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NARRATIVE/ESSAY WRITING MARKING RUBRIC

MEETS THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE 10..9 Exploration of topic insightful/imaginati ve, purpose deliberate, ideas carefully chosen a/o perceptive, supporting details precise and original, confident a/o creative, holds the readers interest APPROACHES THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE 8..7 Exploration of topic adept a/o plausible, purpose intentional, ideas thoughtful and sound, supporting details relevant and specific, considered a/o elaborated, draws the readers interest CLEARLY MEETS THE ACCEPTABLE STANDARD 6.5 Exploration of topic clear a/o logical, purpose evident, ideas appropriate a/o predictable, supporting details relevant but general, straightforward a/o generalized and occasionally arouses the readers interest DOES NOT CLEARLY MEET THE ACCEPTABLE STANDARD 4.3 Exploration of topic tenuous a/o simplistic, purpose vague, ideas superficial a/o ambiguous, supporting details imprecise a/o vague, writing uncertain a/o incomplete and does not appeal to the readers interest CLEARLY BELOW THE ACCEPTABLE STANDARD 2.1 Exploration of topic minimal a/o tangential, purpose incomprehensible, ideas overgeneralized a/o underdeveloped, supporting details irrelevant a/o lacking, writing confusing a/o undeveloped and does not interest the reader Introduction obscure or ineffective, no focus established, development of events a/o details haphazard and incoherent, transitions absent, inappropriate, closure ineffectual or missing

CONTENT - explores topic - establishes purpose - chooses ideas - supports the response - considers the reader

10 marks

ORGANIZATION -focus -coherent order connections between events and/or details -closure

10 marks

Introduction is purposeful and interesting, effectively establishes a focus that is sustained, events a/o details arranged effective order, coherence maintained, transitions fluently connect events a/o details, closure effective and purposeful

SENTENCE STRUCTURE - controlled - type/length effective, varied - beginnings are varied

5 marks

VOCABULARY - words and expressions are accurate and effective - voice/tone appropriate and effective

5 marks

CONVENTIONS

Introduction is Introduction is Introduction lacks purposeful, functional, purpose, not clearly establishes a focus functional, focus establishes that is generally not established or appropriate sustained, events not sustained, focus that is and details development of capably developed in a events or details sustained, discernible order, not clearly events or details coherence may discernible, purposeful, falter, transitions coherence falters coherence are mechanical and frequently, generally general, closure is transitions lacking maintained, related to focus, or inappropriate, transitions may be mechanical closure is abrupt or clearly connect or artificial unrelated to focus events a/o details closure appropriate and related to focus IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, PROPORTION OF ERROR TO LENGTH AND COMPLEXITY OF RESPONSE MUST BE CONSIDERED 5 4 3 2 Structure Structure Structure generally Structure often effectively and consistently controlled, lapses lacks control, may consistently controlled, type occasionally impede meaning, controlled, type and length are impede meaning, type and length are and length are usually effective type and length rarely effective or consistently and varied, sometimes varied, errors effective and beginnings often effective and impede meaning, varied, beginnings varied varied, some little variety of consistently varied variety of beginnings beginnings Words and Words and Words and Words and expressions used expressions expressions expressions convey accurately and often accurate generally vague meaning, deliberately, and effective, appropriate, imprecise words precise words and specific words general words and and expressions expressions used and expressions expressions used predominate, to create vivid show some adequately, specific words images and enrich evidence of voice/tone is misused, details, voice/tone careful selection discernible but voice/tone not convincing and connotation, inconsistent or clearly established voice/tone uneven or indistinct distinct Quality of writing is Quality is Quality is Quality is

1 Structure generally lacks control, often impedes meaning, no variation of type or length, errors severely impede meaning, no variety of beginnings Words and expressions convey vague meanings and are frequently misused, overgeneralized words and expressions predominate, voice/tone not evident Quality is impaired

-mechanics and usage -clarity and flow of response

5 marks

enhanced, essentially errorfree, errors present do not reduce clarity or interrupt flow

sustained, minor errors, errors rarely reduce clarity and seldom interrupt flow

sustained, generally correct use of conventions, errors occasionally reduce clarity and sometimes interrupt flow

weakened by frequent incorrect use of conventions, errors blur clarity and interrupt flow

by consistent incorrect use of conventions, errors severely reduce clarity and interrupt flow