Grammar
No errors (fragments, comma splices, run-ons).
1-3 errors (fragments, comma splices, run-ons).
4-6 errors (fragments, comma splices, run-ons).
More than 6 errors (fragments, comma splices, run-ons).
Score of Grammar,/ 4
Story Arc
story has a thorough beginning, middle, end
Story has a beginning, middle, and end, but one or more could be more thorough
Story has a marked weak area. For instance, it just ends abruptly or does not include an “event”
Story does not include a notable beginning, middle, and end.
Score of Story Arc,/ 4
Clarity
Plot, tense consistency, and point of view are strong and no errors are present.
For the most part plot, tense consistency, and point of view are acceptable. However, one or more of these concepts could be stronger
There are distinct errors for one of the following: Plot (confusion or missing information) Tense consistency (tense shifts within sentences or paragraphs) Point of View (change from one to another)
There are distinct errors for more than one of the following: Plot (confusion or missing information) Tense consistency (tense shifts within sentences or paragraphs) Point of View (change from one to another)
Score of Clarity,/ 4
Flow
Smooth transitions between paragraphs and ideas.
Transitions between paragraphs and/or ideas could be stronger.
At one point in the narrative, there is an awkward or absent transition
Repeated struggle to transition from one paragraph to another or one idea to another.
Score of Flow,/ 4
Format
separated paragraphs, double spaced, 12x font, 1″ margins, titled
One of the following is missing: separated paragraphs, double spaced, 12x font, 1″ margins, title
two of the following are missing: separated paragraphs, double spaced, 12x font, 1″ margins, title
More than two of the following are missing: separated paragraphs, double spaced, 12x font, 1″ margins, title
Score of Format,/ 4
Tone and audience
Essay is written in a way that anyone could understand, with concise ideas, context clues, and an awareness of your reader.
Essay is written conversationally, like the writer is talking to a friend. Otherwise the writing is cohesive and gives the sense it was crafted with a reader in mind.
Essay is missing context clues or connections between ideas. Is written with only some sense of a reader.
Essay is not written with a reader in mind. No concern is shown for the understandability of the piece.
fell welcomed to add fiction in here…it is a story after all
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