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Character
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Student has a character.
No attempt was made to describe the character or give
any background.
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Student has a character
but included little description of physical attributes
or background of character.
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Student created a character
for the story. They described a few attributes and gave
background.
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Student has named a
well-developed character that is interesting. They described
the physical attributes and background.
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Atmosphere
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Student did not clearly
state the setting and had very little atmosphere. There
were few sensory details or descriptions given.
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Student had a vaguely
stated setting with little atmosphere. They made very
little use of sensory details or adjectives.
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Student stated setting
complete with atmosphere. They used sensory details
and adjectives.
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Student has a clearly
stated setting complete with atmosphere. They made good
use of sensory details and descriptive adjectives.
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Suspense and Obstacle(s)
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Student did not have
a clear moment of suspense and there was no clear obstacle
for the character to overcome.
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Student was missing
the moment of suspense or an obstacle for the character
to overcome.
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Student included both
a suspenseful moment that worked with story and an obstacle
that the character overcame.
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Student included both
a well planned moment of suspense that fit the story
and there was a believable obstacle that the character
overcame.
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The Big Ending
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Student did not seem
to have an ending. The story just stops and leaves the
reader confused about how it all comes together.
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Student has an ending
but leaves some unfinished business in the story that
leaves the reader confused.
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Student has a good
ending to the story that brings it all together and
does not leave too much unfinished business.
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Student ends the story
with a bang and brings together all the parts of the
story resolving any unfinished business in the story.
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Presentation
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Student has a sloppy
cover page with elements missing. There were many mistakes
in spelling and grammar.
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Student has a cover
page with most everything. There were several mistakes
in spelling and grammar.
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Student has a colored
cover page with character, setting, and title. There
were just a few mistakes in spelling or grammar.
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Student has a neatly
colored cover page with character, setting, and title.
There were no mistakes in spelling or grammar.
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