Please use the following grading rubric to assess Quillen Inkwell's work
Every category has a scale from 5 to 10. Not all categories will be relevant. Please be honest.
When you comment, put the letter, the number, and an additional comment, for example:
“(C = 7) Really work on avoiding comma splices and clarifying who’s speaking.”
A. This work is typical of what I’d expect from a . . .
10 = Bestselling and acclaimed professional author
9 = Professional author
8 = Obscure one-time published author
7 = Typical college student
6 = Typical high school student
5 = Monkey
B. Reading this work (for me personally). . .
10 = Profoundly changed my life
9 = Changed some aspect of my behavior
8 = Affected my outlook on life
7 = Made my day go a little better
6 = Had no real impact on me
5 = Influenced me negatively
C. Grammar, punctuation, and syntax were . . .
10 = Flawless (no errors)
9 = Polished (few errors)
8 = Distracting (Occasional errors broke the flow of my reading)
7 = Detracting (Many errors made focusing on the content difficult)
6 = Aweful (excessive errors made reading the piece painful)
5 = Pathetic (I had to give up, it was so bad)
D. Characters
10 = I will remember and love these characters for the rest of my life
9 = I cared so much about the characters that I cried when they faced failure
8 = I enjoyed the characters
7 = The characters were secondary to other parts of the story
6 = Characters bored me, and keeping them straight was difficult
5 = They’re as bad as Jar-Jar.
E. Internal conflict (protagonist v. himself) was . . .
10 = Present in every scene and deeply motivated the protagonist
9 = Present in many scenes and influenced the protagonist
8 = Present in some scenes and played a minor role in the plot
7 = Introduced but underdeveloped
6 = Hinted at but never used
5 = Nonexistent
F. Interpersonal conflict (protagonist v. his friends and allies) was . . .
10 = Present in every scene and deeply motivated character interaction
9 = Present in many scenes and influenced character interaction
8 = Present in some scenes and played a minor role in the plot
7 = Introduced but underdeveloped
6 = Hinted at but never used
5 = Nonexistent
G. External conflict (protagonist and allies v. something big) was . . .
10 = Integral to every scene and drove the plot forward
9 = Integral to many scenes and kept the plot moving
8 = Present, but not driving enough to keep the plot focused
7 = Underdeveloped or introduced too late
6 = Unclear about what it was or why it mattered
5 = Nonexistent
(Quillen Inkwell is the pen-name for a student in Mrs. Abbot's creative writing class at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah. To contact him, please go through his teacher.)
Every category has a scale from 5 to 10. Not all categories will be relevant. Please be honest.
When you comment, put the letter, the number, and an additional comment, for example:
“(C = 7) Really work on avoiding comma splices and clarifying who’s speaking.”
A. This work is typical of what I’d expect from a . . .
10 = Bestselling and acclaimed professional author
9 = Professional author
8 = Obscure one-time published author
7 = Typical college student
6 = Typical high school student
5 = Monkey
B. Reading this work (for me personally). . .
10 = Profoundly changed my life
9 = Changed some aspect of my behavior
8 = Affected my outlook on life
7 = Made my day go a little better
6 = Had no real impact on me
5 = Influenced me negatively
C. Grammar, punctuation, and syntax were . . .
10 = Flawless (no errors)
9 = Polished (few errors)
8 = Distracting (Occasional errors broke the flow of my reading)
7 = Detracting (Many errors made focusing on the content difficult)
6 = Aweful (excessive errors made reading the piece painful)
5 = Pathetic (I had to give up, it was so bad)
D. Characters
10 = I will remember and love these characters for the rest of my life
9 = I cared so much about the characters that I cried when they faced failure
8 = I enjoyed the characters
7 = The characters were secondary to other parts of the story
6 = Characters bored me, and keeping them straight was difficult
5 = They’re as bad as Jar-Jar.
E. Internal conflict (protagonist v. himself) was . . .
10 = Present in every scene and deeply motivated the protagonist
9 = Present in many scenes and influenced the protagonist
8 = Present in some scenes and played a minor role in the plot
7 = Introduced but underdeveloped
6 = Hinted at but never used
5 = Nonexistent
F. Interpersonal conflict (protagonist v. his friends and allies) was . . .
10 = Present in every scene and deeply motivated character interaction
9 = Present in many scenes and influenced character interaction
8 = Present in some scenes and played a minor role in the plot
7 = Introduced but underdeveloped
6 = Hinted at but never used
5 = Nonexistent
G. External conflict (protagonist and allies v. something big) was . . .
10 = Integral to every scene and drove the plot forward
9 = Integral to many scenes and kept the plot moving
8 = Present, but not driving enough to keep the plot focused
7 = Underdeveloped or introduced too late
6 = Unclear about what it was or why it mattered
5 = Nonexistent
(Quillen Inkwell is the pen-name for a student in Mrs. Abbot's creative writing class at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah. To contact him, please go through his teacher.)