5

Characters The characters are so believable that they seem to be real people, complete with personalities. Has at least 2 pieces of dialogue correctly punctuated

4
The characters are believable, complete with personalities and motivations for their actions. Has at least 1 piece of dialogue correctly punctuated.

3
The characters are somewhat believable, but the reader is left with questions about their personalities/motivations. Has at least two pieces of dialogue, not properly punctuated. The characters would be much more believable if they had personalities/ Motivations for their actions. Has at least 1 piece of dialogue, not properly punctuated. The story has some clarity in its exposition, climax or resolution, but it is difficult to identify all three. Conflict is not present; little tension exists between the protagonist and another force; reader feels no connection to potential conflict resolution Descriptive details are minimal; reader is left with a sense of ambiguity regarding the imagery and authors intent; changes in time and location are hard to recognize Theme is lacking, barely present. The characters need more development in order for them to be at all believable. No dialogue.

Organization

The story has a clear exposition, climax and resolution, yet the plot flows without distraction to the reader

Conflict

Conflict is present and lively; tension is established between the protagonist and antagonist, conflict builds and heightens the readers response

Setting

Descriptive words are utilized to create one concrete, detailed, and significant image in the mind of the reader; changes in location and time are detailed and easy to follow

Theme

Moral focus theme is woven throughout the story in a creative and innovative manner. Title is creative, intriguing, and represents theme cleverly.

Illustrations

Illustrations are neat, took time and effort, and match the story

The story has a clear exposition, climax and resolution, but the plot is a bit choppy because the story is so rigidly organized Conflict is present but does not build in tension; protagonists opposition is present but not identifiable; reader is involved by that predict potential conflicts. Descriptive images are present but may be sketchy, or descriptions may be overly detailed; changes in location and time are present but authors intent is present on a surface level. Theme is present in story but inconsistent in purpose (doesnt match story). Title is present and represents theme but isnt creative. Illustrations took effort, match the story but could be neater There are few grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors in this paper.

The story has a clear exposition, climax and resolution, but the plot is very choppy because the story is so rigidly organized.

The story is in the developing stages of organization, but does not yet have a clear exposition, climax or resolution. There is not conflict present, no tension exists.

Conflict builds on a surface level; protagonists opposition is vague and doesnt tie to plot; reader is not engaged but feels an obligation to read to resolution

Descriptive images are inconsistent; descriptive details may be present but limited in effectiveness; changes in location and time may be present but difficult to distinguish

The setting of the story is not clear, or there are too many settings than what is needed which makes the sentence confusing.

Theme is present in the opening but not addressed as plot develops; reader may be left asking as to purpose. Title is simplistic or doesnt represent theme.

No clear moral focus theme.

Illustration is neat and took effort but doesnt match the story

Illustration is not neat nor does it match the story

Publishable Material

There are no grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors in this paper

There are some grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors in this paper, but it doesnt slow the reader too much.

There are enough grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors in this paper to make it sort of difficult to read.

Illustration is not neat, did not take much effort and doesnt match the story There are so many grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors in this paper that it is distracting to the reader.

Comments;

Comments: -Part 1: _________/10 pts -Part 2: _________/5 pts -Extra credit: Effective use of time _________/3pts

Total: ____________________

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