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iRubric: 8th Grade Memoir rubric

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8th Grade Memoir 8th Grade Short Story Rubric Code: U2A35B By steve7699 Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Short Story
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Memoir Characteristics	Poor Characteristics poorly done. Topic confusing or incomplete. No emotion, told in 3rd person, etc.	Fair Some memoir characteristics missing/incomplete . Topic could be flawed, little emotion, information, etc.	Good Solid job in this area. A few improvements could be made with topic, information, emotion.	Excellent Excellent job. All memoir characteristics are present and done effectively.
Organization	Poor Memoir is extremely unorganized. Large section is missing--memoir is incomplete.	Fair Organization needs improvement. Transitions are inconsistent, confusing. One section is flawed.	Good Solid job of organization. Most transitions are smooth. One section could be a bit stronger.	Excellent Excellent job. Organization is solid throughout--no problems with transitions.
Word Choice	Poor Word choice is poor. Common words used exclusively and repeated throughout the memoir.	Fair Word choice needs improvement. Most words are common, too many words repeated.	Good Word choice is solid. Common words mixed with more effective choices. Few words repeated. Could be improved.	Excellent Excellent word choice. Common words used rarely; more effective words used majority of the time.
Intangibles	Poor No name/heading on either rough or final draft. Paper in poor condition. Handwriting difficult to read.	Fair No heading. Final draft not typed or in blue/black ink. Handwriting difficult to read.	Good Paper and/or handwriting could be neater. Typed story is not double spaced.	Excellent Excellent job in all intangible areas.
Sentence Structure & Fluency	Poor Very little attention to proper sentence structure/fluency. Many run-ons & fragments.	Fair Work contains structual weaknesses and errors. Halting rhythm throughout paper.	Good Sentence structure/fluency is mostly correct. Some awkward sentences present.	Excellent Sentence structure/fluency is correct and effectively done.
Conventions	Poor Conventions are poor, disrupts reading. Large number of mistakes throughout.	Fair Conventions need improvement. Mistakes causes reader to pause during reading.	Good Conventions are well done. Limited mistakes, reading is smooth.	Excellent There are no conventions errors. Impressively done.