Tuesday - Personal Narratives

Today - we are going to take your prewrites and your outlines and begin writing your personal narratives. 

Remember that you introductory paragraph needs a hook, and some sort of controlling idea. 

 Personal Narrative

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IDEAS                                        20                      19     18      17          16      15     14               13     12     11

Is the essay focused?

Does it define a purpose?

Does the letter address an

audience? 

DETAILS                                   20                      19    18      17           16      15      14              13     12     11

Extent which you back

up your main ideas with

examples, the extent which

you describe a scene with

imagery.

ORGANIZATION                   20                       19      18    17             16      15     14              13       12     11

Extent to which you

effectively organize information

so the reader can follow

(includes: paragraph structure,

topic sentences, how well paragraphs

stay aligned with thesis, etc.)

SENTENCE FLUENCY/ VOICE  20                19     18     17             16       15     14            13       12      11

Do you the sentences flow,

are they varied: complex, compound,

simple.  Does the writer have his/her

own voice?  Is the voice original?

CONVENTIONS                20                          19     18     17             16    15      14                13    12    11

Correct us of the conventions of spelling

punctuations, etc.