Family History Narrative Rubric

Category
Elements of
Creative
Nonfiction

Content

At least 5
There are 4
There are 3
There are 2 or
examples of the examples of the examples of the less examples of
incorporation of incorporation of incorporation of the incorporation
the elements of the elements of the elements of of the elements
creative
creative
creative
of creative
nonfiction are
nonfiction
nonfiction
nonfiction
correctly
correctly
correctly
correctly
identified and
identified and
identified and
identified and
highlighted in
highlighted in
highlighted in
highlighted in
the final draft.
the final draft.
the final draft.
the final draft.
The entire
narrative is
related to the
assigned topic
and allows the
reader to
understand much
more about the
topic. Three
generations are
explored.

Most of the
narrative is
related to the
assigned topic.
The narrative
wanders off at
one point, but the
reader can still
learn something
about the topic.
Three
generations are
explored.

Some of the
No attempt has
narrative is
been made to
related to the
relate the
assigned topic, narrative to the
but a reader does assigned topic.
not learn much
Two or fewer
about the topic. generations are
Three
explored.
generations are
explored.

Organization

The narrative is The narrative is The narrative is a Ideas and scenes

very well
pretty well
little hard to
seem to be
organized. One organized. One
follow. The
randomly
idea or scene
idea or scene
transitions are
arranged.
follows another may seem out of sometimes not
in a logical
place. Clear
clear.
sequence with
transitions are
clear transitions.
used.

Spelling and
Punctuation

There are no
There are 2-3
There are 4-6
The final draft
spelling or
spelling or
spelling or
has more than 6
punctuation
punctuation
punctuation
spelling or
errors in the final errors in the final errors in the final
punctuation
draft.
draft.
draft.
errors.

Formatting
Guidelines

All of the
formatting
guidelines are
followed. The
essay is 4-6
pages in length.

5 of the
formatting
guidelines are
followed. The
essay is 4-6
pages in length.

3-4 of the
2 or less of the
formatting
formatting
guidelines are
guidelines are
followed. The
followed. The
essay is 3-4
essay is less than
pages in length.
3 pages in
length.

Total Score: ___/100