Personal narrative rubric - Bennett Valley Union School ...

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Story has an engaging beginning

Story is focused with a logical flow

Uses descriptive language: adjectives/vivid verbs/metaphor and/or simile Had an ending/ conclusion showing reflection/insight Conventions

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Personal Narrative Writing Rubric

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3

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Used a strategy in a creative Fairly effective use of a Attempted to used a

way: dialogue, action,

engaging strategy

strategy but the

question, interesting fact;

strategy was not very

sound effect

effective

Has a clear focus with story Has a focused topic with Could have missing parts

details that support a

story details that support that interfere with

creative, interesting, logical a fairly logical flow of

understanding; may be

flow of events/uses transition events; uses transition

unfocused; rambling;

words effectively

words

few or no transition

words

Used descriptive adjectives/ Used enough adjectives., Used some but could

vivid verbs; effective

vivid verbs; at least one have used more adj. and

metaphors/similes

metaphor and simile

vivid verbs; ineffective

or one metaphor or

simile

Great conclusion/ending!

Fairly effective ending;

Confusing ending; does

Wraps up narrative creatively some reflection

not effectively reflect

and shows insight about the

back on the experience

situation!

Spelling, capitalization,

Spelling, capitalization,

Spelling, capitalization,

punctuation, paragraphing and punctuation, paragraphing punctuation,

grammar are effective and

and grammar are mostly paragraphing and

make the paper easy to read correct.

grammar create

and understand

Errors do not make

problems that slow the

writing difficult to read reader or cause

or understand

confusion

Neatly written; recognized

Mostly neatly written;

Difficulty reading some

margins or typed with proper recognized margins.

parts of story; uneven

formatting, font size, etc.

Mostly correctly typed. margins. Formatting

errors.

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(10/08)

Began story with basic line "one

day...."when I was....

Used no strategy

Unfocused topic; missing many important details so story is very difficult to follow, very confusing; no flow

Used very few or no adjectives and/or vivid verbs; no metaphor or simile

Undeveloped ending; quick close; no reflection; or no ending

Spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar errors are numerous and make writing difficult to follow

Difficulty reading majority of story due to handwriting and/or formatting.

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