Writing Contest Rubric

Creative Writing Rubric

Writing Rubric	Level one: Needs improvement	Level two: Satisfactory	Level three: Good	Level four: Excellent
Creativity / Originality -       using original ideas and fresh circumstances not found in other’s work	-       no original or creative elements	-       demonstrated some original and creative elements	-       demonstrated several original and creative elements	-       demonstrated many original and creative elements that consistently surprised and delighted the reader
Editing -       sentence structure -       Grammar -       Spelling -       Paragraphing structure -       Proof reading of draft submitted with final copy (proof reading by peer)	-       seldom used correct sentence structure -       seldom used correct grammar -       seldom used correct spelling -       seldom used correct paragraphing structure -       no signature was added to the draft stating the work was proof read at least once for spelling and grammatical errors	-       sometimes used correct sentence structure -       sometimes used correct grammar -       sometimes used correct spelling -       sometimes used correct paragraphing structures -       one signature was added to the draft stating the work was proof read (for spelling and grammatical errors) but the corrections were not made	- often used correct sentence structure -       often used correct grammar -       often used correct spelling -       often used correct paragraphing structures -       two signatures were added to the draft stating the work was proof read (for spelling and grammatical errors) and most corrections pointed out were made	-       consistently used correct sentence structure -       consistently used correct grammar -       consistently used correct spelling -       consistently used correct paragraphing structure -       two signatures were added to the draft stating the work was proof read (for spelling and grammatical errors) and all corrections pointed out were made
Text Structure -       sequence and flow	- text was not logical or sequential	-       text flowed was quite logically and sequentially	- text flowed logically and sequentially	-       text flowed very logically and sequentially
Descriptive Language -       adjectives and adverbs -       sentence structures (compound, simple, dialogue, exclamatory and/or interrogative)	-       no use of adjectives or adverbs -       only one type of sentence was used	-       some use of adjectives or adverb -       some variety of sentence type was used	-       several adverbs and adjectives were used -       a variety of sentence types were used	-       well selected and varied use of adjectives and adverbs to develop the text -       effective combination of sentences was used