Chapter Rewrite Rubric

Story Element
Development:
The story is developed with
thoughtful attention to story
elements, including: plot,
conflict, setting, theme,
character, etc.
Narrative Techniques
and Development:
The story is developed
using dialogue, pacing,
description, reflection and
multiple plot lines.

Organization and
Cohesion:
The text follows a logical
sequence of events.

Style:
The text uses sensory
language and details to
create a vivid picture of the
events, setting, and
characters. The text uses
unique sentence structure
and personality.
Conventions:
The text is well edited and
revised to show now errors
in punctuation, grammar,
capitalization, syntax, etc.

10 Exceptional

9 Proficient

7.5 Satisfactory

6 Developing

5 Insufficient

The text is richly developed

with interesting
approaches to story
elements and unique ideas
that interrelate and build on
one another.

The text is well developed

with attention to all story
elements. Story elements
build on one another to
create a thoughtful text.

The text pays attention to

some story elements.
However, there may be
contradictions in the
development of the
different story element.

The text lacks mention or

development of multiple
story elements. Elements
do not connect and may
not make sense to the
novel.

The text demonstrates

sophisticated narrative
techniquessuch as
artistic pacing, vivid
description, complex
reflection, and multiple plot
linesto develop
experiences, events,
and/or characters.
The text creates a
seamless progression of
experiences or events
using multiple
techniquessuch as
chronology, flashback,
foreshadowing, suspense,
etc.to sequence events
so that they build on one
another to create a
coherent whole. These
techniques build toward a
crafted tone and outcome.
The text uses eloquent
words and phrases,
showing details and rich
sensory language and
mood to convey a realistic
picture of the experiences,
events, setting, and/or
characters.
The text is without errors
and shows understanding
of the revision and editing
process. The author has
produced multiple drafts.

The text demonstrates

deliberate use of narrative
techniquessuch as
dialogue, pacing,
description, reflection, and
multiple plot linesto
develop experiences,
events, and/or characters.

The text is well developed

with attention to most story
elements. Story elements
somewhat build on one
another to create a
thoughtful text. There may
be minor contradiction.
The text uses narrative
techniques, such as
dialogue, description,
reflection, to showing
events, and/or
experiences.

The text uses some

narrative techniques, such
as dialogue or description
and merely retells events
and/or experiences.

The text lacks narrative

techniques and merely
retells events and/or
experiences.

The text creates a logical

progression of experiences
or events using some
techniquessuch as
chronology, flashback,
foreshadowing, suspense,
etc.to sequence events
so that they build on one
another to create a
coherent whole. These
techniques build toward a
particular tone and
outcome.
The text uses words and
phrases, telling details and
sensory language to
convey a vivid picture of
the experiences, events,
setting, and/or characters.

The text creates a

sequence or progression of
experiences or events. The
text lacks an identifiable
tone and/or outcome.

The text lacks a sequence

or progression of
experiences or events or
presents an illogical
sequence of events. The
text lacks an identifiable
tone and/or outcome.

The text uses words and

phrases, telling details to
convey experiences,
events, settings, and/or
characters.

The text merely tells

experiences, events,
settings, and/or characters.

The text has some errors

and shows some
understanding of the
revision and editing
process. The author has
created a multiple drafts,
but could have used one
more.

The text has multiple errors

and only somewhat shows
understanding of the
revision and editing
process. The author may
have only created one
draft.

The text has several errors

and fails to show the
revision and editing
process. The author has
created only one draft or
should have started over.

The text creates a smooth

progression of experiences
or events using a variety of
techniquessuch as
chronology, flashback,
foreshadowing, suspense,
etc.to sequence events
so that they build on one
another to create a
coherent whole. These
techniques build toward a
clear tone and outcome.
The text uses precise
words and phrases,
showing details and
controlled sensory
language and mood to
convey a realistic picture of
the experiences, events,
setting, and/or characters.
The text is nearly without
errors and shows
understanding of the
revision and editing
process. The author has
produced multiple drafts.