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Performance Task
Assessment for Short Story
Name:
_______________________________________Date Completed: __________
Element
Points Possible Earned
Self Teacher
Organization
1. Has a title which captures the reader's
attention. 5 _____ _____
2. Setting is established with vivid
details. 5 _____ _____
3. Point of view is consistent throughout the
story. 5 _____ _____
4. Characters are developed through dialogue,
vivid
description, their actions or reactions to events, and
actions or reactions to other characters.
5 _____ _____
Plot and Conflict
5. The story centers around a meaningful
conflict or
problem (Struggle may be internal or external.)
5 _____ _____
6. There is an inciting event which introduces
the central
conflict.
5 _____ _____
7. There is rising action which describes the
events that
occur as a result of the central conflict.
5 _____ _____
8. There is a climax or high point of the
story.
5 _____ _____
9. There is falling action which describes
events leading
to the story's
resolution.
5 _____ _____
9. There is a resolution or event that ends
the conflict
appropriately.
5 _____ _____
Theme
10. The plot and conflict work together to
create a
definable central
theme.
5 _____ _____
Literary Elements and Language
11. A combination of imagery, foreshadowing,
symbolism,
simile, metaphor, irony, and flashback are used
effectively to tell the story and engage the reader's
attention.
10 _____ _____
12. The choice of words is varied and
creative. Sentence
structures are complex and varied.
5 _____ _____
Grammar Usage and Mechanics
13. No mechanical errors exist in final writing
drafts,
including spelling, punctuation, dialogue
and tags,
grammar, and sentence structure.
10 _____ _____
Process
14. Work is turned in on time.
5 _____ _____
15. Task assessment is completed and rough
draft is
attached.
5 _____ _____
16. Final draft is typed, 1.5 spacing, 12
font. 5 _____ _____
Element
(continued) Points
Possible Earned
Overall
Impact
Self Teacher
17. The story is creative, original, and
engaging
to the
audience.
5 _____ _____
TOTAL
100 _____ _____
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