Rubric Title: Narrative Writing Rubric

Criteria 4 3 2 1

The narrative is The narrative has

The narrative is The narrative
engaging and limited
Idea mostly developed lacks
clearly developed development with
Development with some relevant development and
with relevant few relevant
details and events. relevant details.
details and events. details and events.

The narrative has The narrative has

The narrative has The narrative
a mostly clear a somewhat
a clear and logical lacks a clear
sequence of unclear sequence
sequence of sequence of
Organization events, with of events, with
events, with well- events and has
adequately some structure
structured poorly structured
structured issues in
paragraphs. paragraphs.
paragraphs. paragraphs.

The narrative
The narrative The narrative The narrative
demonstrates
demonstrates demonstrates lacks appropriate
limited language
Language and varied and precise mostly appropriate language choices,
choices, with
Vocabulary language choices, language choices, with repetitive
repetitive or
appropriate for the with some variety and imprecise
imprecise
intended audience. and precision. vocabulary.
vocabulary.

The narrative has

The narrative has The narrative has
a mostly smooth The narrative
a smooth flow a somewhat
flow with lacks a smooth
with well- choppy flow with
Sentence adequately flow and has
constructed limited variation
Fluency constructed poorly
sentences of in sentence
sentences of constructed
varying lengths lengths and
varying lengths sentences.
and structures. structures.
and structures.

The narrative The narrative

The narrative has The narrative
demonstrates demonstrates
some inconsistent lacks consistent
consistent and mostly consistent
and inaccurate use and accurate use
Conventions accurate use of and accurate use
of grammar, of grammar,
grammar, of grammar,
punctuation, and punctuation, and
punctuation, and punctuation, and
capitalization. capitalization.
capitalization. capitalization.