Unit 4 Narrative Writing Part 2
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4th Grade Narrative Writing Rubric
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Description of criterion
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This trait
examines the writer’s ability to effectively develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences based on a text that has been read.
threshold:
pts
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4
to >3.0 pts
4
The student’s response is a well‐developed narrative that fully develops a real or
imagined experience based on text as a stimulus.
• Effectively establishes a situation and introduces a narrator and/or characters
• Organizes an event sequence that unfolds naturally
• Effectively uses narrative techniques, such as dialogue and description, to
develop rich, interesting experiences and events or show the responses of
characters to situations
• Uses a variety of words and phrases consistently to signal the sequence of events
• Uses concrete words, phrases, and sensory language consistently and effectively
to convey experiences and events precisely
• Provides a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events
• Integrates ideas and details from source material effectively
• Has very few or no errors in usage and/or conventions that interfere with
meaning*
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3
to >2.0 pts
3
The student’s response is a complete narrative that develops a real or imagined
experience based on text as a stimulus.
• Establishes a situation and introduces one or more characters
• Organizes events in a clear, logical order
• Uses narrative techniques, such as dialogue and description, to develop
experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations
• Uses words and/or phrases to indicate sequence
• Uses words, phrases, and details to convey experiences and events
• Provides an appropriate conclusion
• Integrates some ideas and/or details from source material
• Has a few minor errors in usage and/or conventions that interfere with meaning*
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2
to >1.0 pts
2
The student’s response is an incomplete or oversimplified narrative based on text as
a stimulus.
• Introduces a vague situation and at least one character
• Organizes events in a sequence but with some gaps or ambiguity
• Attempts to use a narrative technique, such as dialogue and description, to
develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations
• Uses occasional signal words to indicate sequence
• Uses some words or phrases inconsistently to convey experiences and events
• Provides a weak or ambiguous conclusion
• Attempts to integrate ideas or details from source material
• Has frequent errors in usage and conventions that sometimes interfere with
meaning*
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1
to >0.0 pts
1
The student’s response provides evidence of an attempt to write a narrative based
on text as a stimulus.
• Response is a summary of the story
• Provides a weak or minimal introduction of a situation or a character
• May be too brief to demonstrate a complete sequence of events
• Shows little or no attempt to use dialogue or description to develop experiences
and events or show the responses of characters to situations
• Uses words that are inappropriate, overly simple, or unclear
• Provides few, if any, words that convey events
• Provides a minimal or no conclusion
• May use few, if any, ideas or details from source material
• Has frequent major errors in usage and conventions that interfere with meaning*
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4 pts
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threshold:
5 pts
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5 pts
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Total Points:
4
out of 4
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threshold:
5 pts
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5 pts
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threshold:
5 pts
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Total Points:
5
out of 5