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Personal Narrative Personal Narrative Over the course of reading our novel, you have written numerous personal narratives. For the final personal narrative assignment, you will choose one of your narratives and develop it into a polished piece of writing. Rubric Code: S2X76C5 By kmayhew 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. 20 pts	Average This is what I expect to get from students 17 pts	Needs Work Not quite what I was hoping for 15 pts	Needs Helps You missed this and should see me for help 10 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
Opening Paragraph Hooks reader and introduces story	Model Has a great attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story (great characters and setting development)	Average Has a good attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story (good characters and setting development)	Needs Work Has either a weak hook or gives little background information to set up story (some characters and setting development)	Needs Helps No hook or background information ( little to no character and setting development)
Showing Not Telling 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
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
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