Creative Writing Scoring Rubric- FLASH FICTION
Name: __________________________________
No
1
Points
Ideas/Organization/Content: (10)
 Presents a small, focused idea
 Setting, characters, plot are connected.
 Flow of action is logical.
 Plot is creative/ imaginative, and original.
 Contains an identifiable conflict [external (person vs
person, person vs nature, person vs society, person
vs supernatural) or internal (person vs self)
 Twist effective ending (optional).
2
Style/Voice: (5)
 Vivid and imaginative descriptive details are present,
yet not too lengthy.
 Appropriate use of powerful image
 Reflects a unique, consistent personal voice.
3
Word choice/Sentence fluency: (5)
 Word choice is inventive/ sophisticated/
appropriate.
 Dialogs are effective/appropriate.
 Good sentence structure.
4
Conventions: (5)
 Spelling is correct.
 Punctuation is correct.
Total (Total Points Possible 25)
Score
Story 1
Score
Story 2
Score
Story 3
Style/Voice
Sentence
Structure/
Fluency/
Word
Choice
Conventions
Points 5 or 4
Points 3 or 2
Point 1
Paper uses good
word choice and
some varied wording
Paper has simplistic word
choice and some words are
at times repetitive
Paper has too
simplistic word choice
and is far too
repetitive
Crafts easy-to-follow
sentences; may
effectively use
fragments and/or
dialogue to enhance
the story; some
variation of sentence
lengths and
patterns.
Simple sentences work but
may have trouble with more
complicated structures;
sentences are
understandable but may be
choppy, rambling, or
awkward.
Sentences are
incomplete, rambling,
or confusing; may have
trouble understanding
how words and
sentences fit together.
The writer makes
some errors in
grammar or spelling
that distracts the
reader from the
content.
That writer makes several
errors in grammar or spelling
that distracts the reader
from the content.
Writer makes
significant errors which
make it difficult, if not
impossible, to discern
the sense of the
narrative.