Narrative Writing – Student Rubric – Kindergarten
Establishment of Narrative Focus and Organization
Development: Language and Elaboration
Score
Conventions
Narrative Focus
Organization
Elaboration of Narrative
Language & Vocabulary
Sticks to one event.
Provides a reaction.
All story events
told in order.
Many details
provided.
Above grade level
vocabulary used.
Strong use
of conventions.
Few errors.
Mostly sticks to
one event. Provides
some reaction.
Some story events
told in order.
Some details
provided.
Grade level
vocabulary used.
Some errors.
Somewhat sticks
to one event.
Provides little reaction.
Few story events
told in order.
Few details
provided.
Some grade level
vocabulary used.
Many errors.
Does not stick to
one event. Provides
no reaction.
No story events
told in order.
No details provided.
Grade level
vocabulary not used.
Errors make meaning
unclear.
4
3
2
1
Did not complete the task.
0
Kindergarten – Narrative Writing Standard 3: Write narratives of a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events
in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing.
Narrative Writing – Student Rubric – First Grade
Establishment of Narrative Focus and Organization
Development: Language and Elaboration
Score
Conventions
Narrative Focus
Organization
Elaboration of Narrative
Language & Vocabulary
Story has more than
two events told
in order.
Provides closure.
Story follows plot line.
Many details help tell
what happened.
Many temporal words used
to show event order.
Strong use
of conventions.
Few errors.
Story has at least
two events told
in order.
Provides some closure.
Story mostly
follows plot line.
Some details help tell
what happened.
Some temporal words used
to show event order.
Some errors.
Not all story events
told in order.
Provides little closure.
Story somewhat
follows plot line.
Few details.
Few temporal
words used.
Many errors.
Story events not in order.
Provides no closure.
Story does not
follow plot line.
No details.
Temporal
words not used.
Errors make
meaning unclear.
4
3
2
1
Did not complete the task.
0
First Grade – Narrative Writing Standard 3: Write narratives in which students recount two or more appropriately sequenced events,
include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
Narrative Writing – Student Rubric – Second Grade
Establishment of Narrative Focus and Organization
Development: Language and Elaboration
Score
Conventions
Narrative Focus
Organization
Elaboration of Narrative
Language & Vocabulary
All story events are
well-elaborated.
Provides closure.
Story follows plot line.
Many details describe
actions, thoughts and
feelings.
Many temporal
words used to show
event order.
Strong use
of conventions.
Few errors.
Most story events
are well-elaborated.
Provides some closure.
Story mostly
follows plot line.
Some details describe
actions, thoughts and
feelings.
Some temporal
words used to show
event order.
Some errors.
Few story events
are well-elaborated.
Provides little closure.
Story somewhat
follows plot line.
Few details describe
actions, thoughts and
feelings.
Few temporal
words used.
Many errors.
Story events are not
well-elaborated.
Provides no closure.
Story does not
follow plot line.
No details describe actions,
thoughts and feelings.
Temporal
words not used.
Errors make
meaning unclear.
4
3
2
1
Did not complete the task.
0
Second Grade – Narrative Writing Standard 3: Write narratives in which students recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events,
include details to describe actions, thoughts and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.