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Personal Narrative Rubric 
Personal Narrative Rubric
A helpful rubric to assess your performance on writing a personal narrative. Use for your benefit to help write a stunning personal narrative.
Rubric Code: RXW8629
By popiod
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Personal Narrative Rubric
  Poor

2 pts

Good

4 pts

Average

6 pts

Great

8 pts

Writing Content/ Ideas

Poor

Cannot tell what the topic is about, uses no sensory details whatsoever, confusing story with questionable content and doesn't convey a message of any sort to the reader.
Good

Mostly focuses on event/ experience, use of sensory details, engaging story with mostly appropriate content that sends a slightly confusing message to the reader.
Average

Switches around from event to event, average use of sensory details, interesting story with questionable content and doesn't convey a message of any sort to the reader.
Great

Focuses on event/experience, multiple use of excellent sensory details, engaging story with appropriate content that conveys a message to the reader.
Organization

Poor

Not organized, events out of order and extremely hard to follow, is very rough and no use of transitions.
Good

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

Somewhat organized, uses little transition between paragraphs, is very rough and cannot follow the story easily.
Great

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

Poor

The reader can tell that the writer has no interest in the story, has no vivid word usage, and is not an engaging story to the reader. Narrative is not written from the first person point of view.
Good

Reader can tell that the writer is mostly interested in topic, some vivid use of words and engaging. Narrative is partly written from the first person point of view.
Average

Writer does not seem interested in story, barely any vivid use of words and is semi-interesting to the reader. Narrative is mostly written from the first person point of view.
Great

Reader can tell that writer is genuinely interested in topic, vivid use of words and thoroughly engaging and interesting. Narrative is written from the first person point of view.
Grammar/ Conventions

Poor

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. Dialogue is not in quotations.
Good

Good variety in sentence structure, few mistakes in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling, and has a great use of word choice and variety. Dialogue has quotations, but not punctuated correctly.
Average

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. Dialogue used with minimal errors.
Great

Good variety in sentence structure, correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling, and an excellent use of word choice and variety. Dialogue is in quotations and punctuated correctly.
Final Draft

Poor

Narrative is missing four or more of the following: typed, double space, 12 font, heading or title.
Good

Narrative is missing one of the following: typed, double spaced, 12 font, heading or title.
Average

Narrative is missing 2 or 3 of the following: typed, double spaced, 12 font, heading or title.
Great

Narrative is typed, double spaced, 12 font. Heading is in upper left hand corner and title is centered at the top.




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