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Story Writing: Creative Writing = Project

Teacher Name: Mr. Crane

Student = Name:    =20 ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Writing = Process=20 Student=20 devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process = (prewriting,=20 drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story = wonderful.=20 Student=20 devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process = (prewriting,=20 drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done. = Student=20 devotes some time and effort to the writing process but was not = very=20 thorough. Does enough to get by. Student=20 devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn't = seem to=20 care.
Focus on Assigned Topic The=20 entire story is related to the assigned topic and allows the = reader to=20 understand much more about the topic. Most of=20 the story is related to the assigned topic. The story wanders off = at one=20 point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.=20 Some of=20 the story is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not = learn=20 much about the topic. No=20 attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic.=20
Organization The=20 story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in = a=20 logical sequence with clear transitions. The=20 story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of = place.=20 Clear transitions are used. The=20 story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes = not clear.=20 Ideas=20 and scenes seem to be randomly arranged.
Spelling and Punctuation There=20 are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. = Character and=20 place names that the author invented are spelled consistently = throughout.=20 There=20 is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft. = There=20 are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft. = The=20 final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors. =
Creativity The=20 story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that = contribute=20 to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his = imagination.=20 The=20 story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that = contribute=20 to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination. = The=20 story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but = they=20 distract from the story. The author has tried to use his = imagination.=20 There=20 is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not = seem to=20 have used much imagination.
Requirements All of=20 the written requirements (# of pages, # of graphics, type of = graphics,=20 etc.) were met. Almost=20 all (about 90%) the written requirements were met. Most=20 (about 75%) of the written requirements were met, but several were = not.=20 Many=20 requirements were not met. =