iRubric: Funny in Farsi Revised Perspective Narrative rubric

-Beginning of the story effectively introduces the main characters and establishes point of view
-Middle of the story describes the challenging experience facing one character and expertly develops the character by showing what he/she thinks, says and does
-Uses transition words and phrases to show shifts from one time setting to another
-Ending of story wraps up the story by describing how the conflict is resolved.

-beginning of story introduces the main characters and establishes point of view.
-middle of story develops the challenge/conflict in the story and describes what the main character thinks, says and does
-uses transition words and phrases to show shifts from one time setting to another
-ending of story describes how the conflict is resolved

-beginning of story partially introduces the main characters and point of view.
-middle of story somewhat develops the conflict in the story; main character is poorly described.
-uses limited transition words and phrases
-ending attempts to resolve the conflict and explain what the character does.

-beginning of story does not establish the main characters and/or point of view.
-middle of story is disorganized and/or lacks description and transitions
-ending is unclear and/or does not explain how the character overcomes the challenge

-demonstrates a strong command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage

Contains some errors in the conventions of the English language. (Errors do not interfere with the reader's understanding of the essay)

Contains several errors in the conventions of the English language. (Errors may interfere with the reader's understanding of the essay)

Contains serious errors in the conventions of the English language. (Errors do interfere with the reader's understanding of the essay)