FifthGradePersonalNarrativeRubric

Exemplary

Proficient

Satisfactory

Needs Improvement

Focus

Clearlyorientsthereaderby
establishinganexperience
orconflictandintroduces
narrator,settingand
characters

Orientsthereaderby
establishingageneral
experienceorconflicta
narratorandcharacters

Orientsthereader
byestablishinga
generalexperience
orconflictanarrator
andcharacters
throughdescription
islackingdetail.

Doesnotestablisha
clearexperienceor
conflict,narrator,andor
characters

Organization

Effectivelyorganizestheplot
bynaturallysequencing
eventswithabeginning,
middleandendusing5th
gradetransitionwords.

Adequatelyorganizesby
sequencingeventswitha
beginning,middleand
endusing5thgrade
transitions.

Organizestheplot
usingsequenceof
events,thoughthere
maynotbeclear5th
gradetransitions
andbeginning,
middleandendings.

Doesnotprovide
transitionanda
straightforward
organizationorevents

Narrative
Elements

Skillfullyuseselementsof
plot,dialogueand
descriptiontofully
developcharactersand
events

Usesdialogueand
elementsofplot,and
descriptiontodevelop
charactersandevents

Attemptstouse
dialogue,elements
ofplot,and
descriptionto
developcharacters
andevents

Useslittleorno
dialogue,elementsof
plotanddescriptionto
developcharacterand
events

Word
Choice

Consistentlyuses
concretelanguage,
effectivewordchoiceand
sensorydetailtoprecisely
conveytheevents

Oftenusesconcrete
language,effectiveword
choiceandsensorydetail
topreciselyconveythe
events

Usessome
concretelanguage,
effectiveword
choiceandsensory
detailtoprecisely
conveytheevents

Doesnotattempttouse
concretelanguageto
enhancenarrative

Conclusion

Providesanappropriate
andwellwritten
conclusionthatlogically
reflectsontheevents

Providesaconclusion
thatlogicallyendsthe
narrativebutlacks
reflectionuponthe
events

Providesa
Doesnotprovidea
conclusionthatis conclusion
looselyconnected
totheevents

Conventions Commandofconventions Commandofconventions Commandsof

isstronglydemonstrated issufficiently
conventionsis
demonstrated
uneven

Thereisverylittle
commandof
conventions