Excellent (4) Very Good (3)
Narrative Structure
Narrative contains clear orientation,
complication and resolution.
Characters
Clearly defined characters.
Excellent use of descriptions, actions,
speech and emotions.
Setting
Clear description of setting to give
mental image to reader.
Language
Uses a range of sentence structures
effectively.
Uses conjunctives and connectives
when constructing compound and
complex sentences.
Excellent variation in sentence
beginnings.
Consistently writes in correct tense.
Spelling and
Punctuation Purposeful and effective use of
punctuation in sentence structure and
to enhance meaning.
Spelling is consistent and accurate
(100%).
Average (2)
Narrative contains two out of
three structural components.
Defined characters.
Good use of descriptions,
actions, speech and emotions.
Description of setting to give
mental image to reader.
Uses a range of sentence
structures correctly.
Uses appropriate tense.
Good variation in sentence
beginnings.
Appropriate use of punctuation
to improve meaning.
Spelling is consistent and
accurate (occasional errors).
Poor (1)
Narrative contains orientation
and an attempt at the
continuation of a story.
Simple characters.
Limited description.
Simple setting description, no
mental image for reader.
Uses simple sentence
structures.
Inconsistent use of tense.
Limited variation in sentence
beginning.
Inconsistent use of
punctuation.
Spelling is inconsistent and
moderately accurate (some
errors).
Attempt at orientation, lacking
in overall structure.
Minimal/no character
description.
Minimal/no setting description.
Sentence structure not evident.
Simple, non-descriptive
vocabulary.
Frequent errors in use of
punctuation.
Spelling is inconsistent and
inaccurate (frequent errors).