Opps! Sections 2 and 3 are writing narratives right now.

This is the rubric I will be using to score their narratives.  We explored the differences between each level in class today.  They do not have to an expert in this, but they should be aware of what their narratives should contain.  Right now we are reading "The Chase" by Annie Dillard.  The event is easy enough to understand, but the story itself is challenging.  I am going to have the students analyze the story for the elements contained in this rubric.

Personal Narrative Score

 Common Core Traits

6  (A+)

• Development Has an engaging introduction that orients readers; develops

events with strong dialogue and description; provides a strong conclusion

• Organization Establishes a natural and logical sequence of events; uses

effective pacing and transitions to convey sequence

• Language Maintains a clear point of view; uses relevant descriptive details and

vivid sensory language; shows a command of conventions

5  (A)

• Development Has an effective introduction; develops events with dialogue

and description; provides a conclusion that sums up the narrative

• Organization Has a logical sequence of events; uses mostly effective pacing

and some transitions to signal shifts in time

• Language Maintains a point of view; includes relevant descriptive details and

some sensory language; has a few errors in conventions

4 (B)

• Development Has an introduction, but doesn’t provide context; could

use more dialogue or description to develop events; provides an adequate

conclusion

• Organization Has a logical sequence of events but needs more transitions

• Language Mostly maintains a point of view; needs more descriptive details

and sensory language; includes a few distracting errors in conventions

3 (C)

• Development Has an introduction, but needs more development; needs more

dialogue and description; lacks a strong conclusion

• Organization Has a confusing sequence due to unnecessary events; has a slow

pace at times; needs more transitions to convey sequence

• Language Has some lapses in point of view; lacks effective descriptive details

and sensory language; has some major errors in conventions

2 (D)

• Development Lacks an effective introduction and fails to develop events

• Organization Includes distracting events; has choppy pacing

• Language Lacks a clear point of view; mostly lacks details and sensory

language; has many errors in conventions

1  (F)

• Development Has no introduction; lacks descriptive details; ends abruptly

• Organization Has no transitions and an unclear sequence of events

• Language Has no clear point of view, no effective details or sensory language;

has major errors in conventions