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Personal Narrative Essay Essay 1: Personal Experience Rubric Code: P8X7C8 By flanjan Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Criterion
	Needs Work (N/A)	Fair to Middling (N/A)	Real Good (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Content & Development	Needs Work Essay incomplete, unclear, or unrelated to a memorable personal experience. Content severely underdeveloped or inappropriate.	Fair to Middling Title and intro adequately set up the essay, but may lack creativity. Essay is too short. Author may not have honed in on a singular experience.	Real Good Adequate title. Introduction creates interest and is fairly well developed. Content is adequate but perhaps not compelling.	Excellent Inviting, creative title. Well-developed intro. Meets 4-page min. or goes beyond, with insightful reflection on a personal experience.
Style & Voice *note that the personal narrative should be written in 1st person POV	Needs Work Writing is confusing. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. Inappropriate diction. Narrative trails off without reflection.	Fair to Middling Writing is mostly clear, but sentences may lack variety. Veers toward argument or exposition rather than reflection.	Real Good Writing is clear, and author makes an effort to think through the topic in a reflective way. Sentences are varied but lack expressiveness.	Excellent Writing is smooth, skillful, coherent. Sentences are strong, expressive, varied. Strikes a clear, reflective tone.
Mechanics & Grammar	Needs Work Distracting errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. No attempt to follow formatting guidelines or assignment.	Fair to Middling A few errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization. Several errors in formatting, or appears to follow some style that is not MLA.	Real Good Punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization generally correct with few errors. Formatting appears to be MLA but may be missing one or two elements.	Excellent No errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar, or capitalization that distract the reader from the content. Formatting all MLA and to the assignment.