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Narrative Writing Rubric

Directions: Use the rubric below as a guide in writing and revising your narrative.
Criteria Excellent (4) Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1) Points
(Weight) Awarded
Beginning The beginning The beginning The beginning The beginning
and Ending clearly introduces introduces somewhat does not introduce
the narrator and/or the narrator introduces the narrator and/or
characters and and/or characters the narrator characters or
establishes the and and/or characters establish the
situation. establishes the and establishes situation.
situation. the situation.
The ending clearly The ending does
follows from the The ending follows The ending not from the
narrated events and from the narrated somewhat follows narrated events and
gives a clear sense events and gives a from the narrated does not give a
of closure. sense of closure. events and gives sense of closure.
a limited sense of
closure.
Event A complete event A complete event An incomplete Events are limited
Sequence sequence is given sequence is event sequence is in scope and not
that unfolds given. given. sequenced.
naturally.
Transitions A few transitions No transitions are
indicate event provide some used to clarify
A variety of
order and clarify understanding of event order.
transitional words
timing and event order and
and phrases
duration of events. timing.
skillfully indicate
event order and
clarify timing and
duration of events.

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 Criteria Excellent (4) Good (3) Fair (2) Poor (1) Points
(Weight) Awarded
Dialogue, The narrative The narrative The narrative The narrative does
Description, contains effective contains dialogue, contains limited not contain
Concrete dialogue, description, description, dialogue, dialogue,
Words and concrete words, and concrete words, description, description,
Sensory sensory details. and sensory concrete words, concrete words, or
Details details. and/or sensory sensory details.
details.
Grammar, Grammar, Grammar, There are a There are
Punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, number of errors extensive errors
Capitalization, capitalization, and capitalization, and in grammar, in grammar,
and Spelling spelling are spelling are punctuation, punctuation,
correct. mostly correct. capitalization, and capitalization, and
spelling. spelling. The
errors make the
writing hard to
understand.
Publishing Writing is skillfully Writing is Writing is Writing is unclear
published in a published in a published in a and hard for
format that is format that is format that is readers to
clear and mostly clear and sometimes understand.
understandable to understandable to unclear and hard
readers. readers. for readers to
understand.

0 points: No evidence of ability to demonstrate targeted skill.

Total points: /20

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