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Personal Narrative Rubric Created by Ms. Kennedy’s 5th Grade Class

Yikes! This is not An okay job A pretty good job A super great so good. (2 points) (3 points) job! (4 points) (1 point) Makes use of one of the Hook The hook is connected to It uses a strategy we hook strategies we talked This hook doesn’t seem the story, but it really talked about in class, but about in class. It is to have anything to do wouldn’t catch the it only kind of catches irresistible; the reader with the story! reader. It is the reader’s attention. It won’t be able to wait to B-O-R-I-N-G! could be better. read the rest!

Connecting the The rest of the sentences The sentences after the The rest of the The rest of the sentences hook to the rest connect with the hook hook barely connect. introduction sentences in the introduction flow pretty well, but the of the The reader would think, connect to the hook, but together and connect reader is not going to be “those sentences really it’s not a perfect fit (they perfectly to the hook. It introduction super engaged, just kind don’t go together.” don’t connect very well). still engages the reader. of engaged.

Sentences flow Sentences sound very Most sentences flow into Sentences don’t sound A few of the sentences into each other choppy like you have one another, but there the least bit choppy. One flow into each other, but just written a list of are a few places where sentence flows right into most of the sentences ideas (it sounds like a the sentences sound a the next one. The flow just sound like a list of spit machine gun instead little choppy and helps to create better ideas. of a flowing river). disconnected. description.

Uses good Sentences don’t start A lot of the sentences Most sentences sound with the same words sentence variety Most sentences start start off the same words. different than the ones over and over again. with the same words. The sentences sound before, but a few times Sentences come in Almost every sentence is very similar when you there are repeats right in different forms (simple, just a simple sentence. read them and most are a row. compound sentences, simple sentences. complex). The writer includes Uses details to The writer includes no The writer includes a lot There are very few some description in the descriptions and only of descriptions of create a movie in descriptions in the writing. There are places uses very simple characters, settings, writing. The reader where it is easy to the reader’s mind sentences. You can’t actions, and other would have to stretch picture what is even understand what important items. The his/her imagination to happening and other the writer is talking reader will see the movie try to picture what the places where there aren’t about! The writer jumps in his/her mind because writer is talking about. enough details to create from topic to topic. of the great details. a picture. The conclusion includes Conclusion The conclusion includes most of the elements of There really isn’t a some of the elements of Wraps Up the an effective story ending conclusion to the story. There is a quick an effective story ending Story (memory of main event, It just kind of ends and conclusion, but it (memory of main event, feelings, hopes, wishes, you’re left thinking, “is doesn’t do much to wrap feelings, hopes, wishes, decisions). The it over or did I lose a up the writing. decisions). It could use a conclusion sounds good page?” few improvements to and leaves the reader make it sound better. feeling satisfied. There are several There are some mistakes Mechanics There are so many mistakes in spelling, in spelling, punctuation, There are almost no mistakes in spelling, punctuation, grammar, grammar, capitalization, mistakes in spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, etc. The etc. Some of the punctuation, grammar, capitalization, etc. that mistakes make it mistakes make it capitalization, etc. That the writing is almost difficult to read and difficult to read and makes it really easy to impossible to read. understand this understand this read this narrative. narrative. narrative.