NARRATIVE WRITING RUBRIC

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Writing Process Student devotes Student devotes Student devotes Student devotes
a lot of time and sufficient time some time and little time and
effort to the and effort to the effort to the effort to the
writing process writing process writing process writing process.
Works hard to Works and gets but was not very Doesn\'t seem to
make the story the job done. thorough. Does care.
wonderful. enough to get
by.
Introduction First paragraph First paragraph A catchy No attempt was
has a \"hook\" or has a weak beginning was made to catch
catchy \"hook\". attempted but the reader\'s
beginning. was confusing attention in the
rather than first paragraph.
catchy.
Spelling and There are no There is one There are 2-3 The final draft
Punctuation spelling or spelling or spelling and has more than 3
punctuation punctuation punctuation spelling and
errors. Character error in the final errors in the punctuation
and place names draft. final draft. errors.
that the author
invented are
spelled
consistently.
Solution/Resolution The solution to The solution to The solution to No solution is
the character\'s the character\'s the character\'s attempted or it is
problem is easy problem is easy problem is a impossible to
to understand, to understand, little hard to understand.
and is logical. and is somewhat understand.
There are no logical.
loose ends.
Setting Many vivid, Some vivid, The reader can The reader has
descriptive descriptive figure out when trouble figuring
words are used words are used and where the out when and
to show when to tell the story took place, where the story
and where the audience when but the author took place.
story took place. and where the didn\'t supply
story took place. much detail.
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Problem/Conflict It is very easy It is fairly easy It is fairly easy It is not clear
for the reader to for the reader to for the reader to what problem
understand the understand the understand the the main
problem the problem the problem the characters face.
main main characters main characters
character(s) face face and why it face but it is not
and why it is a is a problem. clear why it is a
problem. problem.
Illustrations Original Original Original Illustrations are
illustrations are illustrations are illustrations not present OR
detailed, somewhat relate to the text they are not
attractive, detailed, on the page. original.
creative and attractive, and
relate to the text relate to the text
on the page. on the page.
Characters The main The main The main It is hard to tell
characters are characters are characters are who the main
named and named and named. The characters are.
clearly described described. Most reader knows
in text as well as readers would very little about
pictures. Most have some idea the characters.
readers could of what the
describe the characters
characters looked like.
accurately.
Title Title is creative, Title is related to Title is present, No title.
sparks interest the story and but does not
and is related to topic. appear to be
the story and related to the
topic. story and topic.