???Mystery Story Checklist???

Reread your story. What do you need to do to make it better? Use this rubric to help you decide before you submit the finished product to WebCT. Check the sentences that describe your story.  In what category do you fit?

Loud and Clear! Sounding Stronger Turn Up the Volume
The beginning introduces my characters and setting. I could help my readers by telling more at the beginning. The beginning is confusing.
Details show when and where the story takes place. The setting is blurry. Specific details would help. I don't describe the setting at all.
 
My characters seem real. Dialogue shows how they think, act, and feel. My characters seem flat. I need more details and dialogue. The characters don't seem real. There isn't any dialogue.
The plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. The mystery is developed but never resolved. What's the conflict? Many events are unnecessary.
I chose one point of view and stuck with it. I change point of view once or twice. My point of view wanders. Who's narrating the story?
My language creates a definite mood that suits my story. My voice is not strong, and so the mood is not clear. The story is flat and has no mood at all.
 
My ending resolves the mystery in a satisfying way. My ending resolves the mystery but is not believable. My ending doesn't resolve the conflict.
 
There are very few mistakes in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. Mistakes sometimes make the story hard to read. Many mistakes make the story very difficult to follow.