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Memoir Memoir Students will narrate a personal memoir. The memoir should focus on the relationship of a person/place/thing and/or relate an event that had a substantial impact on the memoirist. The memoir must include effective use of dialogue, imagery, and a reflection, as well as a compelling lead paragraph and a memorable concluding paragraph. Rubric Code: WX38B37 By C1Blake Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Memoir Project
	Excellent Exceeds expectations 4 pts	Satisfactory Meets expectations 3 pts	Fair Minimally meets expectations 2 pts	Poor Does not meet expectations 1 pts
Organization	Excellent Well constructed narrative with paragraphs that follow a logical sequence; balanced dialogue, narration, and action.	Satisfactory Information is organized into a narrative with paragraphs that follow a sequence; unbalanced dialogue, narration and action.	Fair There is some organization, but may be difficult to follow at times. Autobiographical with a spattering of narrative elements.	Poor There is an absence of narrative elements or an over-emphasis on informational text. Written like an autobiography.
Voice	Excellent Style is natural and flows well. Tone matches topic. Vocabulary suits memoir, is used appropriately/ at appropriate times.	Satisfactory Tone matches topic of memoir; style is natural; some slang, but does not distract greatly.	Fair Diction is often informal. Tone does not always match topic of memoir; does not read well	Poor Writer's diction is too informal/too much slang; tone does not match topic of memoir; takes away from the essay.
Imagery/sensory details	Excellent Imagery used exceptionally well; reader can not only identify and relate, but also "feel" as if he/she were an intricate part of narrative	Satisfactory Imagery used effectively; reader can identify and relate to event and/or memoirist.	Fair A few sensory details but mostly limited to visual imagery	Poor Little or no sensory details
Mechanics	Excellent May have minor errors ~Punctuation ~Capitalization ~Spelling Needs little or no editing	Satisfactory Few errors ~Punctuation ~Capitalization ~Spelling Needs some editing	Fair Frequent errors ~Punctuation ~Capitalization ~Spelling Begins to impede readability	Poor Consistent errors ~Punctuation ~Capitalization ~Spelling Impedes readability
Meets Requirements	Excellent Story was told in 1st person, narrative style with a minimum of 400 words.	Satisfactory Met the minimum word requirement but did not consistently stay in 1st person.	Fair Was told in 1st person, but did not meet the minimum word requirement.	Poor Did not meet the word requirement and was not told in 1st person narrative style.