Personal Narrative

Teacher Name: Ms. Rhodebeck

Student Name: ________________________________________Due Date: 8/25/14

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Length
Two or more pages
in length.
One and a half
pages in length.
One page in length. Less than one page
in length
Content
Content is on topic
and is a personal
narrative. The
narrative has rich
details and emotions
to help the reader
better understand
the narrative.
Content is on topic
and is a personal
narrative. The
narrative has details
which help the
reader understand
the narrative.
Content is a little off
topic or is not
completely a
personal narrative.
Details are present
but minimal.
Content is off topic
and not a personal
narrative.
Spelling and
Punctuation
There are no spelling
or punctuation errors
in the final draft.
Character and place
names that the
author uses are
spelled consistently
throughout.
There is one spelling
or punctuation error
in the final draft.
There are 2-3
spelling and
punctuation errors in
the final draft.
The final draft has
more than 3 spelling
and punctuation
errors.
Writing Process
Student devotes a lot
of time and effort to
the writing process
(prewriting, drafting,
reviewing, and
editing). Works hard
to make the narrative
detailed.
Student devotes
sufficient time and
effort to the writing
process (prewriting,
drafting, reviewing,
and editing). Works
and gets the job
done.
Student devotes
some time and effort
to the writing
process but was not
very thorough. Does
enough to get by.
Student devotes little
time and effort to the
writing process.
Doesnt seem to
care.
Organization
The narrative is very
well organized. One
idea or scene follows
another in a logical
sequence with clear
transitions.
The narrative is
pretty well
organized. One idea
or scene may seem
out of place. Clear
transitions are used.
The narrative is a
little hard to follow.
The transitions are
sometimes unclear.
Ideas and scenes
seem to be randomly
arranged.