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Personal Narrative Personal Narrative Write a personal narrative about an experience from your own life. Rubric Code: E63B7W By roether Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Personal Narrative
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Average 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Narration/Body The writer is telling the story from start to finish. Body gives specific description of experience.	Excellent The writer used the pronoun I to tell the story. All events are in order using sequence words to give vivid description.	Good The writer told the story from their point of view but did not always use I. Most events are in order using sequence words to give description.	Average It is unclear who is speaking. The events are out of order and/or does not use sequence words to give description.	Needs Improvement Story is not from the writer's point of view. There are no clear events.
Opening Paragraph Hooks reader and introduces story.	Excellent Has a great attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up the story.	Good Has a good attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up the story.	Average Has either a weak hook or gives little background information to set up the story.	Needs Improvement No hook or background information.
Dialogue A conversation is used to move the story along and add to it.	Excellent Dialogue is used. It is clear who is speaking and characters act and react during conversation.	Good Dialogue is evident and it is clear who is speaking.	Average The dialogue is weak and sketchy.	Needs Improvement No conversation takes place since there is only one piece of dialogue.
Conclusion Experience should have meaning.	Excellent The conclusion is developed. The lesson learned/goal reached and significance of the experience clearly stated.	Good The conclusion is stated. It shows the lesson learned/goal reached.	Average There is a conclusion, but it does not clearly state the lesson learned/goal reached.	Needs Improvement There was no lesson learned stated in the conclusion.
Conventions Spelling, punctuating dialogue, and basic sentence formatting.	Excellent Writer makes no more than two mistake per paragraph.	Good Writer makes no more than three mistakes per paragraph.	Average Writer makes no more than four mistakes per paragraph.	Needs Improvement Writer makes more than four mistakes per paragraph.