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Personal Narrative

Now that you have spent time analyzing Raymond's Run, it is time to try your hand at writing your own personal narrative. You will select an idea to write about from your heart map, or any other source of ideas.

Rubric Code: W6857B

By mfelix

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Personal Narrative
	Excellent Above the standard. 4 pts	Good Meets the standard. 3 pts	Needs Work Approaches the standard. Let.s talk, and re-edit. 2 pts	Lacking in effort. Below standard. Let's talk, and re-edit. 1 pts
Narration The writer is telling the story from start to finish	Excellent The writer used the pronoun I to tell the story. All events are in order.	Good The writer told the story from their point of view but did not always use I. Most events are in order.	Needs Work It is unclear who is speaking as the writer slips into another point of view. The events are out of order.	Lacking in effort. Story is not from the writer's point of view. There are no clear events
Opening Paragraph Hooks reader and introduces story	Excellent Has a great attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story	Good Has a good attention grabber (hook) and gives adequate background information to set up story	Needs Work Has either a weak hook or gives little background information to set up story	Lacking in effort. No hook or background information
Dialogue A conversation is used to move the story along and add to it	Excellent The dialogue is used to reveal insight into the characters. It is clear who is speaking and characters act and react during conversation	Good Dialogue is evident and it is clear who is speaking.	Needs Work The dialogue is weak and sketchy.	Lacking in effort. No conversation takes place since there is only one piece of dialogue
Conclusion Experience should have meaning	Excellent The conclusion is developed. The lesson learned and significance of the experience clearly stated	Good The conclusion is stated; It shows the lesson learned	Needs Work There is a conclusion, but it does not state the lesson learned	Lacking in effort. There was no lesson learned stated in the conclusion
Conventions Spelling, punctuating dialogue, and basic sentence formatting.	Excellent On average, writer makes no more than one mistake per page	Good On average, writer makes no more than two mistakes per page	Needs Work On average, writer makes no more than three mistakes per page	Lacking in effort. On average, writer makes more than three mistakes per page