Memoir Rubric Grade 5

Memoir Rubric –Grade 5 Criteria 4 3 2 1

Content I have written about a I have written about an I wrote about an I wrote a story but it very important moment in important moment in event that is unclear to my my life and included my life and included happened to me but reader how this reflection about how this some reflection about my piece is more event was important event has helped to how this event has about the event that to me. I did not change me. It is easy for helped to change me. took place rather include reflection my reader to identify the The message I wished than about the and my story does message I wished to to reveal about myself person it happened not reveal anything reveal about myself to my reader is to. I attempted to about the type of through my writing. somewhat clearly show my reader person I am. presented. why this event was important. Elaboration I started my story “in the I started my story “in I tried to begin my I did not start my moment” by starting with the moment” by story “in the story “in the either dialogue, action, or starting with either moment” and moment” or include with a brief description of dialogue, action, or with included only a few examples of what I the setting. I combed the a brief description of examples of what I was thinking, internal story through the the setting. I combed was thinking, remembering, external story by the internal story remembering, feeling, and including what happened through the external feeling, and wondering during as well as what I was story by including what wondering during parts of my story. I thinking, remembering, happened as well as certain parts of my did not stretch out feeling, and wondering in what I was thinking, story. I tried to the most important many parts of the story. I remembering, feeling, stretch out the most part of the story. stretched out the most and wondering in some important part of important part of my parts of the story. I my story. story. stretched out the most important part of my story. Organization My writing has a clear My writing has a clear I attempted to stay My story may not be topic. I used paragraphs topic. I used on topic. I have organized in a and my story follows a paragraphs and my included some sequential order. I logical sequence. My story follows a logical paragraphs and did not follow the writing follows the sequence. I mostly tried to follow the structure of my structure of my mentor followed the structure structure of my mentor text. piece. of my mentor piece. mentor text. Language My writing is very My writing is mostly My writing is My writing is not Usage engaging. It’s easy for engaging. I used some somewhat engaging engaging to the my reader to imagine sensory images and but there are parts reader because it being in my story included some strong that are confusing. does not have because I used a lot of verbs and adjectives. I tried to include sensory images or sensory images. I used sensory images and strong adjectives or many strong verbs and used few strong verbs. strong adjectives in my verbs or adjectives. writing. Mechanics My writing contains My writing contains few My writing contains My writing is hard to correct spelling, spelling and grammar some spelling and read and contains grammar, punctuation, errors; and has correct grammar errors; many spelling and complete complex punctuation and most sentences grammatical errors. sentences and correct complete sentences. have correct use of capitalization. punctuation and are complete. I used simple sentences.