Story Telling : My Inspiration Narrative Paper

Teacher Name: Mrs. McNeil

Student Name: CATEGORY Focus

________________________________________ 4 Subject and unifying event clear and maintained. Event explicitly stated. Has effective closing 2 Subject/issue vague Reader must infer main event. Unrelated ideas or major drift from focus (brainstorming). May be insufficient writing to determine that subject and unifying event can be Most episodes and May contain simple Some attempt at reactions elaborated list of episodes and/or elaboration. May be with specific detail. reactions with no confusing, unclear, or Some episodes may extensions. Mostly repetitive. May be be developed with general or insufficient writing to more detail than underdeveloped. determine that others (not Lacks sufficiency to elaboration can be necessarily balanced demonstrate maintained. or even). Some developed Narrative structure Lacks appropriate Structure is clear-sequence of narrative structure attempted, but with episodes moves (off-mode). May have little success (may be logically through time a major lapse or a random without noticeable inappropriate presentation of gaps. Episodes transitions that ideas). Confusing appropriately disrupt progression of Insufficient writing to paragraphed events. Limited determine that Coherence and structure within organization can be cohesion paragraphs (e.g., lacks sustained. demonstrated purposeful ordering through some of sentences). Lacks appropriate use of sufficiency to devices (transitions, demonstrate pronouns, causal developed 3 Subject/topic clear; theme/unifying event may not. Reader is able to infer event. Abrupt ending Lacks sufficiency to demonstrate a developed focus 1 Subject and issue unclear, limited or confusing. Insufficient writing to show criteria are met.

Elaboration

Elaboration is absent, confusing, or repetitive. Insufficient writing to show that criteria are met.

Organization

Very confusing/little or no attempt at structure. Insufficient writing to meet criteria.

Conventions

Uses consistent agreement between parts of speech. No errors in mechanics. Creative and effective use of spelling strategies. Pacing The story is told slowly where the storyteller wants to create suspense and told quickly when there is a lot of Accuracy of The storyteller Retelling A Story includes all major points and several details of the story Written Copy The student turns in an attractive and complete copy of the story in the correct format. Knows the Story The storyteller knows the story well and has obviously practiced telling the story several times. There is no need for notes and the speaker speaks with confidence.

Occasional errors between parts of speech. Some errors in mechanics. Some evidence of spelling strategies. The storyteller usually paces the story well, but one or two parts seem to drag or to be rushed. The storyteller includes all major points and 1-2 details of the story s/he is The student turns in a complete copy of the story in the correct format.

Inconsistent agreement between parts of speech. Many errors in mechanics. Limited evidence of spelling strategies. The storyteller tries to pace the story, but the story seems to drag or be rushed in several places.

Parts of speech show lack of agreement. Frequent errors in mechanics. Little or no evidence of spelling strategies. The storyteller tells everything at one pace. Does not change the pace to match the story. The storyteller forgets major points of the story s/he is retelling. The student turns in an incomplete copy of the story. The storyteller could not tell the story without using notes.

The storyteller includes all major points of the story s/he is retelling. The student turns in an complete copy of the story, but the format was not correct. The storyteller knows The storyteller knows the story pretty well some of the story, but and has practiced did not appear to telling the story once have practiced. May or twice. May need need notes 3-4 times, notes once or twice, and the speaker but the speaker is appears ill-at-ease. relatively confident.

Date Created: Mar 09, 2012 03:08 pm (UTC)