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Personal Narrative: Focus on POV, characters, and setting

Personal Narrative

SWBAT construct a personal narrative by distinguishing the POV, characters, and setting of an expressive essay/story.

Rubric Code: K45763

By jbarbanell

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Personal Narrative
	Model I could use this as an example to others. 4 pts	Average This is what I expect to get from students 3 pts	Needs Work Not quite what I was hoping for 2 pts	Needs Helps You missed this and should see me for help 1 pts	No Evidence Not present in narrative 0 pts
Narration/POV The writer is telling the story from start to finish	Model The writer used the pronoun I to tell the story. All events are in order.	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
Characters The characters act and feel like real life people.	Model The writer creates complex characters by showing them in action, describing how they look & act.	Average The writer creates characters by describing who they are, what they look like, gestures, and expressions.	Needs Work The writer only vaguely refers to characters (for example, I talk about "my brother" but never say his name, how he acts, etc.).	Needs Helps The writer leaves significant characters out or they are not described well.	No Evidence
Setting Specific descriptions bring the location alive with sensory detail	Model The entire paper is full of excellent description. I can see the story happening.	Average The details are appropriate and at times create some visualization.	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 Paper is dry. Maybe a single attempt to create visualization.	No Evidence
Dialogue Extension A conversation is used to move the story along and add to it	Model The dialogue is used to reveal insight into the characters. It is clear who is speaking and characters act and react during conversation	Average Dialogue is evident and it is clear who is speaking.	Needs Work The dialogue is weak and sketchy.	Needs Helps No conversation takes place since there is only one piece of dialogue	No Evidence