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Personal Narrative Personal Narrative Rubric Code: E983B8 By mylady13 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Personal Narrative
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Narration/Body The writer is telling the story from start to finish; Body gives specific description of experience.	Excellent The writer told the story from their point of view and always used "I." All events are in order using sequence words to give 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.	Fair It is unclear who is speaking as the writer slips into another point of view. The events are out of order and/or does not use sequence words to give description.	Poor Story is not from the writer's point of view. There are no clear events.
Opening Paragraph Hooks reader and introduces topic / story.	Excellent Has an excellent attention grabber (hook) and gives great background information to set up story.	Good Has a good attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story.	Fair Has either a weak hook or gives little background information to set up story	Poor No hook or background information
Showing Not Telling Specifics verbs and adjectives add to the story	Excellent The details are adequate and creates visualization.	Good The details are appropriate and at times create some visualization	Fair Verbs do not make sense. Lack of adjectives and specific details make it difficult to picture what the writer is trying to say.	Poor Maybe a single attempt to create visualization
Conclusion Experience should have meaning	Excellent The conclusion is stated and shows what the narrator learned about him/herself.	Good The conclusion is stated, but needed more details as to what the narrator learned about him/herself.	Fair There is a conclusion, but it does not clearly state what the narrator learned about themselves.	Poor There was no lesson learned stated in the conclusion.
Conventions Spelling, punctuating dialogue, and basic sentence formatting.	Excellent Writer makes no mistakes.	Good Writer makes no more than three mistakes per paragraph	Fair Writer makes no more than four mistakes per paragraph	Poor Writer makes more than four mistakes per paragraph