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Personal Narrative/Autobiographical Narrative 
Personal Narrative/Autobiographical Narrative
Write a Personal Narrative Essay in response to the writing prompt: write about a time when your individualism had a dramatic/traumatic impact on your personal society. In your essay answer this question: Were either you or your personal society made better because of your actions and were either you or your personal society negatively impacted because of your actions.
Rubric Code: M2373WW
By MrBlakely
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Personal Narrative
  Below Expectations

1 pts

Meets expectations

3 pts

Exceeds Expectations

4 pts

Genre
4 pts

Write a personal narrative about an important event in your life. Written in first person (I, me, we, us) to tell the reader your story.
Below Expectations

Student did not write about an important event in your life and did not use first person point of view. Writing is are missing either an important part of the life event or did not write in first person point of view (I, me, we, us).
Meets expectations

Personal narrative is about an important event and written in first person using I, me, we, or us.
Exceeds Expectations

All of Meets expectations and narrative includes proper pronoun use for secondary characters. Transitions of person are seamless and do not interfere with the flow of the writing.
Elements
  Below Expectations

1 pts

Meets

3 pts

Exceeds Expectations

4 pts

Chronological Order
4 pts

Your personal narrative is written in chronological order of the event(s) and when are where it took place.
Below Expectations

Personal narrative is not in chronological order (what happened first, second, third, and last) or is incoherent. Personal narrative is incomplete. Used chronological order inconsistently in essay.
Meets

Personal narrative is in chronological order telling what happened first, second, third, and last.
Exceeds Expectations

All of Meets expectations plus narrative includes some flashback elements. Narrative is able to seamlessly switch between time periods and switches do not interfere with the flow of the writing.
Sensory details
4 pts

At least 4 sensory details are included in the personal narrative (sounds, sights, smells, texture, tastes)
Below Expectations

No sensory details were used, or fewer than 1-3 sensory details were used.
Meets

4-5 sensory details were included.
Exceeds Expectations

All of Meets expectations plus narrative is replete with descriptive language that produces an emotional connection to the writing from the writer and through the audience.
Completed Story
4 pts

The personal narrative is complete and provides a thorough understanding of the moment and its impact.
Below Expectations

Several elements of the story are either missing or incomplete. The audience is left with a sense of incompleteness.
Meets

The story is complete and responds to all aspects of the writing prompt. The narrative leaves the audience with a clear understanding of the event(s) and outcome(s)
Exceeds Expectations

All of Meets expectations plus the narrative provides additional background, dialogue, and content to provide insight to long term impact of the event(s) and outcome(s)
Conclusion
4 pts

A conclusion was added to the rough draft.
Below Expectations

A conclusion was not completed. The conclusion was found lacking in substance.
Meets

The conclusion was completed. and wraps the story completely answering any lingering questions, and connects the story to the writing prompt.
Exceeds Expectations

All of Meets expectations plus the conclusion poses a new question for both the writer and audience to consider.



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