Criteria	5 (18-20 pts.)	4 (16-17 pts.)	3 (14-15 pts.)	2 (12-13 pts.)	1 (0-11 pts.)
Clarity	Totally clear No ambiguity	Mostly clear Little ambiguity	Fairly clear Occasional ambiguity	Seldom clear Often confusing	Extremely confusing Considerable Ambiguity
Unity	Everything fits/belongs	Minor part(s) don’t fit/belong	One major part doesn’t fit/belong	A few major parts don’t fit/belong	Entire narrative wanders
Logic/Coh.	Everything makes sense No leaps	Generally makes sense Minor leap	Basically makes sense Some minor leaps	Seldom makes sense Major leap	Extremely illogical Many leaps
Development	Excellent details	Good details	Reasonably detailed	Few details	No details Merely summarizes
Tone	Totally appropriate Consistent	Appropriate Mostly consistent	Appropriate Occasionally inconsistent	At times inappropriate Inconsistent	Totally inappropriate
Images	Numerous strong images	Frequent use of images	Occasional use of images	Only a couple of images	No images
Mood Words	Numerous mood words	Frequent use of mood words	Occasional use of mood words	Only a couple of mood words	No mood words
Balance	Excellent blend of description, action, and dialog	Good blend of description, action, and dialog	One of three components underused or overused	One of three components basically omitted	Uses only one of three components. Other two omitted
Creativity	Clever concept and interesting approach	Clever concept or interesting approach	Lacks originality but not trite	Idea or approach is trite Includes a few cliches	Ideas and approach are trite Numerous cliches
Mechanics	Completely error-free	Some minor errors	Several minor errors	Some major errors	Several major errors