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Writing Assignment No. 1: Memoir

memoir

Rubric Code: MX38XBB

By Mike_Odom

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Subject: Communication

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Memoir
	Exemplary 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Unsatisfactory 1 pts
Lead Sentence/Paragraph	Exemplary Effectively develops an interesting or creative lead sentence/paragraph that hooks the reader into the story	Good Lead sentence/paragraph draws the reader into the story	Needs Improvement Lead sentence/paragraph, while there may be one, is weak or vague	Unsatisfactory Little or no lead sentence/paragraph.
Last Sentence/Paragraph	Exemplary Effectively ends the story with interesting or creative last sentence/paragraph, so that reader understands entire story more clearly and that also resonates or leaves compelling image or feeling with the reader after story over	Good Last sentence/paragraph brings story to conclusion, so that reader understands entire story more clearly	Needs Improvement Last sentence/paragraph, while there may be one, does not contribute to the reader's understanding of the overall story.	Unsatisfactory Little or no last sentence/paragraph.
Quotes	Exemplary Uses one direct quote and one indirect quote and largely free of most errors in print journalism conventions for quotations	Good Uses one direct quote and one indirect quote and generally free of errors in print journalism conventions for quotations	Needs Improvement Uses one direct quote and one indirect quote but contains accumulation of errors in print journalism conventions for quotations	Unsatisfactory Either does not use both a a direct quote and an indirect quote, or has abundant errors in print journalism conventions for quotations
Supporting Details	Exemplary Supporting details are specific and provide interesting/insightful information to the reader	Good Supporting details provide information about the subject	Needs Improvement Some supporting details, yet may lack relevance or not provide enough information about the subject	Unsatisfactory Little to no supporting details, very limited use of supporting details
Organized and Focused	Exemplary Well organized, clearly focused, and smooth progression of ideas	Good Generally organized and focused in progression of ideas	Needs Improvement Limited in focus or may demonstrate some inconsistency in progresson of ideas	Unsatisfactory Poorly organized and/or focused wtih problems in progression of ideas
AP Style & Conventions	Exemplary Free of most errors in AP style, grammar, usage and mechanics.	Good Generally free in errors in AP style, grammar,usage, and mechanics,	Needs Improvement Contains an accumulation of errors in AP style, grammar, usage and mechanics	Unsatisfactory Contains abundant errors in AP style, grammar, usage and mechanics

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Topic Sentence, Imagery, Supporting Details, Organized and Focused, Grammar and Mechanics

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