iRubric: OUE Narrative Writing Rubric

The narrative has an effective plot that develops a central theme:

Effective, consistent use of a variety of complex transitional strategies

logical sequence of events from beginning to end.

effective opening and closure related to theme of story

The narrative has an evident plot helping create a sense of unity and completeness, though there may be minor flaws and some ideas may be loosely connected:

Adequate use of a variety of transitional strategies

Adequate sequence of events from beginning to end.

Adequate opening and closure for audience and purpose.

The narrative has an inconsistent plot and flaws are evident:

inconsistent use of basic transitional strategies with little variety

uneven sequence of events from beginning to end.

open and closure, if present, are weak

weak connection among ideas

The narrative has little or no discernible plot:

few or no transitional strategies are evident

frequent extraneous ideas may intrude

The narrative demonstrates a strong command of conventions:

few, if any, errors in usage and sentence formation.

effective and consistent use of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

The narrative demonstrates an adequate command of conventions:

some errors in usage and sentence formation, but no systematic pattern of errors is displayed

adequate use of punctuation and capitalization.

The narrative demonstrates a partial command of conventions:

frequent errors in usage may obscure meaning

inconsistent use of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

The narrative demonstrates a lack of command of conventions:

errors are frequent and severe; meaning is often obscured.