Narrative
Name_______________________________
Writing Rubric
Date _______________________________
W.2.3,
Overall Topic
W.2.3
3
I wrote about one time
when I did something.
2
Mostly stayed on
topic
1
Incomplete story
Introduction
Provides the setting and
many details to make a
good beginning.
Tried to make a
beginning of the
story
No details to provide
the setting or to show
what happened
Some transition
words
No transition words
W.2.3
Uses many transition
words such as when,
then, and after.
Provides Conclusion
Strong ending present
that restates their story
Weak ending
No ending present
All sentences are
complete. Compound
elements and adjectives
are common
Most sentences
are complete;
Some effort to
combine or
describe elements
Most sentences are
fragments; Little
expansion of sentences
W2.3
Transitions
W2.3
Sentence Formation
(Complete sentences;
compound elements &
adjectives are present)
L.2.1e, L.2.1f, LP.2.1.1j
Elaboration
W2.3
Craft
W2.3
Spelling
L2.2d
Capitalization
L2.2a
LP.2.K.2a
LP.2.1.2a
Punctuation
L.2.2
The story is written on a
lot of lines on a page and
across a lot of pages.
The story is
written on a few
lines on a page and
one page.
The story indicated who
The story did not
was there, what they did, bring the
and how the characters
characters to life.
felt.
Spells grade-level and
Spells most gradeword wall words
level words
correctly
correctly
The story is limited.
Capitalizes all words
correctly
Some
capitalization
errors
Capitalization errors
throughout
Uses end punctuation and
commas correctly.
Some mistakes in
use of end marks
or grade-level
commas
Punctuation errors
throughout
There were no
characters or details
to in the story.
Spelling errors
throughout.
Name____________________________ Date __________________________
Narrative Writing Checklist
Grade 2
Topic
I wrote about one time when I did something.
Introduction
I wrote a beginning to my story which includes the setting.
Conclusion
I wrote some sentences to make an end to my story.
Sentences
My sentences are complete, and I used adjectives to expand my
sentences.
NOT
YET
STARTING
TO
YES!
I used transition words to organize my story.
I used what I knew about spelling patterns to spell words.
Spelling
I spelled all of the word wall words correctly and used the word
wall to help me figure out how to spell other words.
Capitalization
I capitalized the beginning of sentences and proper nouns
(Monday, July, Frito-Lay, Burger King, Mary, Dr. Smith)
Punctuation
I used correct end punctuation at the end of all sentences. I
used apostrophes and commas correctly.
Name____________________________ Date __________________________
Narrative Writing Checklist
Grade 2
Topic
I wrote about one time when I did something.
Introduction
I wrote a beginning to my story which includes the setting.
Conclusion
I wrote some sentences to make an end to my story.
Sentences
My sentences are complete, and I used adjectives to expand my
sentences.
I used transition words to organize my story.
I used what I knew about spelling patterns to spell words.
Spelling
I spelled all of the word wall words correctly and used the word
wall to help me figure out how to spell other words.
Capitalization
I capitalized the beginning of sentences and proper nouns
(Monday, July, Frito-Lay, Burger King, Mary, Dr. Smith)
Punctuation
I used correct end punctuation at the end of all sentences. I
used apostrophes and commas correctly.
NOT
YET
STARTING
TO
YES!