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Personal Narrative Rubric 
Personal Narrative Rubric
A helpful rubric to assess your performance on writing a personal narrative. Use for your benefit to help write a stunning personal narrative.
Rubric Code: B88495
By csrota
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Public Rubric
Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Personal Narrative Rubric
  Great

20 pts

Good

15 pts

Average

10 pts

Poor

5 pts

Score

(N/A)

Writing Content/ Ideas

Great

Focuses on event/experience, multiple use of excellent sensory details, engaging story with appropriate content that conveys a message to the reader.
Good

Mostly focuses on event/ experience, use of sensory details, engaging story with mostly appropriate content that sends a slightly confusing message to the reader.
Average

Switches around from event to event, average use of sensory details, interesting story with questionable content and doesn't convey a message of any sort to the reader.
Poor

Cannot tell what the topic is about, uses no sensory details whatsoever, confusing story with questionable content and doesn't convey a message of any sort to the reader.
Score
Organization

Great

Very organized and sequential, uses transitions in writing, can follow the story easily and flows very smoothly.
Good

Organized, uses some transitions in writing, is a little choppy and mostly easy to follow.
Average

Somewhat organized, uses little transition between paragraphs, is very rough and cannot follow the story easily.
Poor

Not organized, events out of order and extremely hard to follow, is very rough and no use of transitions.
Score
Voice

Great

Reader can tell that writer is genuinely interested in topic, vivid use of words and thoroughly engaging and interesting.
Good

Reader can tell that the writer is mostly interested in topic, some vivid use of words and engaging.
Average

Writer does not seem interested in story, barely any vivid use of words and is semi-interesting to the reader.
Poor

The reader can tell that the writer has no interest in the story, has no vivid word usage, and is not an engaging story to the reader.
Score
Grammar/ Conventions

Great

Good variety in sentence structure, correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling, and an excellent use of word choice and variety.
Good

Good variety in sentence structure, few mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling, and has a great use of word choice and variety.
Average

Somewhat same sentence structure, some noticeable mistakes in punctuation, capitalization or spelling that slightly puts off the story, and has a solid use of word choice and variety.
Poor

Simple sentence structure, major mistakes in punctuation, capitalization or spelling that completely throws off the story, and has little or no variety in word choice.
Score
Final Draft Packet

Great

Narrative is typed, double space, 12 font. Coversheet has Title centered on page, graphic representing the story, student name. Coversheet, Narrative, Rough Draft, and graphic organizers are neatly attached.
Good

Narrative is missing one of the following: typed, double space, 12 font. Coversheet has Title centered on page, graphic representing the story, student name. Coversheet, Narrative, Rough Draft, and graphic organizers are neatly attached.
Average

Narrative is missing 2 or 3 of the following: typed, double space, 12 font. Coversheet has Title centered on page, graphic representing the story, student name. Coversheet, Narrative, Rough Draft, and graphic organizers are neatly attached.
Poor

Narrative is missing four or more of the following: typed, double space, 12 font. Coversheet has Title centered on page, graphic representing the story, student name. Coversheet, Narrative, Rough Draft, and graphic organizers are neatly attached.
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