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narrative paragraph (personal narrative) 
narrative paragraph (personal narrative)
paragraph telling about a fun or exciting thing that happened to your or a member of your family
Rubric Code: R34XA4
By ocorbett
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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Tell about a fun or exciting thing that happened to you or a member of your family
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

(N/A)

Topic sentence

The prompt is restated in a topic sentence (main idea).
Poor

A topic sentence (main idea) is unclear or is not present.
Fair

A topic sentence is present but it does not restate the prompt.
Good

A topic sentence is present and adequately restates the prompt.
Excellent

A topic sentence is present and is a clear restating of the prompt.
Supporting details

Each detail sentence supports or tells more about the topic.
Poor

The details do not support the main idea.
Fair

Some of the details support the main idea, but there are some that do not.
Good

Each detail supports the main idea, but there are no follow up sentences.
Excellent

Each detail supports, or tell more about the topic and has follow up sentences which provide additional support.
Sentence order

The order of the supporting details is logical and makes sense.
Poor

The supporting details in the paragraph generally are not written in a logical order.
Fair

The writer attempt to write the sentences in a logical order, but some may be written in an order that may be confusing to readers.
Good

Most of the paragraph is written in a logical order.
Excellent

The paragraph is written entirely in logical order.
Sentence construction

Sentences are well-written and complete thoughts.
Poor

Writing is confusing and hard to follow due to many fragments and/or run-on sentences.
Fair

Writing is somewhat confusing due to several fragments and/or run-on sentences.
Good

Writing contains 1 or 2 fragments and/or run-on sentences which does not make the paragraph hard to understand.
Excellent

Writing contains well-written complete sentences. No evidence of fragments and/or run-on sentences.
Conclusion

The conclusion sentence restates the topic in a new way and ties the details together.
Poor

There is no conclusion. The paragraph just ends without summing up or restating the topic sentence or tieing the details together.
Fair

There is an attempt at a conclusion sentence, but it doesn't restate the topic sentence or tie the details together.
Good

The conclusion restates the topic sentence, but it does not tie the details together.
Excellent

The conclusion does an excellent job of restating the topic sentence and tieing the details together.
Grammar and Mechanic

The paper shows that the writer has control of the rules of spelling, grammar and mechanics,
Poor

The paragraph contains 6 or more errors in usage, spelling and/or mechanics making it hard to understand the writing.
Fair

The paragraph contains 3 to 5 errors in usage, spelling and/or mechanics, some making it hard to understand the writing.
Good

The paragraph contains 1 or 2 errors in usage, spelling and/or mechanics, but it does not interfere with understanding the writing.
Excellent

The paragraph does not contain any errors in usage, spelling and mechanics.




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