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Narrative Prompt and 5 traits Narrative Prompt and 5 traits Think about a time when something special or unusual happened at school. It could be a time when something unexpected happened in your classroom. Or it could be any event at school that you remember well. Write about what happened and why it was special or unusual. Narrative story should use the 5 traits of writing ( voice, ideas, organization, word choice & sentence fluency) and clearly answer the prompt. Rubric Code: CXB5587 By mmdetrick Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5

Unusual or Special
	Beginning 3 pts	Meeting 4 pts	Exceeding 5 pts
Idea	Beginning Idea is not clear. Able to identify only 2 of the following in the story ( who, what, where, when)	Meeting Idea is clear. Able to identify all of these (who, what, where, when)	Exceeding Idea is clear. The reader is able to identify the idea. The reader can identify the idea of the story within the first few sentences.
Organization	Beginning Events are unorganized. Some areas of the story jump around and are not in order.	Meeting Events are in a logical order. (First, next, then, last). The reader is able to follow the story with ease.	Exceeding Events are in a logical order. The writer uses transition words and paragraph structure to organize their writing.
Word Choice	Beginning Uses 2 or less strong verbs (action words) ex: stomping, stretched, shoved, repeated, whispered, peeked, slipped, glistened. (or other strong verbs)	Meeting Uses 3- 4 strong verbs ( action words) ex: stomping, stretched, shoved, repeated, whispered, peeked, slipped, glistened. (or other strong verbs)	Exceeding Uses 5 or more strong verbs (action words) ex: stomping, stretched, shoved, repeated, whispered, peeked, slipped, glistened. (or other strong verbs)
Voice	Beginning Reader is unable to clearly identify the voice of the story.	Meeting Reader is able to identify the voice of the story. (happy, sad, cheerful, frightful, suspenseful etc.)	Exceeding Reader is able to identify the voice of the story and pick out areas where the writer made the voice clear. (ex: words, phrases, punctuation)
Sentence Fluency	Beginning All sentences are similar lengths.	Meeting Sentences vary. Writer uses different sentence lengths and beginnings.	Exceeding Writer uses different sentence length, sentences flow, uses different beginning and uses transition words.