NH SAS Narrative Grades 3-5
New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System rubric for narrative writing for grades 3-5
English
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
16 points
Rubric Details
- Standard
- NH SAS
- Subject
- English
- Grade Level
- 3-5
- Total Points
- 16
- Criteria
- 4 categories
- Assignment Type
- essay
Rubric Criteria
Criteria | Exceeds(4 pts) | Meets(3 pts) | Approaching(2 pts) | Beginning(1 pt) | No Evidence(0 pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Narrative Focus/Organization How well the narrative establishes a situation, organizes events, and provides closure | Effectively establishes situation; organizes event sequence that unfolds naturally; provides satisfying conclusion that follows from narrated experiences | Establishes situation; organizes event sequence logically; provides adequate conclusion | Establishes situation but may be unclear; events partially organized; weak conclusion | Minimal situation established; events disorganized; missing or unrelated conclusion | No narrative structure evident |
Development/Elaboration Use of narrative techniques such as dialogue, description, and pacing to develop experiences and events | Uses dialogue, description, and pacing effectively; develops characters and events with concrete and sensory details | Uses some dialogue and description; adequately develops characters and events with details | Limited use of narrative techniques; partial development of characters or events | Minimal narrative techniques; little development of characters or events | No narrative techniques or development |
Language/Vocabulary Use of concrete words, phrases, and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely | Uses concrete words, sensory details, and precise language to convey experiences vividly | Uses appropriate words and some sensory details to convey experiences | Uses basic language; limited sensory details | Uses vague language; minimal sensory details | No evidence of descriptive language |
Conventions Command of grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling | Strong command of conventions; few if any errors | Adequate command of conventions; some errors do not interfere with meaning | Partial command; errors sometimes interfere with meaning | Limited command; frequent errors interfere with meaning | No command of conventions |
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