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Personal Narrative Personal Narrative A Chapter from Your Life Rubric Code: P5W933 By t_a_spanos Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Personal Narrative
	Model I could use this as an example to others. 10 pts	Average This is what I expect to get from students 9 pts	Needs Work Not quite what I was hoping for 8 pts	Needs Helps You missed this and should see me for help 7 pts	No Evidence Not present in narrative 0 pts
Narration The writer is telling the story from start to finish	Model The writer used the pronoun I to tell the story. All events are in order.	Average The writer told the story from their point of view but did not always use I. Most events are in order.	Needs Work It is unclear who is speaking as the writer slips into another point of view. The events are out of order.	Needs Helps Story is not from the writer's point of view. There are no clear events.	No Evidence
Opening Paragraph Hooks reader and introduces story	Model Has a great attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story	Average Has a good attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story	Needs Work Has either a weak hook or gives little background information to set up story	Needs Helps No hook or background information	No Evidence
Dialogue A conversation is used to move the story along and add to it	Model The dialogue is used to reveal insight into the characters. It is clear who is speaking and characters act and react during conversation	Average Dialogue is evident and it is clear who is speaking.	Needs Work The dialogue is weak and sketchy.	Needs Helps No conversation takes place since there is only one piece of dialogue	No Evidence
Verbs & Vivid Language Specifics verbs and adjectives add to the story	Model The entire paper is full of excellent description. I can see the story happening	Average The details are appropriate and at times create some visualization	Needs Work Verbs do not make sense. Lack of adjectives and specific details make it difficult to picture what the writer is trying to say	Needs Helps Paper is dry. Maybe a single attempt to create visualization	No Evidence
Conclusion Experience should have meaning	Model The conclusion is developed. The lesson learned and significance of the experience clearly stated	Average The conclusion is stated; It shows the lesson learned	Needs Work There is a conclusion, but it does not state the lesson learned	Needs Helps There was no lesson learned stated in the conclusion	No Evidence
Conventions Spelling, punctuating dialogue, and basic sentence formatting.	Model On average, writer makes no more than one mistake per page	Average On average, writer makes no more than two mistakes per page	Needs Work On average, writer makes no more than three mistakes per page	Needs Helps On average, writer makes more than three mistakes per page	No Evidence
Length Requirements are 1 1/2 to 2 pages	Model Met	Average Close	Needs Work Not close enough!	Needs Helps Way too short.	No Evidence
Show not Tell Appeals to the sense	Model Writer allows the reader to see, hear, etc. the action!	Average On average, the writer does a good job of showing the reader.	Needs Work The writer shows the reader some of the action, but too often tells the reader what happened.	Needs Helps The writing is rather dull with very little showing.	No Evidence
Setting/Time	Model Both setting and time are explicitly described.	Average Both setting and time are described. A few more details should have been added.	Needs Work Both setting and time are described but too vaguely.	Needs Helps Setting and time are mentioned but not clear, OR one is clear but the other lacks any details.	No Evidence
Feeling/Emotions	Model Writer uses a variety of creative words.	Average The writer most often uses creative words, but could do a little better.	Needs Work The writer sometimes reveals feelings and emotions, but should far more often.	Needs Helps Writer uses only one or two words to express emotion or feeling.	No Evidence
Creative Wow Effect	Model The story is well told, interesting, and easy to follow.	Average The story is pretty well written, is mostly interesting, and is easy to follow.	Needs Work The writer writes well on occasion, creates some interest, and is fairly easy to follow.	Needs Helps Story is unclear, choppy, and so the reader finds it hard to stay interested.	No Evidence
Peer Review	Model Complete & Present	Average	Needs Work	Needs Helps	No Evidence
Rough Draft	Model Strong	Average Good	Needs Work Average	Needs Helps Wimpy	No Evidence
Packet	Model Complete	Average Mostly Complete	Needs Work Somewhat complete	Needs Helps Incomplete	No Evidence

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