing. Follow the guidelines below to receive full points.

Standard Above Mastery Mastery Near Mastery Below Mastery No Points

5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 0 points
CCSS.ELA- Events are All events make Most events Some events Story makes no
LITERACY.W.9- sequenced both logical sense make logical make logical logical sense
10.3.C logically and sense sense
Sequence creatively
events to create (you took a
sequencing risk
a coherent and it worked out)
whole.
CCSS.ELA- Uses three or Uses two Uses one Use of figurative Does not attempt
LITERACY.W.9- more effective examples of example of language is to use figurative
10.3 examples of effective effective ineffective language
Write using figurative figurative figurative
effective language. language language
techniques.
CCSS.ELA- Four or more Three examples Two examples of One examples of Imagery is never
LITERACY.W.9- examples of vivid of vivid imagery vivid imagery vivid imagery attempted
10.3.D imagery
Use sensory (a example is one
language to or more
sentences
convey a vivid describing the
picture of the same thing)
events, setting,
characters, etc.
CCSS.ELA- No distracting 1-3 distracting 4-6 distracting 7-9 distracting 10+ distracting
LITERACY.W.9- grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
10.4 errors errors errors errors errors
Produce clear
and coherent
writing for the
task and
audience.
CCSS.ELA- Multiple drafts Multiple drafts Multiple drafts Multiple drafts Only a final draft
LITERACY.W.9- show 5 or more show 3-4 show 2 show 1 was submitted
10.5 improvements improvements improvements improvement OR No
Develop and improvements
strengthen were made
writing by
editing.