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narrative paragraph (personal narrative) 
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paragraph telling about a time you had a problem, how you felt, and how you solved your problem.
Rubric Code: A472X9
By lmetts
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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Tell about a time that you had a problem and how you solved it.
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Main Idea

The main idea restated in a topic sentence (main idea).
Poor

A topic sentence (main idea) is not present.
Fair

A topic sentence is unclear.
Good

A topic sentence is present.
Excellent

A topic sentence is present and is clear.
Supporting details

Each detail sentence supports or tells more about the topic.
Poor

The details do not support the main idea.
Fair

Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.
Good

Each detail supports the main idea, but there are no follow up sentences.
Excellent

Each detail supports, or tell more about the topic and has follow up sentences which provide additional support.
Sentence order

The order of the supporting details is logical and makes sense.
Poor

The supporting details in the paragraph generally are not written in a logical order.
Fair

The writer attempt to write the sentences in a logical order, but some may be written in an order that may be confusing to readers.
Good

Most of the paragraph is written in a logical order.
Excellent

The paragraph is written entirely in logical order.
Sentence construction

Sentences are well-written and complete thoughts.
Poor

Writing is confusing and hard to follow due to many fragments and/or run-on sentences.
Fair

Writing is somewhat confusing due to several fragments and/or run-on sentences.
Good

Writing contains 1 or 2 fragments and/or run-on sentences which does not make the paragraph hard to understand.
Excellent

Writing contains well-written complete sentences. No evidence of fragments and/or run-on sentences.
Grammar and Mechanic

The paper shows that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics,
Poor

The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and/or mechanics making it hard to understand the writing.
Fair

The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and/or mechanics, some making it hard to understand the writing.
Good

The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and/or mechanics, but it does not interfere with understanding the writing.
Excellent

The paragraph does not contain any errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.
Graphic organizer and rough draft

The writer included all steps of the writing process
Poor

Writer only turned in a final copyl
Fair

The writer is missing two of the pre-writing steps.
Good

The writer is missing one of the three steps.
Excellent

The graphic organizer, rough draft and final copy are all present.




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