Qualities of Fiction:

Ideas and Content:

ÿ Is the character described in ways that cover appearance, motivation, fears, joys, etc.?

ÿ Is there a setting and how is it described?

ÿ Is there a plot and how is it developed?

ÿ Does the character have a “Burning Question” that drives the plot?

Voice:

ÿ Who is the writer addressing? (Audience)

ÿ Is the writing style appropriate for the audience?

ÿ The writer’s voice is uniquely memorable

Organization:

ÿ Is there a beginning, conflict, climax and resolution?

Word Choice:

ÿ Are there strong verbs and specific adjectives?

ÿ Are interesting words used correctly and in ways that stretch the reader’s vocabulary?

Sentence Fluency:

ÿ Do the sentences vary in length?

ÿ Do sentences begin with different words or are they all similar?

Conventions:

ÿ Are sentences capitalized?

ÿ Are words spelled correctly?

ÿ Is internal punctuation used correctly? (commas, semicolons, etc.)

ÿ If dialogue is used, is there correct punctuation? (Quotation marks, commas, indenting every time a new person speaks, etc.)

ÿ Are paragraphs indented correctly?