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Memorable Event Narrative Essay Rubric Code: U229W3B By cowherdlynne Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 9-12

Narrative Essay
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 7 pts	Good 10 pts
Hook and Connecting Information	Poor Essay does not have a hook which uses one of the five methods we studied. Hook does not connect with rest of the introduction.	Fair Essay has a hook which uses one of the five methods we studied. Hook connects with rest of the introduction.	Good Essay has an attention-getting hook which uses one of the five methods we studied. Hook smoothly connects with rest of the introduction.
Thesis	Poor Introduction does not end with a thesis which begins the narrative and leads into the first event.	Fair Introduction ends with a thesis which begins the narrative but does not lead into the first event.	Good Introduction ends with a clear thesis which begins the narrative and leads into the first event.
Events	Poor Body paragraphs may describe more than one or less than one event.	Fair Each body paragraph describes a separate event.	Good Each body paragraph fully describes a separate event in the story.
Transitional sentences	Poor Some body paragraphs do not end with transitional sentences which lead to the events in the next paragraphs.	Fair Each body paragraph ends with a transitional sentence which leads to the events in the next paragraph.	Good Each body paragraph ends with a clear transitional sentence which leads to the events in the next paragraph.
End of Story	Poor Essay is missing a conclusion or is missing the end of the story in the conclusion.	Fair Essay ends with a conclusion that describes the ending of the story.	Good Essay ends with a conclusion that clearly describes the ending of the story.
Revelation, moral, or prediction	Poor Conclusion is missing a revelation, moral, or prediction.	Fair Conclusion ends with a revelation, moral, or prediction.	Good Conclusion ends with a thoughtful revelation, moral, or prediction.
Mechanics	Poor There are many punctuation and spelling errors.	Fair There are few or some punctuation or spelling errors.	Good There are no or few punctuation or spelling errors.
Grammar	Poor Grammar errors often interfere with the meaning of the essay.	Fair Grammar errors may interfere with the meaning of the essay.	Good Grammar errors do not interfere with the meaning of the essay.