iRubric: Historical Narrative English GATE 8 rubric

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Historical Narrative English GATE 8 Historical Narrative Honors grading rubric for historical narrative Rubric Code: K82B88 By mselby Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Historical Narrative
	Far Below 1 pts	Below Basic 2 pts	Basic 3 pts	Proficient 4 pts	Advanced 5 pts
Story Development	Far Below *Does not meet assignment criteria	Below Basic Little or no logical sequence. Transition words missing *Contains no fictional elements	Basic Some logical sequence in the story. Uses transition words successfully at times. *Makes use of some fictional elements to create a story	Proficient Story has logical sequence. Uses transition words successfully. Use of fictional elements creates a full story Dialogue and action used	Advanced * Story is exceptionally easy to follow. Transition words are used skillfully to connect ideas. Demonstrates skillful use of dialogue and fictional elements
Perspective/Point of View	Far Below Contains no historical perspective Point of View is unclear.	Below Basic Contains little historical perspective Point of view is inconsistent or not appropriate to story	Basic Historical perspective unclear or confused Point of view is inconsistent	Proficient Historical perspective is with accuracy and purposefulness Point of View is consistent and works well for this story	Advanced Provides an historical perspective and details to make the story come alive for the reader Consistent and creative Point of View draws reader in
Conventions	Far Below *Multiple errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization	Below Basic * Frequent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuations and capitalization	Basic *Some errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization	Proficient *Very few errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization	Advanced *No errors in grammar,spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
Structure	Far Below Sentence fragments and run-on sentences render the story too hard to follow. Title missing.	Below Basic Writing is not broken into meaningful paragraphs. Contains numerous errors in sentence structure. *Title is cliched or uninspiring.	Basic Paragraph formation is present but needs work Sentence structure remains simple/ there are some incorrect sentences *Reasonable title.	Proficient Paragraphing is purposeful. Sentence structures are correct and show some variety. *Title is appropriate and creative.	Advanced Paragraph structure complements the story. Uses a variety of correct sentence structure. *Title is engaging.