Sixth Grade Narrative Writing Rubric Name: Date: Score: 6.W.3.3 The student will write narrative compositions in a variety of forms. Standard Introduction Engage and orient the reader by developing an exposition. 4 Narrative Writing Dialogue Use narrative techniques to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. Word Choice Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events. Conclusion Provide an ending that follows from the narrated experiences or events. 6.W.3.3 Totals 2 1 The introduction sets the plot or story in motion and also hints at the larger meaning that the story conveys. The introduction describes the setting, introduces the characters, and attempts to establish the situation. With help, the student is able to write an introduction that describes the setting & characters. The organizational structure of the piece creatively enhances and showcases the central theme of the story. Robust transitions are used. The organization of the writing unfolds naturally and logically, using a variety of transition words, phrases and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. The events are organized into paragraphs that do not flow smoothly. Transitional words/phrases are used. With help, the student is able to organize events into paragraphs and add transitional words/phrases. The writing includes narrative techniques to creatively weave dialogue into events and experiences to enhance the story. The writing includes narrative techniques such as dialogue, pacing & description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. The writing includes simple dialogue that attempts to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. With help, the student adds some dialogue to the story. The writing includes precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details and sensory language to convey experiences and events. The vocabulary includes some expressive & figurative language. With help, the student adds expressive or figurative language. The ending follows from the narrated experiences or events. The ending has some connection to the narrated experiences or events. With help, the student is able to add an ending. Organization Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically, using a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another. 3 The introduction engages and orients the reader by developing an exposition that describes the setting, establishes the situation, and introduces the narrator and/or characters. The writing includes expressive vocabulary and figurative language to enhance and clarify the meaning of the ideas, events and characters in the story. The ending uses action, dialogue & feeling in order to connect the events & creatively brings closure to the story. 4: 17-20 3: 14-16 2: 8-13 1: 5-7 Sixth Grade Narrative Writing Rubric Standard Draft & Revise 6.W.4 Apply the writing process to generate a draft and revise to improve writing. Writing Process Edit for Grammar & Usage 6.W.6.1 Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage. * See standards for specific essential skills for grammar and usage. Capitalization, Punctuation & Spelling 6.W.6.2 The student will: demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. * See standard for specific essential skills for capitalization, punctuation and spelling. 4 3 Student plans & develops; drafts; Students bring all revises using they know about appropriate revision into the reference initial draft. Varied materials; revision strategies rewrites; tries a make the piece new approach; & stronger and more edits to produce & succinct. strengthen writing that is clear & coherent. The writing contains simple, The writing compound, & contains an compoundappropriate use of complex sentence varied sentence structure with structures with correct grammar few to no errors in & usage; grammar and recognizing usage. sentence fragments & runons. There are few to no errors in spelling or punctuation. The punctuation used adds interest to the writing. There are occasional errors in spelling or punctuation, but they do no distract from the smooth reading of the piece. 2 1 Student uses a tool (graphic organizer) to organize ideas and revises writing for basic mistakes (repeated words and organization). With help, the student is able to draft and use a tool(e.g., graphic organizer) to revise a piece of writing for basic mistakes. The writing contains both simple, compound, & complex sentence structure with noticeable grammar and usage mistakes. With help, the student can write using simple sentence structure and can correct errors in grammar. There are frequent errors in spelling and punctuation. The piece is still readable, but mistakes are noticeable. With help, the student can correct errors in capitalization, punctuation or spelling. Required Vocabulary: exposition, setting, character, introduction, situation, conflict, climax, resolution, organization, sequence, transition, narrative techniques, dialogue, pacing, description, phrases, relevant descriptive details, sensory language, conclusion, nouns, pronouns (relative, reflexive, subject, object, possessive), antecedent, progressive verb tenses, verb tense, modal auxiliaries, relative adverbs, prepositions, sentences (simple, compound, complex and exclamatory), coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, sentence fragments, run-ons, capitalization, apostrophes, possessives, contractions, quotation marks, direct speech, comma, parentheses, dashes, nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements, semicolons, main clauses, colons, homophone, homograph.