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Memoir Writing
Prompt: Write about a time in your life that changed your perspective. Do not tell the story, bring the reader along for the ride with sensory imagery.
Rubric Code:
A97XB3
By
algford
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Subject:
English
Type:
Writing
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Memoir Writing
Exceeds Expectations
100 pts
Meets Expectations
90 pts
Working Towards Meeting Expectation
80 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
70 pts
Subject
35 pts
Exceeds Expectations
The subject of the memoir is a time which changed the life perspective of the writer.
Meets Expectations
The subject of the memoir is mostly about a time which changed the life perspective of the writer, but has some aspects that read as a "list" or sequence of accomplishments.
Working Towards Meeting Expectation
The subject is mostly a sequence of accomplishments or events as opposed to a time which changed the life perspective of the writer.
Does Not Meet Expectations
The subject of the memoir is a timeline of events and does not accurately describe a life perspective-changing time.
Sensory Imagery
35 pts
Exceeds Expectations
The author brings the reader "along for the ride" with the use of sensory images. The reader can really feel what the author is describing; the author shows, as opposed to tells.
Meets Expectations
The author "tells" the story with some well-placed examples of sensory imagery.
Working Towards Meeting Expectation
The author primarily "tells" the story, with very few examples of sensory imagery.
Does Not Meet Expectations
The author uses no sensory imagery and the reader feels no connection to the story.
Length of project
15 pts
Exceeds Expectations
The memoir is of sufficient length to tell the entire story. The reader is not "left hanging."
Meets Expectations
Working Towards Meeting Expectation
Does Not Meet Expectations
The reader is "left hanging," or the memoir is unfinished.
Writing Conventions
15 pts
Exceeds Expectations
There are NO errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.
Meets Expectations
There are 1-2 errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.
Working Towards Meeting Expectation
There are 3-4 errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.
Does Not Meet Expectations
There are more than 4 errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar.
Subjects:
English
Types:
Writing
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