iRubric: Memoir Rubric

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Memoir Rubric Rubric Code: MX354A By mburnell Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Memoir Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Spelling	Poor 4 or more mistakes	Fair 1-3 mistakes	Good No mistakes
*Verb Tenses	Poor 4 or more mistakes	Fair 1-3 mistakes	Good No mistakes (past, present, or future verb tenses)
Punctuation	Poor 4 or more mistakes	Fair 1-3 mistakes	Good No mistakes
Capitalization	Poor 4 or more mistakes	Fair 1-3 mistakes	Good No mistakes
Complete Sentences	Poor 4 or more mistakes	Fair 1-3 mistakes	Good No mistakes
Memoir Title	Poor Title is a "label"	Fair Shows an attempt at crafting an interesting title	Good Title is interesting and leaves a little mystery to the topic of the memoir
Paragraphs	Poor Includes: lead, less than 3 events, ending	Fair Includes: lead, 3 events, ending	Good Includes: lead, 4 or more events, ending
Dialogue	Poor None	Fair 1-3 spoken sentences	Good 4 or more spoken sentences
Word Choice	Poor Common word choice, no power words, repetitive words and sentence structure	Fair Shows some attempt at using power words, sentence structure varies for the most part	Good Very strong power words, sentence structure varies
Lead	Poor Typical lead	Fair Shows an attempt at crafting a lead discussed in class	Good Used a lead discussed in class, lead "grabs" the reader
Ending	Poor Typical ending, leaves reader hanging	Fair Shows an attempt at crafting an ending discussed in class	Good Used an ending discussed in class, leaves reader feeling satisfied
*Content	Poor Not all of the events in the memoir are detailed, the story leaves the reader asking, "So what?"	Fair Each event in the memoir is somewhat detailed, the story as a whole makes sense	Good Each event in the memoir is very detailed, the story as a whole makes sense and is interesting
Drafts (6 in total)	Poor 4 or less drafts, must have final	Fair 5 drafts, must have final	Good All drafts (rough with revisions and editing, second, final, 3 leads)
Writer's Workshop	Poor Rarely on task, did not use time wisely	Fair Usually on task	Good Always on task, used time wisely