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Personal Narrative 
Personal Narrative
The students wrote a narrative on a personal experience.
Rubric Code: Q286C3
By mhadfield
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Subject: English  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Advanced

5 pts

Proficient

4 pts

Basic

3 pts

Below Basic

2 pts

Far Below Basic

1 pts

Idea

Writing is a personal experience and zooms in on a small moment (approx. 1hr)
Advanced

The writer wrote about a personal experience. The writer chose a seed story and zoomed in. Focused in on a small moment that was approximately 60 minutes or less.
Proficient

The writer wrote about a personal experience. The writer chose a seed story and focused in on the small moment lasting approx. 2 hours.
Basic

The writer wrote about a personal narrative. The writer attempted to write about a seed story, but was not focused and is unclear.
Below Basic

The writer wrote about a personal narrative, but did not zoom in on a seed story.
Far Below Basic

The writer did not write about a personal experience. The writer did not zoom in on a small moment, instead wrote about a watermelon topic.
Content

Narrate a sequence of events and communicate their significance to the audience.
Advanced

Writer engages the reader by using a lead of dialogue or onomatopoeia. Events are in a logical sequence. The conclusion makes the importance of the event clear by ending with a strong emotion or something the writer learned.
Proficient

Writer uses a lead of dialogue or onomatopoeia. Most events in order. Ending is something the writer learned or a strong emotion.
Basic

Writer does not use a lead of dialogue or onomatopoeia. Most events are in order. Writer does not end with a strong emotion or something learned.
Below Basic

Writer's lead doesn't capture the interest of the reader. Dialogue or onomatopoeia is not used as a lead. Difficulty understanding the order of events. There is no clear ending.
Far Below Basic

Writer has no organization. The writing does not reflect a story.
Sensory Details

Describe with concrete details the sights, sounds, and smells of a scene and specific actions, movements, gestures, and feelings of the characters.
Advanced

The narrative includes 3 or more sensory details that enable the reader get into the action.
Proficient

The narrative includes 3 sensory details, but some do not help the mood of the story.
Basic

The narrative includes 2 sensory details.
Below Basic

There is only 1 sensory detail, which is weak and does not help the mood of the story.
Far Below Basic

There is no sensory details, no mood--nothing!
Showing Not Telling

Make effective use of descriptions of appearance, images, shifting perspectives, and sensory details.
Advanced

The writer story-tells their experience and uses eye catching verbs and adjectives that "show and not tell." At least 1 onomatopoeia word is included, but no more than 3. These words aide in creating a picture in the reader's mind.
Proficient

The writer story-tells their experience and attempts to use eye catching verbs and some adjectives that "show and not tell." More than 3 onomatopeia word are used which distract the reader.
Basic

Attempts to "show and not tell" by story-telling. 1-3 onomatopoeia words are included, but the way in which the words are included do not aide in creating a picture in the reader's mind.
Below Basic

Most of the writing is summarized, with very little story-telling. One onomatopoeia word is used, but is not used correctly.
Far Below Basic

Writer uses NO effort to "show and not tell". The writing is simply summarized with no story-telling involved. No onomatopoeia words are included.
Capitalization and Puctuation

Produce legible work that has accurate capitalization and punctuation.
Advanced

Writer makes 1-2 in capitalization or punctuation.
Proficient

Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization or punctuation.
Basic

Writer makes 5-6 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
Below Basic

Writer makes more than 8 errors in capitalization and punctuation.
Far Below Basic

10 or more mistakes in capitalization and punctuation.




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