Evaluation

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Writing Process
Student devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story wonderful.
Student devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done.
Student devotes some time and effort to the writing process but was not very thorough. Does enough to get by.
Student devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn't seem to care.
Creativity
The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.
The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.
The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination.
There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.
Characters
The main characters are named and clearly described in text as well as pictures. Most readers could describe the characters accurately.
The main characters are named and described. Most readers would have some idea of what the characters looked like.
The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters.
It is hard to tell who the main characters are.
Dialogue
There is an appropriate amount of dialogue to bring the characters to life and it is always clear which character is speaking.
There is too much dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking.
There is not quite enough dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking.
It is not clear which character is speaking.
Spelling and Punctuation
There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.
There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft.
There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft.
The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.
Information Sheet
Student reads more than five Cinderella stories, and completes an information sheet for each one.
Student reads five Cinderella stories. Each story comes from a different culture. An information sheet is completed for each one.
Student reads three or four Cinderella stories; some of the stories are from the same country. An information sheet is completed for some of the stories.
Student reads only one or two Cinderella stories. An information sheet is not completed, or partially completed.