Writing Imaginative Stories
A Rubric for Success
Students should write daily for real purposes with publishing being a primary goal. At the third grade level and beyond, students should write imaginative stories that demonstrate an understanding of character development, importance of setting, plot development, climax, and resolution. If you can write it, you can read it, so reading comprehension improves as a result of the focus on writing.
Here is a rubric you can use to plan focus lessons and score student behaviors. This rubric focuses on the organization of the story as well as voice in writing. Over a period of 4 to 6 weeks, your students will learn the thinking process behind writing imaginative stories and publish a story of their own.
Happy writing!
Kelly Harmon