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Narrative Essay The Coldest Time of My Life Rubric Code: S52X36 By leighlor001 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

The Coldest Time of My Life
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Thinking Map	Poor Little or no organized thought in graphic organizer with no supporting details.	Fair .Topics graphically organized and main ideas written out, but with only 1 or 2 supporting details.	Good Topics graphically organized with main ideas and a few supporting details	Excellent Graphically organized main ideas and at least 4 supporting details. Ideas flow into a logical sequence.
First Draft and Self Edit	Poor Little or no evidence of error correction.	Fair Evidence of error correction as in highlighted words and sentences.	Good Evidence of error correction in both spelling and sentence structure, including rewriting or moving some sentences.	Excellent Much evidence of error correction in spelling, word choice, sentence structure and paragraphs.
Mechanics of Writing	Poor More than 5 errors in spelling, sentence structure and grammar.	Fair 3-4 errors in spelling, sentence structure, and grammar.	Good 2 or less errors in spelling, sentence structure and grammar.	Excellent No mistakes in spelling, sentence structure and grammar.
Main Idea/Supporting Details	Poor Paragraphs have no clear main idea stated and details withing the paragraph do not support the main idea.	Fair Paragraphs have main ideas stated, however the details are too few and do not reflect the main idea.	Good Paragraphs have main ideas and 2-3 supporting details.	Excellent Paragraphs have main ideas and 4-5 supporting details that show a clear and vivid image.
Message of Essay	Poor Essay does not reflect the theme and barely mentions theme.	Fair Essay, reflects the theme, however does not leave the reader with a clear message.	Good Essay adequately reflects the theme but does not leave the reader with a clear and vivid imagery. Essay answered the mechanics of the theme, but left the reader wanting morel.	Excellent Essay paints a clear and vivid imagery of the writer's narrative of the coldest day of his or her life.