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Creativity | The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination. | The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination. | The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination. | There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination. |
Action | Several action verbs (active voice) are used to describe what is happening in the story. The story seems exciting! | Several action verbs are used to describe what is happening in the story, but the word choice doesn't make the story as exciting as it could be. | A variety of verbs (passive voice) are used and describe the action accurately but not in a very exciting way. | Little variety seen in the verbs that are used. The story seems a little boring. |
Dialogue | There is an appropriate amount of dialogue to bring the characters to life and it is always clear which character is speaking. | There is too much dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking. | There is not quite enough dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking. | It is not clear which character is speaking. |
Sentences & Paragraphs | Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. | All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. | Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. | Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. |
Grammar & spelling (conventions) | Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. | Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. | Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. | Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. |
Capitalization and Punctuation | Writer makes no errors in capitalization and punctuation. | Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation. | Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization and punctuation. | Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and punctuation. |