Flash Fiction Rubric
Accomplished(20 – 18) / Artful
(17 – 16) / Developing
(15 -14)
The “Craft” / · Sophisticated narrative that shows an awareness of plot structure
· Concrete, specific details regarding character(s) and setting
· Voice and/or mood is sharply developed and easy to identify
· Powerful opening/powerful closing / · Strong narrative that shows an awareness of plot structure
· Mostly concrete, specific details with a few generalities regarding character(s) and setting
· Voice and/or mood is present and can be identified
· Strong opening/strong closing / · Plot is undeveloped or absent; there is no problem; reads more like an essay
· Good start but it lacks concrete/specific details; general, vague; underdeveloped character(s) and setting
· Lacks voice and/or mood– there is no identifiable “attitude” or “feeling”
· Need to develop the opening and/or closing
The “Polish” / · Remarkable effort in polish; no errors
· Remarkable awareness of sentence style, word choice, and overall readability / · Strong effort in polish; very few surface errors
· Strong awareness of sentence style, word choice, and overall readability / · Minimal effort in polish; several errors (that easily could be corrected with a thorough proofread)
· Lacks awareness of sentence style, word choice, and overall readability
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