4th Grade Narrative Story Writing Rubric

W.4.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Construct 3 = Meets 2 = Approaching 1 = Below Points

Measured Grade Level Expectations Grade Level Expectations Grade Level Awarded
Expectations
The writing effectively orients the reader by: The writing somewhat orients the reader by The writing does not orient the reader by 10-12 =
partially: failing to: Meets
W.4.3a  establishing a situation.
Structure & Organization

 introducing a narrator and/or characters.  establishing a situation.  establish a situation. 7-9=

 introducing a narrator and/or characters.  introduce a narrator and/or characters. Approaching
Writing

The writing: The writing: The writing: <7=

 effectively organizes an event sequence that  partially organizes an event sequence that unfolds  fails to organize an event sequence that Below
unfolds naturally. naturally. unfolds naturally.
The writing: The writing: The writing: Subtotal:
W.4.3e
 provides an effective conclusion that follows  provides a conclusion that only partially follows from the  fails to provide a conclusion that follows
from the narrated experiences or events. narrated experiences or events. from the narrated experiences or
events.
10-12 =
The writing: The writing: The writing: Meets

7-9 =
 effectively addresses the prompt/task with a  addresses the prompt/task with some drift in focus.  does not address the prompt/task and
Approaching
focused response. may lack focus.
Development & Elaboration

 fails to and/or inadequately uses <7=

W.4.3b  effectively uses dialogue and description to
develop experiences and events or show the
responses of characters to situations.
Writing
 only partially uses dialogue and description to develop Below
experiences and events or to show the responses of dialogue and descriptions to develop
characters to situations. experiences and events or to show the
responses of characters

to situations.
W.4.3c
 skillfully uses a variety of transition words and  partially uses a variety of transition words and phrases to  fails to use and/or inappropriately
phrases to manage the sequence of events. manage the sequence of events. uses transition words and phrases
failing to manage the sequence of
W.4.3d events.
Subtotal:
 skillfully uses concrete words and phrases and  partially uses concrete words and phrases and  fails to use concrete words and
sensory details to convey experiences and sensory details to convey experiences and events. phrases and sensory details,
events precisely. therefore, fails to convey experiences
or events.

NAME: VANESSA MAE R. VILLA

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 4th Grade Narrative Story Writing Rubric – (continued)
W.4.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Construct 3 = Meets 2 = Approaching 1 = Below Points
Measured Grade Level Expectations Grade Level Expectations Grade Level Expectations Awarded

The writing: The writing: The writing: 7-9 = Meets

 may have a few minor errors in grammar and  contains some errors in grammar and usage that  contains multiple distracting errors in 5-6 =
Conventions & Vocabulary

L.4.1 Approaching
usage, however, meaning is clear throughout occasionally impedes understanding. grammar and usage that impedes
the response. understanding. <5 =
Language

Below
L.4.2  demonstrates command of the conventions  demonstrates an inconsistent command of the  demonstrates a weak command of the
of standard English consistent with effectively conventions of standard English consistent with conventions of standard English with minimal
edited writing. edited writing. editing.

(L.4.6)  accurately and skillfully uses general  uses general academic and domain-specific  uses simplistic vocabulary. Subtotal:
academic and domain-specific words and words and phrases important for
phrases important for comprehension. comprehension.

*Reading evidence outcomes may vary depending on the type of textual Score “O” - The writing is scored with “O” when there is no response, the response is too limited.
evidence required by the specific writing prompt and/or task. to evaluate, the response is undecipherable, and/or the response is not written in English.
26 – 33 = Meets Grade Level Expectations ( ) = partially meets requirements of the standard.
20 – 25 = Approaching Grade Level Expectations Overall Score:
< 20 = Below Grade Level Expectations

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