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Narrative Writing Rubric Grade 4 Narrative Writing Rubric Grade 4 Rubric Code: T6XWA7 By mdelorenzo Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Narrative Writing
	Distinguished 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	In Progress 1 pts
Captures the Readers Interest	Distinguished Engages the reader with an interesting introduction that makes the reader connect with the story and the characters.	Proficient Adequately engages the reader.	Developing Makes an attempt to engage the reader.	In Progress Needs to improve with trying to engage the reader or establish the context of the story.
Plot, Setting & characters	Distinguished Establishes the situation: plot, setting, characters, conflict, and resolution; develops interesting characters.	Proficient Provides an adequately developed plot, at least 4 of the elements are included. Characters are adequately developed.	Developing Student has attempted to establish plot and characters.	In Progress The plot requires further development. Character development in progress.
Organization	Distinguished 4 paragraphs including: introduction, 2 plot paragraphs and conclusion.	Proficient Shows a clear attempt at organization includes 3 of the elements of a 4 paragraph story.	Developing Lacks focus - includes few of the elements of a 4 paragraph story.	In Progress Student is working towards organizing narrative story.
Style and Fluency	Distinguished The ideas are clearly developed; writing includes 10 strong adjectives from the word bank, including at least 5 sensory adjectives.	Proficient The ideas are clearly developed; writing includes at least 9 strong adjectives from the word bank, including at least 4 sensory adjectives.	Developing The ideas are clearly developed; writing includes 8 strong adjectives from the word bank, including at least 3 sensory adjectives.	In Progress The ideas are clearly developed; writing includes few strong adjectives from the word bank, and little to no sensory adjectives.
Grammar, Spelling and Proofreading	Distinguished Paragraph has 0 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.	Proficient Paragraph has 1-2 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.	Developing Paragraph has 3 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.	In Progress Paragraph has more than 3 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Writing Process	Distinguished Students completed all 5 steps of the writing process.	Proficient Students completed 4 out of 5 steps of the writing process.	Developing Students completed 3 out of 5 steps of the writing process.	In Progress Students completed 0 to 2 steps of the writing process.