Apartheid Short Story Rubric for Digital Short Story

Name___________________Block_____Title of Short Story_____________________________________________Apartheid Short Story Rubric

CRITERIA	CONCERNS Areas That Need Attention	Meets Standard Standards for Mastery Level for this Performance	ADVANCED Evidence of Insightful/exceptional/going Beyond what is Expected Performance
Engaging and Orienting the Reader		Consistently engages the reader by ·       writing an amazing, attention grabbing hook, ·       creating characters that the reader is emotionally connected, ·       describing a setting that is vivid with details.
Creating a Narrative		Consistently moves the story forward by ·       using all the elements of the dramatic arc as an organizing pattern, ·       writing essential dialogue, ·       clearly establishing dynamic (those who grow/change) and static (perhaps important, but do not change) characters through the events in the story, ·       using detailed language to describe characters and setting – and/or to evoke the senses in the reader (painting them a picture with words).
Use of the Language/Vocabulary of Apartheid		Clearly creates a world controlled by Apartheid ·       Apartheid topic is clear ·       Explicitly uses the vocabulary of Apartheid.
Writing a Satisfying Resolution that also Reveals a THEME		Clearly concludes the story by ·       wrapping up all the conflicts, ·       taking the dynamic character on a journey that changes him/her, ·       leaving the reader with the ability to answer the question, “WHAT UNIVERSAL MESSAGE WILL THE READER WALK AWAY WITH AFTER READING THE STORY?”.