Story Reviews
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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CHARACTER
Character is a super hero or villain, has a name and super power and other optional elements on the project checklist.
Character is a super hero or villain, has a name, super power, logo and a few of the other optional elements on the project checklist.
Character is a super hero or villain and has a name, logo, origin, super power, and some of the other optional elements on the project checklist.
Character is a super hero or villain, has a name, logo, origin, super power, purpose and several other optional elements on the project checklist.
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STORYLINE
The story line has little action, poor organization and does not have a clear, set genre.
The story line contains little action, some organization and may fit into certain genre.
The storyline contains action, organization and fits into a certain genre.
The storyline is action packed, organized, and fits into a certain genre such as comedy, mystery, tragedy, history, romance, etc. or a combination of genres.
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DIALOGUE
Dialogue and narration may or may not be present. Wording may be unclear and not reveal characters' personalities and motives.
Dialogue and narration are present. Dialogue may not reveal characters' personalities and motives. Wording may not be clear and understandable.
Dialogue is present and separate from narration. Dialogue reveals characters' personalities and motives. Wording may be clear and understandable.
Dialogue is easily distinguished from narration; reveals characters' personalities and motives; wording is clear and easy to understand.
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ART
Art is sketched or computer generated. Appearance is poor.
Art is sketched or computer generated. Appearance is fair.
Art contains color, is sketched or computer generated. Contains frames, balloons for dialogue and bars for narration. Appearance is satisfactory.
Art is colorful, sketched, or computer-generated. There are frames to separate scenes. Balloons exist for dialogue. Bars exist for narration. Appearance is neat.
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Story Elements
No attempt was made to use the story elements.
The writer attempts to include story elements, but they are confusing or don't flow well.
The story has a catchy beginning, a middle, and an end, a problem and solution but one or more are weak.
The writer includes a catchy beginning(setting, characters, and problem), a middle, climax, and a satisfactory ending with a twist.
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Organization
No organization present. May be a brief list.
The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear, and paragraphs are not used.
The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions and paragraphs are used.
The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions and paragraphs.
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Style and Fluency
Errors severely impede communication. Sentences are simple, repetitive, or incomplete. Word choice is inaccurate or too simple.
Errors may impede communication in some areas. Writing is choppy or repetitive. Word choice is inaccurate or below grade level.
Errors are few and do not impede communication. Writer uses simple but accurate writing structure. Age-appropriate words are present.
Writing is nearly error-free. There is a variety of sentence structures. Writer experiments with specific difficult words.
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Writing Extras
Extra writing requirements are used (vivid verbs, figurative language, prepositional phrases, title, gerunds, interesting adjectives)
The writer used many of the extra writing requirements.
The writer used a few of the extra writing requirements.
No attempt to include the extra writing requirements was made.
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Neatness
Sloppy and difficult to read.
Portions are unreadable and messy.
Neat and legible.
Neat and legible. It is obvious the writer took their time and did their very best.
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