Book Code	GOLD 3	SILVER 2	BRONZE 1
ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STORY	Exceptional development Organized with Beginning, Middle, End	Adequately developed	Lacking completeness or confusing to reader
CREATIVITY/ ORIGINALITY	Creativity sparkles Exhibits originality	Somewhat creative and/or original	Commonly chosen theme for age of writer
AGE APPROPRIATE GRAMMAR, MECHANICS, AND SPELLING	Very few or no errors	Some errors	Several errors
AGE APPROPRIATE SENTENCE DEVELOPMENT SENSORY DETAIL and WORD CHOICE	Excellent use of sentence variety, sensory detail and word choice	Exhibits some use of sentence variety, sensory detail, and uncommon word choice	Simple sentence structure with commonly used descriptive words.
OUTER APPEARANCE	Securely, durably bound Attractively and neatly presented cover/binding	Securely, durably bound Somewhat attractive and neatly presented	Loosely or insecurely bound Lacking in neatness and/or attractiveness
INNER FORMAT and APPEARANCE (ARTWORK IS OPTIONAL)	Format is consistent with length and type of story. Artwork is well presented. Text (print) is neatly presented.	Format, artwork, and text (print) are adequately presented	Format is inconsistent with length and type of story. Text lacks neatness. Artwork is not well-presented.
			Total Points