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ic: N

arra

tive

Focu

s O

rgan

izat

ion

Supp

ort

Con

vent

ions

4 E

xc

ell

en

tP

rovi

des

a liv

ely,

de

taile

d, a

nd

inte

rest

ing

orig

inal

st

ory

abou

t a

char

acte

r w

ho

mee

ts a

cha

lleng

e.

Has

a s

trong

be

ginn

ing

that

in

trod

uces

the

ch

arac

ters

, set

ting,

an

d si

tuat

ion

af

fect

ing

the

ch

arac

ters

.

Has

a s

tron

g

conc

lusi

on th

at

reso

lves

the

prob

lem

or

situ

atio

n fro

m th

e

begi

nnin

g of

the

stor

y.

Use

s a

varie

ty o

f tr

ansi

tiona

l wor

ds

and

phra

ses

ef

fect

ivel

y to

con

nect

ev

ents

.

Has

a c

lear

be

ginn

ing,

mid

dle,

an

d en

d w

ith e

vent

s th

at u

nfol

d na

tura

lly.

Sen

tenc

es a

nd

para

grap

hs a

re

logi

cally

org

aniz

ed.

Pro

vide

s m

any

co

ncre

te w

ords

and

ph

rase

s an

d se

nsor

y la

ngua

ge to

des

crib

e ch

arac

ters

, set

tings

, an

d ev

ents

.

Use

s di

alog

ue a

nd

desc

riptio

n to

dev

elop

ch

arac

ters

and

eve

nts.

Dem

onst

rate

s a

va

ried

voca

bula

ry.

Dem

onst

rate

s a

stro

ng

com

man

d of

spe

lling

, pu

nctu

atio

n, g

ram

mar

, an

d us

age.

Var

ies

sent

ence

st

ruct

ure

to e

nhan

ce

the

over

all fl

ow a

nd

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

the

stor

y.

Has

few

, if a

ny, e

rror

s.

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tive Fo

cus

Org

aniz

atio

nSu

ppor

tC

onve

ntio

ns

3 G

oo

dP

rese

nts

a so

lid

narr

ativ

e ab

out a

ch

arac

ter

who

m

eets

a c

halle

nge.

Est

ablis

hes

the

mai

n ch

arac

ter

and

situ

atio

n ea

rly o

n,

but c

ould

hav

e a

mor

e en

gagi

ng

open

ing.

Has

a c

oncl

usio

n to

th

e st

ory

that

may

no

t com

plet

ely

reso

lve

the

prob

lem

or

situ

atio

n.

Use

s so

me

tr

ansi

tions

and

se

quen

ce w

ords

to

conn

ect e

vent

s.

Has

a c

lear

be

ginn

ing,

mid

dle,

an

d en

d w

ith e

vent

s th

at g

ener

ally

unf

old

in a

nat

ural

and

lo

gica

l way

.

Sen

tenc

es a

nd

para

grap

hs a

re

som

ewha

t log

ical

ly

orga

nize

d.

Pro

vide

s so

me

co

ncre

te w

ords

and

ph

rase

s an

d se

nsor

y la

ngua

ge to

des

crib

e ch

arac

ters

, set

tings

, an

d ev

ents

.

Mak

es a

str

ong

effo

rt

to d

evel

op c

hara

cter

s an

d ev

ents

with

di

alog

ue a

nd

desc

riptio

n.

Dem

onst

rate

s a

som

ewha

t var

ied

vo

cabu

lary

.

Dem

onst

rate

s a

go

od c

omm

and

of

spel

ling,

pun

ctua

tion,

gr

amm

ar, a

nd u

sage

.

Var

ies

sent

ence

st

ruct

ure

to e

nhan

ce th

e ov

eral

l flow

and

ef

fect

iven

ess

of th

e st

ory.

Err

ors

in g

ram

mar

or

usag

e do

not

ob

stru

ct m

eani

ng.

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cus

Org

aniz

atio

nSu

ppor

tC

onve

ntio

ns

2 F

air

Atte

mpt

s to

tell

a st

ory

but i

s un

clea

r ab

out t

he s

ituat

ion

or p

lot e

vent

s.

Has

a b

egin

ning

th

at p

rese

nts

a m

ain

ch

arac

ter,

but n

ot in

an

eng

agin

g w

ay.

Has

a w

eak

or

abru

pt e

ndin

g to

the

stor

y.

Use

s fe

w tr

ansi

tions

an

d se

quen

ce w

ords

to

con

nect

eve

nts.

Mak

es a

n ef

fort

to

have

a b

egin

ning

, m

iddl

e, a

nd e

nd, b

ut

stor

y ev

ents

do

not

unfo

ld n

atur

ally.

Sen

tenc

es a

nd

para

grap

hs a

re

som

ewha

t illo

gica

lly

orga

nize

d.

Doe

s no

t pro

vide

en

ough

con

cret

e w

ords

and

sen

sory

la

ngua

ge to

des

crib

e th

e ch

arac

ters

, se

tting

s, a

nd e

vent

s.

Occ

asio

nally

use

s di

alog

ue, b

ut it

doe

s no

t rev

eal t

he

char

acte

rs’ t

houg

hts

and

feel

ings

in a

si

gnifi

cant

way

.

Dem

onst

rate

s a

fair

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

sp

ellin

g, p

unct

uatio

n,

gram

mar

, and

usa

ge.

Infr

eque

ntly

var

ies

se

nten

ce s

truc

ture

.

Err

ors

in g

ram

mar

or

us

age

occa

sion

ally

in

terfe

re w

ith m

eani

ng.

1 U

nsa

tisf

ac

tory

Doe

s no

t tel

l a

mad

e-up

sto

ry.

Doe

s no

t pro

vide

a

begi

nnin

g to

in

trod

uce

the

si

tuat

ion

or

char

acte

rs.

Doe

s no

t use

tra

nsiti

ons

or

sequ

ence

wor

ds.

Doe

s no

t inc

lude

a

clea

r be

ginn

ing,

m

iddl

e, a

nd/o

r en

d,

and

pres

ents

eve

nts

out o

f ord

er.

Sto

ry is

exc

eedi

ngly

di

fficu

lt to

follo

w.

Doe

s no

t use

co

ncre

te w

ords

or

sens

ory

lang

uage

to

desc

ribe

char

acte

rs,

setti

ngs,

and

eve

nts.

Doe

s no

t inc

lude

di

alog

ue.

Dem

onst

rate

s a

min

imal

un

ders

tand

ing

of

spel

ling,

pun

ctua

tion,

gr

amm

ar, a

nd u

sage

.

Doe

s no

t var

y se

nten

ce

stru

ctur

e at

all

or u

ses

inco

mpl

ete

sent

ence

s.

Err

ors

in g

ram

mar

or

usag

e of

ten

inte

rfer

e w

ith m

eani

ng.

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