Evaluating Creative Writing

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Ideas

Organization

Word Choice

Sentence Structure

Mechanics

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Fresh, original Focuses on topic Supporting details

Ideas connected Strong beginning middle and Sequenced & logical

Wide variety used

Consistent and appropriate usage

Words "enhance ideas

Clearly written

Few or no errors

3

Some original ideas

General focus on topic

Most supporting details

Most ideas connected

Good beginning, middle, and end

Most ideas sequenced & logical

Some variety

Mostly consistent and appropriate usage

Words generally support ideas

Most sentences clearly written

Simple sentences

Some variety of length

Some errors

2

Few original ideas

Moves away from focus

Few supporting details

Some ideas connected

Attempts beginning, middle, and end

Not always sequenced & logical

Common word choice

Some appropriate word choices

Little use of descriptive words

Some unclear sentences

Run-on, fragmented sentences

Little variety

Many errors

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Incomplete Ideas

Unfocused

Lacks details

Few ideas connected

Lacks beginning, middle, and end

Little sequence & logic

Limited word choice

Inappropriate word choices

No attempt at descriptive words

Sentences not clear

Frequent fragmented sentences

No variety

Serious errors

No variety

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No attempt

No attempt

No attempt

No attempt

No attempt