Potential Grading Rubric

PLOT

Plot can be simply defined as "what happens in a story." Therefore, this segment of the rubric will be used to judge the events that occurs in the writer's story, specifically in terms of how satisfying the story itself is too read. At the very least, it should be intriguing. X/10


CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Characters should be well developed with a clear, defined personality. A character may save the world from the apocalypse, get the girl, and redefine the very confines of reality, but if he does it all in a monotone voice, it falls flat anyways. In other words, make sure the character(s) show a fair amount of depth. X/10


VIVID IMAGERY

Most people can tell you that setting is important. As such, the objects and events that take place within that setting are arguably just as important.

X/10


SATISFYING CONCLUSION

Obviously, this ties into plot somewhat. However, this is, to me at least, the most important part of the story. If the entire lead up to the conclusion was epic, but the last few pages simply state that they rode off into the sunset, the reader is bound to be left with at least a slight feeling of disappointment. As such, a writer should take special care to make sure that his or her conclusion is able to engross the reader as much as his or her opening sentences.

X/20