Rubric for _1ST PERSON STORY__________________________				Date:	Name:
		POOR           1	AVERAGE         2	GOOD           3	VERY GOOD       4	EXCELLENT         5
	INFORMATION	NO FACTUAL INFORMATION ON TOPIC. (0)	LITTLE FACTUAL INFORMATION ON TOPIC. (1-3 FACTS)	SOME FACTUAL INFORMATION (4-6 FACTS)	A LOT OF FACTUAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO TOPIC (7-10 FACTS)	AN ABUNDANCE OF RELEVANT FACTUAL INFORMATION THAT ENHANCES THE WHOLE PROJECT.
	STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATION	N0 ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION. DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.	ORGANIZATION IS AVERAGE. SORT OF HARD TO UNDERSTAND.	PAPER IS WELL ORGANIZED AND ABLE TO UNDERSTAND. TENDS TO FOLLOW A MAJOR THEME	STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION IS EXCELLENT, VERY EASY TO READ. FOLLOWS A MAJOR THEME.	STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION IS EXCELLENT. THEME SHOWS RELEVANCE TO TRENDS IN FIELD.
	ORIGINALITY/CREATIVITY	NO CREATIVITY. EXTREMELY UNORIGINAL.	LITTLE CREATIVITY AND NOT ENOUGH ORIGINALITY.	MODERATELY CREATIVE/ORIGINALITY	EXCELLENT CREATIVITY/ORGINALITY	DEMONSTRATES CREATIVITY/ORIGINALITY THAT ENHANCES THE PROJECT
	MECHANICS   (WORD USAGE, GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION,         CAPITILIZATION, ETC.)	VERY POOR WORD USAGE. NUMEROUS GRAMATICAL ERRORS.	AVERAGE WORD USAGE. INCORRECT PUNCTUATION AND CAPITILIZATION.	WORD USAGE AND GRAMMAR IS GOOD. SOME PUNCTUATION AND CAPITILIZATION ERRORS.	NO MECHANICAL ERRORS	WRITING QUALITY AND WORD USAGE ENHANCES THE OVERALL PROJECT