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NARRATIVE
EVALUATION CHART

POOR
NARRATIVE EVALUATION CHART
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Focus/Purpose/Organization

How well does the narrative’s form or structure support its

purpose and respond to the demands of the prompt? How
1 2 3 4
effectively does the writer put forth a series of events and
develop character?

How well do details in the narrative contribute to its

effectiveness? How well does the writer establish and sustain 1 2 3 4
focus, unity, and coherence?

How well-controlled is the progression of ideas? How well

does the writer use transitions and sentence connections to 1 2 3 4
show how ideas are related?

Overall Focus/Purpose/Organization Score 1 2 3 4

Development of Ideas

To what extent do details add substance to the narrative?

How well do details contribute to the writer’s portrayal of an 1 2 3 4
experience and convey its importance?

How thoughtful and engaging is the narrative? How clearly

1 2 3 4
does the writer show a deep understanding of the writing task?

Overall Development of Ideas Score 1 2 3 4

Use of Language/Conventions

To what extent does word choice support the purpose of the

narrative? How effective is word choice in helping the writer 1 2 3 4
recreate an experience?

How purposeful, varied, and well-controlled are the

sentences? How well do sentences enhance the 1 2 3 4
effectiveness of the narrative?

How minor are errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation,

grammar, usage, and sentence boundaries? To what extent
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are the fluency of the writing and clarity of the narrative
unaffected by errors?

Overall Use of Language/Conventions Score 1 2 3 4

OVERALL NARRATIVE SCORE 1 2 3 4

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