iRubric: Halloween Narrative Rubric

Not organized, events out of order and extremely hard to follow, is very rough and no use of transitions. No opening or closure are present.


0-3 points

Somewhat organized, uses little transition between paragraphs, is very rough and cannot follow the story easily. Opening and closure, if present, are weak.

5 points

Organized, uses some transitions in writing, is a little choppy and mostly easy to follow. Adequate opening and closure.


10 points

Very organized and sequential, uses transitions in writing, can follow the story easily and flows very smoothly. Effective opening and closure.

20 points

Simple sentence structure, major mistakes in punctuation, capitalization or spelling that completely throws off the story, and has little or no variety in word choice. Ten or more frequent errors.

4 points

Somewhat same sentence structure, some noticeable mistakes in punctuation, capitalization or spelling that slightly puts off the story, and has a solid use of word choice and variety. Eight or more errors made.

7 points

Good variety in sentence structure, few mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling, and has a great use of word choice and variety. Five or less errors made.

8 points

Good variety in sentence structure, correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling, and an excellent use of word choice and variety. Three or less errors made.

10 points

7 or more slides are missing a relevant image.


4 points

4-6 slides are missing a relevant image.


6 points

1-3 slides are missing a relevant image.


8 points

Each slide (12) has a relevant image.


15 points