Middle School Creative Writing Rubrics

Unleash your students' creativity with this Halloween-themed writing bundle!

This engaging resource combines narrative writing and persuasive writing prompts to inspire your students' imaginations and hone their writing skills.

What's Included:

• Narrative Writing Prompts: Spooky and fun prompts to encourage students to write creative stories.
• Persuasive Writing Prompts: Topics related to Halloween that require students to argue their point of view.
• Writing Templates: Optional templates to provide structure and guidance for students.
• Rubric: A scoring rubric to help students assess their writing.

How it Works:

1. Choose a Prompt: Students select a narrative or persuasive writing prompt.
2. Plan and Write: Students brainstorm ideas, develop a plot, and write their story or persuasive piece.
3. Revise and Edit: Students review their writing for clarity, coherence, and grammar.
4. Share and Reflect: Students share their work with classmates and receive feedback.

Benefits:

• Engaging and Fun: The Halloween theme makes writing more exciting and enjoyable.
• Improves Writing Skills: Helps students develop their narrative and persuasive writing abilities.
• Sparks Creativity: Encourages students to think outside the box and create unique stories.
• Promotes Critical Thinking: Challenges students to analyze and argue their point of view.

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Not grade specific/Excellent for ALL grades!

One-page 4-Point Rubric for any writing response that requires students to identify the challenges character(s)/individual(s) face and how the character(s)/individual(s) overcome them. This Rubric is thorough and explicate making it feasible for teachers to accurately score and evaluate their students' writing responses or essays. Rubric criteria categories include: Introductory Paragraph, Explanation of Challenges, Explanation of Overcoming of Challenges, Details / Evidence, Conclusion, and Writing Mechanics. This rubric is suitable for one or multiple characters.

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Elevate your writing assessment process with our comprehensive writing prompt rubric and grade sheet combo.  This meticulously designed spreadsheet is perfect for educators, writers, and content creators who need a structured and efficient way to evaluate written work.  The writing prompt rubric offers clear criteria across various aspects of writing, such as creativity, grammar, structure, and content relevance, making it easy to provide constructive feedback.  Paired with an integrated grade Sheet, this tool automates the grading process, calculates overall scores, and offers a streamlined approach to tracking progress.  Whether you’re grading essays, creative writing pieces, or content drafts, this all-in-one solution saves time and ensures consistency in your evaluations.  This spreadsheet is editable.

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• Struggling Readers
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This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a friendly letter. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: writing a friendly letter and including a heading, greeting, closing, and signature, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the friendly letter writing assignment out of 15 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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Elevate Your Tolkien Unit Finale: Conclude the adventure of The Hobbit with this comprehensive final assessment pack! Tailored to middle and high school students, this resource offers everything you need to gauge student comprehension and creativity after the epic journey through Middle Earth.

This product provides you access to the Canva template!

✨ What's Included:

• Character Analysis Writing Prompt: Encourage in-depth reflection with a thought-provoking writing prompt and a structured graphic organizer.
• Character Comparison Writing Prompt: Foster critical thinking by prompting students to compare key characters, supported by a detailed graphic organizer.
• Rubric for Character Analysis: Simplify grading with a comprehensive rubric designed for character analysis assessments.
• Project-Based Learning Ideas: Fuel creativity with five engaging project ideas, connecting literature to real-world applications.
• Creative Writing Assessment: Unleash students' imagination with a captivating creative writing prompt and a corresponding rubric.

Features:

• Holistic Assessment: Cover various aspects of literary analysis, ensuring a well-rounded evaluation of students' understanding.
• Project-Based Learning: Enhance comprehension through creative projects, promoting a deeper connection to Tolkien's world.
• Versatile Application: Suitable for both individual and group assessments, accommodating diverse teaching styles.
• Seamless Integration: Aligns seamlessly with ELA and ESL curricula, offering a flexible addition to your teaching resources.

NEW Personal Narrative Journal Rubric FREEBIE

*Updated 4/28/2021*

This update does not change the content of the rubric. The look of the resource has just been revamped!

I created this rubric to help my middle students know what is expected of them when completing a journal writing prompt for a personal narrative. Often times, my students take advantage of free writing and do not think of it as a "real grade." Giving them something to base their writing off of gives them more direction and motivation to turn in their best work, while also sticking to their personal story/experiences.

*This was intended for, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, the global pandemic COVID-19 experience. My students are given a weekly prompt via Google Classroom as well as this rubric to follow.

Use this quick & easy freebie in your classroom while teaching personal narrative writing! This checklist is for students to use in order to monitor and self-assess their writing. This product comes two to a page, so it is very convenient to print!

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Elevate your writing assessment process with our comprehensive writing prompt rubric and grade sheet combo.  This meticulously designed spreadsheet is perfect for educators, writers, and content creators who need a structured and efficient way to evaluate written work.  The writing prompt rubric offers clear criteria across various aspects of writing, such as creativity, grammar, structure, and content relevance, making it easy to provide constructive feedback.  Paired with an integrated grade Sheet, this tool automates the grading process, calculates overall scores, and offers a streamlined approach to tracking progress.  Whether you’re grading essays, creative writing pieces, or content drafts, this all-in-one solution saves time and ensures consistency in your evaluations.  This spreadsheet is editable.

Spark your students' imaginations with these engaging Easter-themed narrative writing prompts! This bundle offers two exciting storylines to inspire creative writing and storytelling.

What's Included:

• Benny the Bunny's Easter Surprise: Challenge students to write a story about a silent bunny who can only speak on Easter Day. Encourage them to develop the plot, characters, and setting to create a captivating tale.
• Not Bunny, But... Egg-cellent Surprise! Ignite curiosity with this unexpected twist! Students will craft a story around a creature that hatches from an Easter egg, exploring imaginative possibilities and character development.

These writing prompts offer opportunities for students to practice descriptive language, plot development, and character building while having fun with the Easter theme.

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This rubric looks at 7 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a graphic novel. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: parts of a graphic novel, graphic novel cover page details, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, visuals, and special lettering/speech balloons. This rubric scores writing a graphic novel out of 21 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This fun and engaging burger-themed rubric makes writing expectations clear and understandable for students. With four clear levels of achievement, this rubric provides valuable guidance for students to improve their writing skills.

What's Included:

• Four-Level Rubric: Detailed criteria for each level, from "Incomplete Work" to "Above and Beyond," covering essential writing elements.
• Versatile Format: Suitable for both classroom posters and individual student printouts as a guide for each student's binder/writing assignment.

⭐Writing Attempts:

Narrative
Christmas: Trapped in a Snow Globe | My Snowman Came to Life
Thanksgiving: How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner | How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner

Others: Journey to the Center of the Earth | Forms of Energy in my Car - Science, Art & WRITING Project

Easter: Benny the Bunny - Easter's Surprise | NOT Bunny - Eggcelent Easter/Spring Surprise

Halloween: Trapped in a Haunted House

Persuasive | Dear Santa - Villains Edition | Who Will Guide the Sleigh | Halloween: Can I Keep My Witch?

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• Struggling Readers

• Struggling Writers

This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a play. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: the topic and meaning/purpose relate, what's included in the play - characters, props, scenes, stage, directions, dialogue, and scenes, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the play writing assignment out of 15 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This fun and engaging burger-themed rubric makes writing expectations clear and understandable for students. With four clear levels of achievement, this rubric provides valuable guidance for students to improve their writing skills.

What's Included:

• Four-Level Rubric: Detailed criteria for each level, from "Incomplete Work" to "Above and Beyond," covering essential writing elements.
• Versatile Format: Suitable for both classroom posters and individual student printouts as a guide for each student's binder/writing assignment.

⭐Writing Attempts:

Narrative
Christmas: Trapped in a Snow Globe | My Snowman Came to Life
Thanksgiving: How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner | How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner

Others: Journey to the Center of the Earth | Forms of Energy in my Car - Science, Art & WRITING Project

Easter: Benny the Bunny - Easter's Surprise | NOT Bunny - Eggcelent Easter/Spring Surprise

Halloween: Trapped in a Haunted House

Persuasive | Dear Santa - Villains Edition | Who Will Guide the Sleigh | Halloween: Can I Keep My Witch?

Don't forget to share with me how it went with your little ones. I hope it was useful in your classroom.

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This rubric looks at 6 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a research report. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: research report topic and flow - opening and closing relate with one another, using quotations throughout from any sources used, research materials used relate to topic researched, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores research report writing assignment out of 18 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a story. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: the story outline relates with the graphic organizer, all parts of the story are written in sequential order, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the story writing assignment out of 15 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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• Struggling Readers
• Struggling Writers

This rubric looks at 6 different areas when students are being assessed on writing step-by-step directions. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: making sure the directions are in sequential order, including a topic, supporting sentences, exact details, and a closing sentence, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the step-by-step writing assignment out of 18 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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• Struggling Readers

• Struggling Writers

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