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Rubric for Narration 
The students wrote a narrative.
Rubric Code: L25W3A
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Average

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Organization

Excellent

Writer hooked the attention of the reader in the beginning. All events in order. Strong ending. Followed all criteria for typing final copy.
Good

Writer has a clear begining. Most events in order. Clear ending. Missed 1-2 criteria for typing final copy.
Average

Writer's begining doesn't capture the interest of reader. Events are out of order. There is an unclear ending. Missed 3-4 criteria for final copy.
Poor

Writer has no clear begining. There are no clear events stated. There is no clear ending. Missed more than 4 items in criteria for final copy.
Setting

Excellent

Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place.
Good

Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place.
Average

The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn’t supply much detail.
Poor

The reader has trouble figuring out when and where the story took place.
Characters

Excellent

The main characters are named and their personalities and appearance are thoroughly and clearly described in the text.
Good

The main characters are named and described. Most readers would have some idea of how the characters look and behave.
Average

The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters because of lack of description.
Poor

It is hard to tell who the main characters are.
Dialogue

Excellent

There is an appropriate amount of dialogue to bring the characters to life and it is always clear which character is speaking through the use of proper punctuation and paragraphing.
Good

There is a bit too much or too little dialogue in this story, but it is usually clear which character is speaking through the use of proper punctuation and paragraphing.
Average

There is very little or way too much dialogue in this story, but it is somewhat clear which character is speaking through the use of punctuation and paragraphing.
Poor

It is not clear which character is speaking. Speaker tags and paragraph-ing were not used properly to help the reader keep track of the dialogue.
Sensory Details

Excellent

The narrative includes sensory and reflective details. They control the mood of the story.
Good

The narrative contains sensory and reflective details that are weak. Mood difficult to understand.
Average

The narrative is missing a large amount of sensory and reflective details.
No mood understood.
Poor

There are no sensory or reflective details. No mood understood.
Showing Not Telling

Excellent

The writer used eye catching verbs and adjectives that "show and not tell."
Good

Writer attempts to use eye catching verbs and some adjectives that "show and not tell."
Average

Writer makes little effort to "show and not tell."
Poor

Writer makes no attempt to "show and not tell."
Convention

Excellent

There are no (or very few) spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.
Good

There are few spelling or punctuation errors (in relation to the length of the story).
Average

There are numerous spelling or punctuation errors (in relation to the length of the story).
Poor

The final draft has so many spelling and punctuation errors, the errors make it hard to read and/or understand the story.




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