Narrative Final Draft Rubric

Story represents an
example of a narrative
story of a real or
imagined experience
with dominant
symbolism
throughout.
Points Possible: 10

High Grade (22-25

Points)
Students who earn high
grades do the following:

Middle Grade (17-21

Points)
Students who earn
middle grades do the
following:

Low Grade (15-20

Points)
Students who earn low
grades do the following:

Incomplete

Select and adhere to an

appropriate narrative
stance and relate the
experience in narrative
form with a beginning,
middle, and end.
Tell a story, using
appropriate story
elements, that is unified
by a dominant symbol
that is meaningful and
engaging to the reader.
Strike the right note so
the reader fully
understands why this is
a story worth telling.

Select and mostly

adhere to a narrative
stance and relate the
experience in narrative
form with a beginning,
middle and end.
Tell a story, using some
story elements.
Hint at, but not fully
develop, a dominant
symbol that unifies the
narrative.
Attempt to engage the
reader but likely fail to
strike the right notes so
the reader fully
understands why this is
a story worth telling.

Only somewhere
adhere to a narrative
point of view but fail to
relate the experience in
a meaningful way.
The essay may be
missing necessary story
elements and dominant
symbol.

Either no paper is
written or the essay
does not relate a
narrative of an
experience.

Create fully developed

characters with specific,
sensory details.
Include both simple and
complex characters.

Create somewhat
developed characters in
the story using some
specific details.
These essays will
attempt to include

Create poorly
developed characters
who are unclear or
vague because of lack
of specific details.
These essays will have

Either no paper is
written or the essay
does not present any
fully developed
characters.

Points Earned:
Comments
The narrator and/or
characters are welldeveloped and
represent a range of
simple and complex
characters.

simple and complex

characters.

inadequate character
development for at least
some of the characters.

Use vivid descriptions

and elaborate on events
and ideas in the story.
The diction will be
superior.

Use description, but the

vivid description may
not be vivid.
Ideas may not be
elaborated on in enough
details.

Fail to use description to

add a vivid quality to the
writing.
Ideas presented may
not be elaborated on at
all.

Either no paper is
presented or the essay
does not present any
vivid descriptions or
elaborations.

Observe conventions of
spelling, punctuation,
and capitalization with
few to no mistakes.

Observe conventions of
spelling, punctuation,
and capitalization with
some errors present.

Fail to observe the

conventions of spelling,
punctuation, and
capitalization with many
errors present.

Either no paper is
written or the essay
contains so many errors
in spelling, punctuation,
and capitalization that
its meaning is impeded.

Points Possible: 5
Points Earned:
Comments:
Word choices and vivid
descriptions elaborate
on events and ideas in
the story. (Show, Dont
Tell)
Points Possible: 5
Points Earned:
Comments
Correct spelling,
capitalization, and
punctuation conventions
are used.
Points Possible:
Points Earned:
Comments