Fractured Fairy Tale Rubric

Theme

Ideas

(x's 2)

Organizatio
n

Word
Choice

Voice

* Story has a
creative and unique
central message
* The reader learns
something valuable
from reading the
story
* Very clear
* Supporting details
are very focussed,
interesting, relevant,
and strong

* Story has a
thoughtful
central message
* The reader
learns something
relevant from
reading the story
* Pretty clear
*Supporting
details are
specific

* Writing has a
strong order and
structure.
* Intro, ending,
and transitions
are satisfying,
and purposeful
* Word choice is
descriptive and
the broad range
of words
energizes writing.
* Mental pictures
are created and
the reader is
interested by the
words being
used.
* The voice
created by the
student is distinct
and appropriate
to
audience/purpose
.

* I know what you

are trying to say
but I am not sure
what I was
supposed to learn
from reading the
story
* Supporting
details are weak or
off topic
* The reader learns
something
irrelevant from
reading the story
(the main idea is
weak)
* Reads like a list
of sentences not a
story
* Weak beginning
or ending
* Weak or no
transitions
* Word choice is
dull or boring.
* Uses only
common words
* Repetition of
words
* Word choice
interferes with
meaning

* No central
message
* Weak or no
supporting
details
* Cluttered with
detail that does
not support the
main idea

* Organized in a
logical and creative
manner.
*Intro, ending, and
transitions are all
creative, original,
and interesting
* Precise, carefully
chosen words and
phrases
* Strong, fresh, and
vivid images are
created in the
readers mind
* Just the right
words used
* No better words
could be used
* Expressive,
engaging, and
sincere
* Written to appeal
to the audience
* Shows emotion
such as: humour,
honesty, suspense,
sadness, etc.

* I know what
your main idea is
* The reader
learns something
general and/or
clich from
reading the story
* Some
supporting detail
but details are
general and/or
underdeveloped
* Supporting
details are
limited and/or not
original
* Organized in a
logical manner
* Has a clear
intro and
conclusion
* Transitions are
acceptable
* Word choice is
functional and
appropriate
* Words and
phrases dont
create images or
mental pictures
in the readers
mind
* Words are not
interesting
* Personality may
be inconsistent
but you still get a
sense of the
writer behind the
words

* Voice may be
inappropriate.
* Writing seems
mechanical and/or
lacks interest.
* Beginning to
sense the writer
behind the words

* Writing tends to
be flat and/or
lifeless.
* No originality;
uses common
phrases or
clichs.
* Cant sense the
writer behind the
words

* No intro
* No ending
* Confusing
* Missing
important details

* Vocabulary is
misused (uses
the wrong words
or phrases)
* Inappropriate
words (cuz, gotta,
many vs. much,
seen vs. saw,
etc.)

Conventions Checklist:
__ Capitalization
__ End Punctuation

__No RO Sentences
__ Comma use

__ No Frags.
__ Quotation Marks

Fairy Tale Basis

* The story is based off of a

real fairy tale

* The story is based off of

a myth, legend, or fable

Fractured Point
of View

* Story is told from a different

characters point of view and
adds an insightful twist to the
original story
* Consistent use of first or third
person narration
* The reader finds him/herself
sympathizing with a different
character due to enhanced
characterization of an
otherwise minor or
misunderstood character
* The author has taken a
traditional story and made it
his/her own. Details are
creative and unique but do not
make the fractured version
unrecognizable from the
original.
* The story is essentially error
free. Any grammatical errors
that are present rarely, if ever,
interrupt flow or
understanding.

* Story is told from a

different characters point
of view
* Narration is mostly
consistent

Sympathetic
Character

Creativity

Conventions

* The reader finds

him/herself sympathizing
with the same character
as they would have
sympathized with in the
original version
* The story has a few
creative details and/or
descriptions that
contribute to the readers
enjoyment
* The author has used
his/her imagination
* The story has a few
grammatical errors that
occasionally interrupt flow
and/or understanding.

1
* The story is in no way
related to fairy tales or the
folklore tradition
* Story is told from the
same point of view as the
original story.
* Narration is inconsistent
(switches between first
and third person often)
* None of the characters
are developed well enough
to cause the reader to
sympathize with them.

* There is little evidence of

creativity. The story is very
similar to the version
being fractured
* The author does not
seem to have used much
imagination
* The quality of writing is
diminished by the frequent
occurrence of grammatical
errors. Errors make the
writing hard to follow
and/or confusing.