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Historical Narrative Honors Historical Narrative Honors grading rubric for historical narrative Rubric Code: A85C77 By ericci Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Historical Narrative
	Unacceptable 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Story Development	Unacceptable *Does not meet assignment criteria	Poor Little or no logical sequence. Transition words missing Contains no fictional elements Presents a summary of a story rather than the story itself	Fair Some logical sequence in the story. Uses transition words successfully at times. *Makes use of some fictional elements to create a story	Good Story has logical sequence. Uses transition words successfully. Use of fictional elements creates a full story Dialogue and action used rather than summary	Excellent * Story is exceptionally easy to follow. Transition words are used skillfully to connect ideas. Demonstrates skillful use of fictional elements (characterization, plot, setting)
Perspective/Point of View	Unacceptable Contains no historical perspective Point of View is unclear.	Poor Contains little historical perspective Point of view is inconsistent or not appropriate to story	Fair Historical perspective included but remains somewhat unclear or confused Point of view remains flat (distant narrator)	Good Provides historical perspective with accuracy and purposefulness Point of View is consistent and works well for this story	Excellent Provides an historical perspective with verisimilitude; historical details make the story come alive for the reader Consistent and creative Point of View draws reader in
Conventions	Unacceptable *Multiple errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization demonstrate lack of effort	Poor * Frequent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuations and capitalization make the story hard to understand.	Fair *Some errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, but the story is understandable.	Good *Very few errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.	Excellent *No errors in grammar,spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, or are hard to find.
Structure	Unacceptable Sentence fragments and run-on sentences render the story too hard to follow. Title missing.	Poor Writing is not broken into meaningful paragraphs. Contains numerous errors in sentence structure. *Title is cliched or uninspiring.	Fair Paragraph formation is present but needs some work still. Sentence structure remains simple or there are some incorrect sentences. *Story has a reasonable title.	Good Paragraphing is purposeful. Sentence structures are correct and show some variety. *Title is appropriate and creative.	Excellent Paragraph structure complements the story. Makes use of a variety of correct sentence structure. *Title is engaging.
Writing Process	Unacceptable *Drafts missing or there are no revisions between drafts.	Poor Little difference from 1st to final draft. Final copy not demonstrative of poor quality.	Fair Some revision has been made, but more information is needed, or some content is still unclear. Final copy needs improvement.	Good Positive revisions have been made to enhance the narrative. Editing well done *Final copy is nearly perfect.	Excellent Quality revisions have been made. Final copy is of publishable quality.
Provenance	Unacceptable Submission does not include required two paragraphs on provenance	Poor Provenance paragraphs are incomplete.	Fair Provenance paragraphs give general history of artifact and its place in family.	Good Provenance paragraphs describe, explain, and define the artifact.	Excellent Provenance paragraphs add significant meaning to the narrative.

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