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Writing Workshop 7 (continued)
SCORING GUIDE
Scoring Criteria
Exemplary
The narrative
• provides a creative
opening that introduces the setting and narrator and hooks the reader
• uses a variety of effective transitions to connect events and signal shifts in setting or time
• provides a reflective ending that naturally follows from the narrated experience
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Proficient
The narrative
• provides a beginning
that introduces the setting and narrator and/or characters
• uses transitions to connect events and signal shifts in setting or time
• provides a reflective ending that brings closure to the narrative
Emerging
The narrative
• contains a beginning
that is unclear and/ or does not directly relate to the story
• presents disconnected ideas and limited use of transitions
• contains an ending with little or no reflective commentary
Incomplete
Ideas
The narrative
• tells a focused story
with a clear point of
view
• uses narrative
techniques such as dialogue (direct and indirect), pacing, and description to effectively tell a focused story
• provides reflection that thoughtfully communicates the importance of actions and/or consequences
The narrative
• tells a generally
focused story with a
clear point of view
• uses narrative
techniques to tell the
story
• reflects on the
importance of the experience, actions, and/or consequences
The narrative
• tells an unfocused
story with an unclear
point of view
• contains little or
no use of narrative
techniques
• contains limited
or no exploration of the importance of actions and/or consequences
The narrative
• summarizes rather
than narrates an
experience
• uses narrative
techniques either not at all or inconsistently
• neglects to present the significance of the experience
Structure
The narrative
• contains no clear
beginning to the
narrative
• presents incidents
without a clear
sense of sequence
• presents no
concluding elements
Use of Language
The narrative
• uses sensory and
figurative language to capture the action and make the story vivid
• uses a variety of sentence structures to enhance the story
• uses precise words and phrases to enhance the story
• uses clever allusions that are appropriate for the target audience
• shows control of punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and spelling
The narrative
• uses sensory and
figurative language to capture the action and make the story clear
• uses a variety of sentence structures
• generally uses precise words and phrases
• uses appropriate allusions to other texts
• contains minor errors in punctuation, grammar, capitalization, or spelling, but they
do not interfere with meaning
The narrative
• uses sensory and/or
figurative language
ineffectively
• shows little or no
variety in sentence
structure
• contains words and
phrases that are repetitive and/or unclear
• struggles to (or does not) use allusions
• contains errors
in grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling that interfere with meaning
The narrative
• uses little language
that appeals to the
senses
• contains little
variety or control in
sentence length
• contains diction
that is vague and
imprecise
• presents an absence
of figurative
language
• contains multiple
and major errors in the conventions of writing that interfere with understanding
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