Name ________________________________________________ Wed.
Sep 11
5th Grade Narrative Student Checklist
On-Grade Level Expectations No Maybe Yes
-Wrote a story about an important event or memory
Overall -Told story bit by bit
-Included the main elements of a story: plot, setting, characters,
problem & solution
Bold -Wrote a beginning that showed what was happening and where
Beginning -Introduced characters & their relationship to one another
-Attempts to use intentional hook strategy
-Organizes events in paragraphs
-Change paragraphs when appropriate:
New character speaks
Organizatio New scene/event is introduced
n Change in setting
Time moves forward or backward.
-Uses narrative techniques such as:
Dialogue
Includes internal thought/feelings - explains why the
Mighty characters did what they did
Middle - Vivid descriptions & figurative language (show, don’t tell)
Developme The writer slows down & writes the most important parts of
nt the story bit by bit
-Uses specific words, phrases, and details to convey experiences
Vocabulary and events
Intentional word choice
Sensory language/details
-Includes multiple transitional phrases as story progresses
Just then
All of a sudden
Transitions After a while
In addition to
Meanwhile
At first
-Provides a sense of closure for the reader that connects back to
Excellent the heart of the story
Ending - Related to challenges main character faced & life lesson
Conclusion main character learned
-Minor errors in usage/conventions with no significant effect on
meaning
Uses commonly misspelled words correctly
Usage and Uses a variety of types of sentences (simple, compound,
Convention complex)
s Uses commas, quotation marks, & end punctuation
appropriately
Maintains consistent subject verb agreement
**Narrative writing expectations examine the writer’s ability to effectively develop real or imagined experiences or events
using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
*Students can receive a zero score for the following reasons: the response is blank, copied, too limited to score, written in a
different language, does not address the provided prompt or topic (off-topic), is unreadable, or offensive.
*Students will receive one score – A 0-4 rating for the content of their writing and conventions combined.
