“Did I Miss Anything?

” Narrative Rubric

SUPERIOR NARRATIVE (95-100)

Addresses all parts of the assignment thoroughly and in great detail.
Engages the reader with a superior use of voice.
Incorporates sensory language and dialogue professionally.
Uses standard edited English expertly.
Varies sentence structure very effectively.
Utilizes transitional devices skillfully.
Demonstrates clear unity and organization.

STRONG NARRATIVE (87-94)

Addresses all parts of the assignment thoroughly and in great detail.
Engages the reader with a strong sense of voice.
Incorporates sensory language and dialogue very well.
Uses standard edited English consistently.
Varies sentence structure effectively.
Utilizes transitional devices consistently.
Demonstrates clear unity and organization.

ACCEPTABLE NARRATIVE (75-86)

Addresses most parts of the assignment adequately using some detail.
Engages the reader with some sense of voice.
Incorporates sensory language and dialogue.
Uses standard edited English.
Utilizes some transitional devices.
Demonstrates some unity and organization.

NARRATIVE NEEDS IMPROVEMENT (65-74)

Addresses only some parts of the assignment, but not in great detail.
Does not fully engage the reader with a sense of voice.
Does not incorporate sensory language and/or dialogue appropriately.
May not use standard edited English consistently.
May not utilize transitional devices.
May lack unity and organization.

INCOMPLETE NARRATIVE (50-64)

Does not address parts of the assignment or does not address in great detail.
Does not engage the reader with a sense of voice.
Does not incorporate sensory language or dialogue.
Does not use standard edited English consistently.
Does not utilize transitional devices.
Does not contain unity and organization.

UNACCEPTABLE NARRATIVE (49 and below)

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