Nonfiction Narrative Rubric - Kyrene School District

[Pages:2]Nonfiction Narrative Rubric

Focus and Organization

Evidence and Elaboration

Conventions

The introduction is engaging and introduces the characters and situation in a way that appeals to readers.

The narrative effectively includes techniques such as dialogue and description to add interest and to develop the characters and events.

The narrative intentionally uses standard English conventions of usage and mechanics.

Events in the narrative progress in logical 4 order and are linked by clear transitions.

The narrative effectively includes precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.

The conclusion effectively follows from the narrated experiences or events.

The narrative effectively establishes voice through word choice, sentence structure, and tone.

The narrative effectively varies sentence patterns for meaning, reader/ listener interest, and style.

The introduction is somewhat engaging and clearly introduces the characters and situation.

The narrative mostly includes dialogue and description to add interest and develop experiences and events.

The narrative mostly demonstrates accuracy in standard English conventions of usage and mechanics.

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Events in the narrative progress logically and are often linked by transition words.

The conclusion mostly follows from the narrated experiences or events.

The narrative mostly includes precise words and sensory language to convey experiences and events.

The narrative mostly establishes voice through word choice, sentence structure, and tone.

The narrative mostly varies sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.

The introduction occasionally introduces characters.

The narrative includes some dialogue and descriptions.

The narrative demonstrates some accuracy in standard English conventions of usage and mechanics.

2

Events in the narrative progress somewhat logically and are sometimes linked by

transition words.

The conclusion adds very little to the narrated experiences or events.

The words in the narrative vary between vague and precise, and some sensory language is included.

The narrative occasionally establishes voice through word choice, sentence structure, and tone.

The narrative occasionally varies sentence patterns for meaning, reader/ listener interest, and style.

The introduction does not introduce characters and an experience, or there is no clear introduction.

The events in the narrative do not progress logically. The ideas seem disconnected and 1 the sentences are not linked by transitional words and phrases.

Dialogue and descriptions are not included in the narrative.

The narrative does not incorporate sensory language or precise words to convey experiences and to develop characters.

The narrative contains mistakes in standard English conventions of usage and mechanics.

The conclusion does not connect to the narrative or there is no conclusion.

The narrative does not establish voice through word choice, sentence structure, and tone.

The narrative does not vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.

Nonfiction Narrative Rubric ? Modified

Focus and Organization

The introduction: - Introduces the characters - Introduces the situation - Makes the reader want to continue

reading

Evidence and Elaboration

The narrative correctly uses: - Dialogue - Developed characters - Detailed events

Conventions

Capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and other mechanics are correct

- The events go in a logical order 4 - There are clear transition to link events

The conclusion: - Follows from the experiences - Effective provides closure to the

narrative

The narrative correctly uses: - Precise vocabulary to describe - Relevant details in events - Sensory details

The narrative shows the writer's voice through the word choice, sentence structure, and tone.

The narrative includes different types of sentences, including simple, compound, and complex.

The introduction: - Introduces the characters - Introduces the situation - Does not make the reader want to keep

reading

The narrative uses some: - Dialogue - Developed characters - Detailed events

There are some errors in more advanced capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and other mechanics

3

- The events go in a logical order - There are usually transition words

The conclusion: - Mostly follows from the experiences

The narrative uses some: - Precise vocabulary to describe - Relevant details in events - Sensory details

The narrative mostly shows the author's voice through word choice, sentence structure, and tone.

The narrative has some different types of sentences

The introduction introduces some characters

- The event order is mostly logical 2 - There are a few transition words

The narrative uses dialogue, developed characters, or detailed events

There are a few small errors in basic capitalization, punctuation, grammar and other mechanics

- Different words and precise vocabulary is used

- There are few sensory details

The narrative sometimes uses different sentences

The conclusion: - Only restates old information - Does not provide closure

The narrative sometimes shows the writer's voice through word choice, sentence structure, and tone.

The introduction does not introduce characters and the situation, or there is no clear introduction.

There is not dialogue or clear descriptive details

- The order of events doesn't make sense

1

- Ideas are not connected - There are no transition words

The narrative does not use precise vocabulary or sensory details

The narrative contains many errors in basic capitalization, punctuation, grammar and other mechanics

The conclusion does not connect to the narrative or there is no conclusion.

The writer does not establish voice through word choice, sentence structure, and tone.

The narrative does not use different types of sentences

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