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Personal Narrative Personal Narrative Rubric Code: G2376B4 By davlin03 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Personal Narrative
	Excellent I could use this as an example to others. 20 pts	Average This is what I expect to get from students 15 pts	Needs Work Not quite what I was hoping for 10 pts	Needs Helps You missed this and should see me for help 5 pts	No Evidence Not present in narrative 0 pts
Narration The writer is telling the story from start to finish. The events are in order / make sense.	Excellent The writer used the pronoun I to tell the story. All events are in logical order. Changes in time are used purposefully / skillfully.	Average The writer told the story from their point of view but did not always use I. Most events are in order.	Needs Work It is unclear who is speaking as the writer slips into another point of view. The events are out of order.	Needs Helps Story is not from the writer's point of view. There are no clear events	No Evidence
Opening / Lead Hooks reader and introduces story	Excellent Has a great attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story	Average Has a good attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story	Needs Work Has either a weak hook or gives little background information to set up story	Needs Helps Uses a telling statement to open the story.	No Evidence
Body / Description Specific verbs and adjectives show rather than tell the story.	Excellent The entire paper is full of excellent description. I can see the story happening.	Average Parts of the story are descriptive. The reader is able to visualize at least parts of the story.	Needs Work Verbs do not make sense. Lack of adjectives and specific details make it difficult to picture what the writer is trying to say.	Needs Helps The story is dry. The story is more like a 'list of sentences' than a story.	No Evidence
Ending Closes the story.	Excellent The ending is developed / closure feels natural. There are no unanswered questions.	Average The ending closes the story, but it feels incomplete. The reader may still have a question.	Needs Work The ending closes the story, but it feels abrupt. The reader still has multiple questions.	Needs Helps The story simply stops; it does not feel complete.	No Evidence
Conventions Spelling, punctuating dialogue, and basic sentence formatting.	Excellent On average, writer makes no more than one mistake per page	Average On average, writer makes no more than two mistakes per page	Needs Work On average, writer makes no more than three mistakes per page	Needs Helps On average, writer makes more than three mistakes per page	No Evidence