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Writing a Memoir, Personal Narrative and Biography 
Writing a Memoir, Personal Narrative and Biography
Student will write a memoir or autobiography, a personal narrative and a biography of his/her favorite character who could be a singer, actor/actress, sport man/woman, politician or historic character .
Rubric Code: L23A79X
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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BIOGRAPHY 50 POINTS
PERSONAL NARRATIVE 25 POINTS
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR MEMOIR
25 POINTS
  Excellent

10 pts

Good

7 pts

Fair

4 pts

Deficient

1 pts

Coherency/Consistency

Excellent

Piece was easy to read and understand. It moved well from point to point and and had a clear emphasis.
Good

Piece was basically easy to read and understand. It moved fairly well from point to point. Emphasis was clear enough, but lacked focus.
Fair

Piece was not very easy to read or understand because it either lacked a clear focus, consistency, build or some combination thereof.
Deficient

Piece was incoherent. It lacked focus. It was obvious the student did not put enough time or effort into the piece.
Relevancy

Excellent

Student demonstrated understanding by writing a piece that included relevant information and examples.
Good

Student demonstrated understanding of the topic, but was lacking in amount of relevant details.
Fair

Not sure if student understood the point of the assignment. Their piece was severely lacking in relevant details.
Deficient

The student did not display understanding of the assignment. Piece was not relevant to the topic.
Vocabulary/Syntax

Excellent

Vocabulary and sentence structure are commensurate with grade level. Sentences were varied and vocabulary was sophisticated.
Good

Sentence structures could have been more varied and vocabulary could have displayed more sophistication.
Fair

Sentence structures and vocabulary were too simple given grade level.
Deficient

It was obvious the student did not put enough time or effort into the writing of the piece.
Conventions

Excellent

The pieces were completed with no glaring grammatical errors or spelling errors.
Good

The pieces contained more than 2 glaring grammatical error or more than one spelling error.
Fair

The pieces contained several grammatical errors and spelling errors.
Deficient

It was obvious the student did not put enough time or effort into the writing of the pieces.
Structure

Excellent

Student wrote the pieces: autobiography , personal narrative and biography according to instructions. 3 paragraphs with minimum of 10 full sentences each paragraph for the biography and a minimum of 2 paragraphs of 10 sentences each for the personal narrative and autobiography .
Good

Student wrote the pieces: autobiography , personal narrative and biography M0STLY according to instructions. 3 paragraphs with minimum of 10 full sentences each paragraph for the biography and a minimum of 2 paragraphs of 10 sentences each for the personal narrative and autobiography .
Fair

Student wrote the pieces: autobiography , personal narrative and biography ALMOST according to instructions. 3 paragraphs with minimum of 10 full sentences each paragraph for the biography and a minimum of 2 paragraphs of 10 sentences each for the personal narrative and autobiography .
Deficient

Student wrote the pieces: autobiography , personal narrative and biography NOT according to instructions. 3 paragraphs with minimum of 10 full sentences each paragraph for the biography and a minimum of 2 paragraphs of 10 sentences each for the personal narrative and autobiography .




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