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iRubric: 7th Grade Memoir (from unit) rubric

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7th Grade Memoir (from unit) 7th Grade Memoir (from unit) Rubric Code: NX2W258 By d_shaler Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8


	Poor 0 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 6 pts
Basic Memoir Characteristics Critical Event complete, told in 1st person, past tense	Poor Not in 1st person and/or past tense. Topic inappropriate, etc.	Fair POV and/or tense inconsistent. Critical event seems "minor" or incomplete.	Good Solid job. Minor inconsistencies present. Well done overall.	Excellent Excellent job. All characteristics present & done effectively.
Writer's Lesson Writer must learn a lesson and must be present in memoir	Poor Lesson not stated/present.	Fair Lesson present; poorly explained/doesn't match story.	Good Solid job. Slightly confusing, or could be stronger.	Excellent Excellent job. Lesson is obvious and on topic.
Writer's Emotions Writer's emotions of critical event must be present and obvious.	Poor Writer's feelings, emotions not present.	Fair Writer's emotions present, but inconsistent. Very little "showing".	Good Solid job. Emotions are obvious; could be stronger or more consistent.	Excellent Excellent job. Emotions obvious & consistent.
Intangibles Condition of paper, handwriting, typed (double-space) or in blue/black ink.	Poor Paper in poor condition. Handwriting difficult to read.	Fair No heading.Hard to read in places.	Good Paper/handwriting could be neater. Not double-spaced or in pencil.	Excellent Excellent job in all intangible areas.
Conventions Spelling, punctuation, etc.	Poor Conventions are poor, disrupts reading. Large # of mistakes throughout.	Fair Improvement needed. Errors cause reader to pause.	Good Conventions are well done. Limited mistakes, reading is smooth.	Excellent Few/no convention errors. Impressively done.