contains none of the elements described
0 pts
contains some, but not all, of the elements described; room for improvement
2 pts
contains all of the elements described; excellent work
3 pts
Attention-grabbing opening; background information
first paragraph tells about the beginning of the incident; second paragraph tells about the middle of the incident; third paragraph tells about the end of the incident; all written in chronological order; action and sensory details are used
explains why the incident was important or how it affected the writer; leaves reader with a complete picture of what occurred and how the writer felt
composition is 1 1/2 to 2 pages long; typed; double-spaced (Calvert Style); minimal grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors