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Grade 7 Narrative Realistic Fiction Story Checklist
STRUCTURE
Overall
Wrote a story that has tension, resolution, and realistic characters.
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Lead
Wrote a lead that introduced a problem
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Wrote a lead that set the story into
or​motion ​
characters eyes.
reveals the setting through the
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Transitions
Used transitional phrases and clauses to show changes in setting, tone, mood, point of
view,
(such
​ as
time.
suddenly
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or unlike before)
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Ending
Wrote an ending that is connected to what the story is really about (heart of the
story/meaning of the story).
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Wrote an ending that gave a sense of closure through a realization of change in
character(s).
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Used paragraphs purposefully to show time and setting, changes, new parts of the
story, ​ to create suspense.
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Paragraphs were organized in a clear sequence of events.
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Organization
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DEVELOPMENT
Elaboration
Craft
Created realistic characters.
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Developed the details for a deeper meaning to the story.
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Developed the action for a deeper meaning to the story.
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Developed the dialogue for a deeper meaning to the story.
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Developed relationships between characters to show why they act and speak the way
do.
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Used figurative language and symbolism to help readers picture the setting and
convey the meaning.
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CONVENTIONS
Spelling
Used word families, patterns spelling rules. and resources.
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Punctuation
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Capitalizatio
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Used punctuation (dashes, parentheses, colons, and semicolons) to give detail and
explanation.
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Used commas, quotation marks, or italics to show when characters are speaking.
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Followed capitalization rules and used capital letters correctly throughout.
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