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Personal Narrative 
Personal Narrative
Rubric Code: D65A96
By nbuckley
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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2 Basic

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3 Proficient

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4 Advanced

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Content/Ideas

All content focuses on the topic.
Multiple pieces of evidence
Importance of event is clear
Live lesson learned is clear
1 Below

- Story doesn't focus on one event or subject
- Ideas are randomly placed
- May address topic but lacks details
-May lack thesis statement
2 Basic

- Some details unrelated to the topic
- Weak and/or unlear depiction
- No or few
- Too many irrelevant details
-May lack thesis statement or have weak thesis statemen
3 Proficient

- Narrative is focused and interesting
- Details directly connected to the topic
- Clear story line
-Lacks originality and thoughtful details
-Strong thesis statement
-Either the importance of the event or the life lesson learned is clear, but not both
4 Advanced

- Narrative centers on a significant (defining) moment
- Holds reader's attention throughout
- Insightful commentary relates details to topic
-Strong thesis statement
-Importance of event is clear
-Life lesson learned is clear
Word Choice/Voice

Must contain the following:
Sensory images
Dialogue
Strong active verbs
A minimum of dead verbs
1 Below

- Little or no imagery used
- Word choice confusing, vague, or dull
- Too brief to accomplish much
2 Basic

- Narrative contains imagery but is ineffective
- Word choice/diction is not vivid
- Repeated words
- Ordinary
3 Proficient

- Some effective imagery used but parts are weak
- Most word choices are vivid and effective
-Few dead verbs
-Dialogue
4 Advanced

- Imagery well placed, clear, interesting
- Word choice/diction captures the reader's attention
- Word choice is vivid and highly effective
-No more than one dead verb per paragraph
Multiple pieces of imagery
Sentence Fluency

No run-on sentences
No sentence fragments
No short, choppy sentences
1 Below

- Repetitious with little or no sentence variety or complexity
- Simple sentences
- Monotonous and uniform
-Contains run-on sentences
-Contains fragments
2 Basic

- Sentences all similar
- Writing flow choppy and inconsistent
- Clear but unconnected
-Contains few run-on sentences
Contains few sentence fragments
3 Proficient

- Sentences clear with some variety in length and stucture
- Complex and creative sentence organization attempted
- Little repetition
- No more than 1 run-on sentence
-No more than 1 sentence fragment
4 Advanced

- Varied sentence structures
- Use of complex sentences with clarity
- Fluid sentences carrying the reader from moment to moment
- No run-on sentences
-No sentence fragments
Organization

Clear introduction, body and conclusion
Intro and conc. tie together
Attention getter
A minimum of 5 paragraphs
Events are clearly in chronological order
1 Below

- Random organization of events
- No transitions
- No conclusion and/or introduction
-May be fewer than 5 paragraphs
-Events not in order
2 Basic

- Narrative is placed in a logical sequence and is fluid (moves from one point to another in order)
- Connections vague and unclear
-Some events are in order
3 Proficient

-Has clear introduction, body and conclusion
- Intro and conclusion are clear, but may not tie together
-No attention getter
- Transitions used properly some not clear
4 Advanced

- Placement and sequence of events thoughtfully placed
- Attention getter
-Intro and conclusion tie together
-Events are clearly in order
Conventions

1 Below

- Repeated basic errors (spelling, punctuations, grammar)
- Errors distract the reader and make the story hard to understand
- Paragraphs lack structure
2 Basic

- Many errors in conventions (spelling, punctuation, and grammar)
- Run ons and fragments
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3 Proficient

- Some errors in conventions
- Few or no run ons and fragments
- Narrative shows an understanding of writing conventions
4 Advanced

- Narrative reflects a clear understanding of basic writing conventions
- No noticeable mistakes in spelling, grammar, or punctuation
- Conventions manipulated to assist in conveying voice and tone



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