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Memoir (creative writing 11-12)

Memoir (creative writing 11-12)

Rubric Code: P28A4W

By tminton

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Memoir
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Needs More 2 pts
Focus	Excellent There is a clear focus on one event or the events surrounding one situation or character. Side characters or events are not explored.	Good The focus of the story slightly wavers from the central event or character.	Fair The focus of the story is unclear at times, but is basically present. Side characters and events are explored unnecessarily.	Needs More No apparent focus
Persuasion / details	Excellent The reader feels as if they are going through the experience with the author.	Good There are only a few lapses in moments where the reader looses the connection with the author.	Fair The reader rarely feels like the are in the experience with the author.	Needs More The reader never feels like they are in the experience with the author.
Recreation of Experience	Excellent The story is told chronologically and is fluent.	Good The story is told well either chronologically or with fluency but is lacking in one of these areas.	Fair The story could use more work in both being told chronologically or with fluency.	Needs More The story is not told chronologically or fluently.
Memoir Structure	Excellent Follows the rules of being a memoir and takes place within a slice of time (no longer than a school year for a string of minor events or no longer than a day for one major event).	Good Story takes place in a time period that slightly exceeds the amount suggested.	Fair Time period of story is much longer than necessary (longer than a school year for a string of minor events or longer than a week for one major event).	Needs More The memoir is an autobiography, spanning the author's entire life.
Reflection	Excellent There is a clear sense of how the events depicted have affected the author or would be relevant to a reader	Good There is limited insight into how the events depicted have affected the author -or- There is an awkward paragraph tacked onto the end that explains what the author has learned.	Fair There is little indication of how the events have affected the author.	Needs More There is no reflection on the effects of the events depicted.
Standards of English	Excellent The memoir has few to no errors in grammar or spelling that interfere with meaning.	Good The Memoir has few to moderate amount of errors in grammar and spelling that interfere with meaning.	Fair The memoir has significant errors in grammar and spelling that interfere with meaning.	Needs More The memoir has so many errors in grammar and spelling that it prevents the reader from understanding the events being retold.
Nuts & Bolts	Excellent Memoir is typed and stapled. 12 pt. Times New Roman. double spaced. Name, teacher, class, and date at the top.	Good Memoir is typed and stapled but does not meet the other requirements of font, spacing, or heading.	Fair Memoir is typed and stapled. Font is bigger than 12 pt. or is a funky script that is difficult to read. Double spaced. Name is at the top.	Needs More Memoir is messy and not typed, not double spaced, and does not have a full heading.

Keywords:

memoir, creative writing

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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