Thinking
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Outline is not completed.
Student does not use class time wisely. Deadlines are
not met.
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Outline is weak. Student
rarely uses class time wisely. Most deadlines are not
met.
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Outline is done. Student
uses class time wisely. All deadlines are met.
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Outline is thorough,
showing a great deal of thought. Student uses class
time productively. All deadlines are met.
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Knowledge and Understanding
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Student rarely uses
and shows a limited understanding of the parts of the
story discussed in class - plot, character, setting,
conflict, mood, tone, voice.
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Student sometimes uses
and shows some understanding of the parts of the story
discussed in class - plot, character, setting, conflict,
mood, tone, voice.
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Student uses and shows
an understanding of the parts of the story discussed
in class - plot, character, setting, conflict, mood,
tone, voice.
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Student uses and shows
a solid understanding of the parts of the story discussed
in class - plot, character, setting, conflict, mood,
tone, voice.
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Communication
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No editing has been
done. Vocabulary choice is weak. There is no sentence
variety. Dialogue is not punctuated properly.
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Some editing has been
done. There is more than one draft. Vocabulary choice
is weak. There is little or no sentence variety. Dialogue
is not always punctuated properly.
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Editing has been done.
There are several drafts. Vocabulary choice is good.
Sentences are somewhat varied. Dialogue is punctuated
properly.
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Extensive editing has
been done. There are several drafts, each with obvious
improvements over the last. Effective vocabulary has
been used and sentences are varied. Dialogue is punctuated
properly.
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Application
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Student does not uses
the short story techniques discussed in class - i.e.
how to use foreshadowing to create suspense, how to
define a character through his/her actions, etc.
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Student attempted to
use the short story techniques discussed in class -
i.e. how to use foreshadowing to create suspense, how
to define a character through his/her actions, etc.
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Student uses the short
story techniques discussed in class - i.e. how to use
foreshadowing to create suspense, how to define a character
through his/her actions, etc.
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Student effectively
uses the short story techniques discussed in class -
i.e. how to use foreshadowing to create suspense, how
to define a character through his/her actions, etc.
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