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Personal Narrative

Share something that has happened to you. You may write about something happy, sad, tramatic, adventureous, humorous or life-changing. Whatever you choose, it must be a topic you are willing to share with others. This narrative must have a theme or lesson. In other words, why would someone else want to read your writing? Was there something you learned from your experience? Why is it important to you now? Write your narrative to include YOUR voice. The examples read to you may give you ideas but your narrative must be from your own voice.

Rubric Code: K3W23X

By hartingb

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Personal Narrative
	Poor 1 pts	Average 5 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Typing	Poor completing one of the four items in excellent column	Average completing two of the four items in excellent column	Excellent 12 point font, double space, free of spelling and obvious grammatical errors
Length	Poor half page or less, double spaced	Average less than one page, double spaced	Excellent one or more pages, double spaced
Topic	Poor Topic is not appropriate and will not be added to the student's portfolio.	Average appropriate and interesting topic	Excellent appropriate topic for other students and parents to read; interesting
Theme/Lesson	Poor The writing doesn't explain why the experience is important or meaningful.	Average The writing infers that something is important about their experience but it isn't clear.	Excellent The writing shows how the student's experience has taught them something or why it is important to them.
Neatness	Poor The project is unacceptable.	Average The project is not as good as it could be.	Excellent The project is clean, neat and unbent since it will be added to their writing portfolio. One staple is used in the upper left corner.
Title Page	Poor cover page missing three or four items in excellent column	Average cover page missing one or two items in excellent column	Excellent cover page with title of narrative, name, year written and your grade, stapled to front of narrative
Voice	Poor The narrative is written in a way that does not show the student's own voice.	Average The narrative is written in a way that attempts to show the student's own voice.	Excellent The narrative is written in a unique style that shows the student's own voice.