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Personal Narrative Personal Narrative Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Rubric Code: MX3AXX3 By rbl10594 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Personal Narrative
	Standard (N/A)	Exemplar I could use this as an example to others. 4 pts	Very Good Not quite what I was hoping for 3 pts	Emerging Not quite what I was hoping for 2 pts	Beginning You missed this and should see me for help 1 pts
Narration/Body The writer is telling the story from start to finish; Body gives specific description of experience.	Standard The writer used the pronoun I to tell the story. All events are in order using sequence words to give vivid description	Exemplar The writer used the pronoun I to tell the story. All events are in order using sequence words to give vivid description	Very Good The writer used the pronoun I to tell the story. All events are in order using sequence words to give vivid description	Emerging 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	Beginning 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
Organizational Structure Hooks reader and introduces topic / conclusion to the story.	Standard Orients the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organizes and event sequence that unfold naturally. Provides a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.	Exemplar Has an excellent attention grabber (hook) and conclusion and gives adequate background information to set up story.	Very Good Has a very good attention grabber (hook) and conclusion and gives adequate background information to set up story	Emerging Has a good attention grabber (hook) and conclusion gives adequate background information to set up story.	Beginning Has either a missing hook or conclusion and gives little background information to set up story
Support and Development/Dialogue A conversation is used to move the story along and add to it.	Standard Uses dialogue and description to develop experience and events or to show the response of characters to situations.	Exemplar The dialogue is used to reveal insight into the characters. It is clear who is speaking and characters act and react during conversation	Very Good Dialogue is evident and it is clear who is speaking.	Emerging The dialogue is weak and sketchy.	Beginning No conversation takes place since there is only one piece of dialogue
Linking Words and Transitions	Standard Uses a variety of transition words and phrases to manage the sequence of events	Exemplar	Very Good	Emerging	Beginning Paper is dry. Maybe a single attempt to create visualization
Use of Language and Vocabulary Experience should have meaning	Standard Uses concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely	Exemplar	Very Good	Emerging	Beginning
Conventions Spelling, punctuating dialogue, and basic sentence formatting.	Standard	Exemplar Writer makes no more than two mistake per paragraph	Very Good Writer makes no more than three mistakes per paragraph	Emerging Writer makes no more than four mistakes per paragraph	Beginning Writer makes more than four mistakes per paragraph

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