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Narrative Writing Narrative Writing To write a creative story and develop an awareness of the characteristics required to engage a reader's interest in a narrative piece of work. Rubric Code: W38A5B By maestracubana Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Narrative Writing
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Content/Ideas	Excellent The main idea is well-developed. Details are specific and consistently effective.	Good The main idea is mostly developed. Details are specific and generally effective.	Satisfactory The main idea is partially developed. Details are general and may be predictable or repetitive.	Needs Improvement The main idea is not developed. Few details are used.
Organization	Excellent Connections between events, actions, details, and characters are consistently maintained. The story is told in a sequenctial order with a beginning, middle, and end.	Good Connections between events, actions, details, and characters are maintained. The story has a beginning, middle, end.	Satisfactory Connections between events, actions, details, and/or characters are unclear or inconsistent. The story has little evidence of a beginning, middle, end.	Needs Improvement Connections between events, actions, details, and/or characters are missing. the story does not contain any evidence of beginning, middle, end.
Creativity	Excellent The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that add to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.	Good The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that add to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.	Satisfactory The story contains few creative details and/or descriptions but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination.	Needs Improvement There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.
Conventions	Excellent Punctuation and capitalization are correct. Most words, familiar and unfamiliar, are spelled correctly.	Good Punctuation and capitalization are generally correct. Familiar words are spelled correctly. Unfamiliar words may be spelled phonetically.	Satisfactory Punctuation and capitalization are inconsistent. Many familiar words are misspelled and/or spelled phonetically.	Needs Improvement There is little evidence that the writer understands correct use of end punctuation and capitalization. Words may be difficult to discern.