Story line

4 - Writing includes a well-developed story line and plot with all of the appropriate elements:Ý exposition, climax, and conclusion.
3 - Writing includes a story line that contains only two of the elements of a plot.
2 - Writing includes a story line that contains only one of the elements of a plot.
1 - Writing is difficult to follow and contains none of the appropriate elements of a plot.

Paragraph Structure

4 - Writing includes paragraphs that are indented, have one main idea, and a minimum of four supporting sentences.
3 - Most of the paragraphs are indented and have one main idea and a minimum of four supporting sentences.
2 - Paragraphs are indented, but include more than one main idea.
1 - No paragraphs are included.

Sentence Structure

4 - All sentences have a subject and a predicate with appropriate ending punctuation.
3 - Most sentences have a subject and a predicate with appropriate ending punctuation.
2 - Some sentences have a subject and a predicate with appropriate ending punctuation.
1- Sentences run on and are difficult to follow.

Grammar

4 - Writing contains no grammatical errors.
3 - Writing contains a maximum of five grammatical errors.
2 - Writing contains ten or less grammatical errors.
1 - Writing contains numerous (more than ten) grammatical errors.

Spelling

4 - Writing contains no spelling errors.
3 - Writing contains a maximum of five spelling errors.
2 - Writing contains ten or less spelling errors.
1 - Writing contains numerous (more than ten) spelling errors.

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