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Essay - Personal Narrative Rubric

Essay - Personal Narrative Rubric (6-8)

Evaluates a narrative/personal essay

Rubric Code: L675AC

By ccarstens

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Exceeds Standard 4 pts	Meets Standard 3 pts	Approaching Standard 2 pts	Below Standard 1 pts
Audience/Purpose	Exceeds Standard aware of who will be reading the story entertaining for the reader	Meets Standard some awareness of who will be reading the story sometimes entertaining for the reader	Approaching Standard very little awareness of who will be reading the story very little entertainment for the reader	Below Standard no awareness of who will be reading the story no entertainment for the reader
Focus	Exceeds Standard clearly focused on the story	Meets Standard focused on the story most of the time	Approaching Standard focused on the story little of the time	Below Standard does not stay focused on the story
Content	Exceeds Standard action sequence with good details a creative hook at beginning a strong ending setting: time and place with details. descriptions of nouns or experiences using sensory words says why it is memorable	Meets Standard action sequence with some detail a beginning with hook an ending setting: time and place with few details descriptions of nouns or experiences using some sensory words says why it is memorable	Approaching Standard basic action sequence little detail may lack either a beginning or ending setting: time and place have few details or none at all descriptions of nouns or experiences using very little sensory words	Below Standard very minimal action sequence no detail no beginning no ending setting: time and place have very little detail or none developed at all descriptions of nouns or experiences & uses very little sensory words
Sentences	Exceeds Standard complete sentences sentence variety main words not repeated. descriptive nouns and verbs.	Meets Standard simple sentences some description.	Approaching Standard simple sentences little description.	Below Standard some incomplete sentences very little or no description.
Mechanics	Exceeds Standard ? Has correct use of punctuation ? Has correct use of capitalization and subject/verb agreement and/or spelling	Meets Standard ? Includes some errors in ending punctuation ? Includes some errors in capitalization and subject/verb and/or agreement	Approaching Standard ? Includes numerous errors in ending punctuation ? Includes numerous errors in capitalization and subject/verb agreement and/or spelling	Below Standard Includes numerous errors in ending punctuation and capitalization and subject/verb agreement and/or spelling