iRubric: JTHS Standard Narrative Rubric

•Subject and event may be vague
•Major drift from focus
•Multiple events without a unifying theme
•No reactions
•Insufficient writing to determine that focus can be sustained

•Subject and unifying event clear and maintained with event commented upon by the end of the composition
•Sets purpose through effective opening
•Reactions clearly present and appropriate
•Has a conclusion

•Subject and unifying event clear and maintained throughout with the event commented upon by the end of the composition
•Clearly sets purpose through effective opening or may attempt more sophisticated strategy (may not be completely successful)
•Reactions are relevant to unifying event
•Effective conclusion

•Subject and unifying event clear and maintained throughout with the event commented upon by the end of the composition
•Clearly sets purpose of composition through successful introduction strategy
•Reactions are effectively connected to unifying event
•Effective conclusion which unifies the writing

•Narrative structure is evident – sequence of episodes moves through time with significant gaps
•Some appropriate paragraphing
•May have a major digression
•May have intrusive or inappropriate transitional devices
•Insufficient writing to demonstrate developed organization

•Narrative structure is evident – sequence of episodes moves through time with a beginning, a middle, and an ending with few gaps
•Most major episodes appropriately paragraphed, logically presented, and organized
•Coherence (paragraph to paragraph) and cohesion (sentence to sentence) demonstrated with appropriate devices
•May have minor digressions

•Narrative structure is clear and effective – sequence of episodes is logically presented through time without significant gaps
•All paragraphs appropriate
•Most episodes and reactions logically presented and interrelated
•Coherence and cohesion demonstrated by appropriate transitions and varied sentence structure

•Narrative structure is clear, effective, and appropriate – sequence of episodes is logically presented without gaps
•Appropriate and purposeful paragraphing
•Coherence and cohesion demonstrated by effective and varied devices (transitions, parallel structure, pronouns, etc.)
•Paragraph development follows narrative sequence
•All episodes and reactions logically presented and interrelated
•Coherence and cohesion demonstrated by effective and varied transitions and varied sent

•Severity and density of errors constitute a noticeable pattern

•Partial knowledge of conventions is evident
•Errors in conventions may distract the reader
•Little attempt at varying sentence structures
•Considerable errors in usage and sentence formation

•Strong knowledge of conventions is demonstrated
•Standards of punctuation, capitalization. and spelling are consistently followed but may contain minor lapses
•A variety of sentence structures is evident
•May have minor errors in usage and sentence formation

•Strong knowledge of conventions is demonstrated
•Standards of punctuation, capitalization. and spelling are consistently followed
•A variety of sentence structures is evident
•Appropriate usage and sentence formation