Creative Nonfiction

Performance Task 1: My Most Memorable High School Experience

RUBRIC
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Characterization The
Organization • A story
central
is very well The•story
A central
is well * A story
The centralis a little No central
Ideas and scenes
impression
organized. Oneof idea
the impression
organized. of hard
One idea impression
to follow.ofThethe seem
impression is
to be randomly
orcharacter
scene follows
is or scene may seem transitions
the character characterare can be arranged.
developed.
another
clearly in a logical out of
canplace. Clear
be made sometimes
inferred withnot clear. • Details and
sequence
developed. with clear transitions
out. are used. careful reading. examples are
transitions.
• Relevant details * Most key • More details irrelevant or
Creativity The
andstory contains
examples Thecharacter
story contains a
traits The
andstory contains
examples area There is little
missing.
many creative
show each key details few are
creative details
explained few creative details
needed to explain evidence of creativity
and/or descriptions
character trait. and/or descriptions
through details and/or
the key descriptions,
character in the story. The
that contribute to the that contribute to the but they distract from author does not seem
reader's enjoyment.
and examples.
reader\'s enjoyment.
traits.
the story. The author to have used much
Use of Point of • Choice
The author of POV
has really • Choice
The author of
hasPOV
used • Choice
has tried toof POV
use his • •Choice of POV
imagination.
View is suitable to the
used his imagination. is suitable to the
his imagination. is somewhat
imagination. is not suitable to
style of narration. style of narration. suitable
choicetoofthe thechoice
style of
Plot Structure The
It
choice
aided
of plot
highly in
The choice of plot The plot The of plot
structure is very well structure isinsuited to
It aided style
structureof is
narration.
not suited narration. It made
structure is not suited
organizing the
suited to the narrative organizing
the narrative, the
but it toIt the
barely aided in
narrative at all and theessay
the whole
whole itnarrative
making clear and whole
was narrative
not utilized organizing
making the
the narrative confusing
narrative to read.
is confusing
as it helped
organized. as it helped
properly making whole narrative
confusing and and disorganized.
readers focus on some partsfocus
readers of theon disorganized.
making readers
the essay’s main narrative unclear.
the essay’s main confused about
thoughts. thoughts. the essay.
Use of details to Details are Details are Details are Details used in
establish setting creatively and satisfactorily sparingly used in the CNF text do
and atmosphere deftly used in the used in the CNF the CNF text to not appeal to the
CNF text to text to appeal to appeal to the senses and evoke
appeal to the the senses and senses and the intended
senses and evoke evoke the evoke the mood
the intended intended mood intended mood
mood
Use of All symbolism Some symbolism Few symbolism Symbolism and/or
symbolism and/or figures of and/or figures of and/or figures of figures of speech
and/or figures of speech used in speech used in speech used in used in the CNF
speech the CNF text are the CNF text are the CNF text are text are unnatural,
natural, original, natural, original, natural, original, unoriginal and
creative, correct, creative, correct, creative, correct, trite or cliche
and appropriate and appropriate and appropriate

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