Final Narrative Scoring Rubric 4 3 2 1 Content Analysis Successfully incorporates key Some difficulty in making The key details only Key details are missing details from the readings and clear how the key details somewhat show the animal’s and/or do not show any makes it clear in the narrative selected show the animal’s adaptation to its evidence of the animal’s (level of that he/she has an adaptation to its environment. adaptation to its understanding of understanding of how the environment. environment. how the animal is animal is uniquely adapted its uniquely adapted environment. to its environment) Plot and Establishes a clear plot and Establishes a plot and main Struggles to establish a plot Does not establish a plot Characters introduces a main character character, but might and/or characters that would and/or characters that can that realistically describes its struggle somewhat to allow for realistic provide descriptions of adaptive behavior and/or realistically describe descriptions of physical or physical or behavioral (incorporation of physical characteristics. physical or behavioral behavioral adaptation. adaptation character(s), adaptation. plot/situation, dialogue, actions to Dialogue and descriptions of Dialogue and descriptions of Dialogue and descriptions of demonstrate actions, thoughts, and feelings Dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings actions, thoughts, and feelings animal’s adaptive of character show insight into actions, thoughts, and of character indirectly show of character do not show the behavior and the response of characters to feelings of character the response of characters to response of characters to physical situations that result from adequately show the situations that result from situations that result from characteristics) physical or behavioral response of character to physical or behavioral physical or behavioral adaptation. situations that result from adaptation. adaptation. physical or behavioral adaptation. Conventions of Correctly uses temporal words Mostly uses temporal words Struggles with the use of Does not demonstrate an Writing and phrases to signal event and phrases correctly to temporal to signal event understanding of how to use order. signal event order. order. temporal words and phrases to signal event order. Accurately uses conversational, Mostly uses conversational, Struggles with accurate use of general academic, and general academic, and grade-appropriate Does not use vocabulary. domain-specific vocabulary. conversational, general conversational, academic, and general academic, or vocabulary. vocabulary. Conclusion Provides a clear sense of Conclusion does not clearly Attempts to bring a sense of Writing ends abruptly and closure to the writing piece. provide closure to the closure to the piece, but lacks closure. writing piece. struggles to create cohesion. Notes:
Final Narrative Scoring Rubric 4 3 2 1 Content Analysis (level of understanding of how the animal is uniquely adapted to its environment) Successfully incorporates key details from the readings and makes it clear in the narrative that he/she has an understanding of how the animal is uniquely adapted its environment. Some difficulty in making clear how the key details selected show the animal’s adaptation to its environment. The key details only somewhat show the animal’s adaptation to its environment. Key details are missing and/or do not show any evidence of the animal’s adaptation to its environment. Plot and Characters (incorporation of character(s), plot/situation, dialogue, actions to demonstrate animal’s adaptive behavior and physical characteristics) Establishes a clear plot and introduces a main character that realistically describes its adaptive behavior and/or physical characteristics. Dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings of character show insight into the response of characters to situations that result from physical or behavioral adaptation. Establishes a plot and main character, but might struggle somewhat to realistically describe physical or behavioral adaptation. Dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings of character adequately show the response of character to situations that result from physical or behavioral adaptation. Struggles to establish a plot and/or characters that would allow for realistic descriptions of physical or behavioral adaptation. Dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings of character indirectly show the response of characters to situations that result from physical or behavioral adaptation. Does not establish a plot and/or characters that can provide descriptions of physical or behavioral adaptation Dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings of character do not show the response of characters to situations that result from physical or behavioral adaptation. Conventions of Writing Correctly uses temporal words and phrases to signal event order. Accurately uses conversational, general academic, and vocabulary. Mostly uses temporal words and phrases correctly to signal event order. Mostly uses conversational, general academic, and domain-specific vocabulary. Struggles with the use of temporal to signal event order. Struggles with accurate use of grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and vocabulary. Does not demonstrate an understanding of how to use temporal words and phrases to signal event order. Does not use conversational, general academic, or vocabulary. Conclusion Provides a clear sense of closure to the writing piece. Conclusion does not clearly provide closure to the writing piece. Attempts to bring a sense of closure to the piece, but struggles to create cohesion. Writing ends abruptly and lacks closure. Notes:
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