Narrative+Rubric

= **Original Narrative for Hurston Performance Assessment** = = **Standards Addressed: 4, 5, 7 ** = · Demonstrates a consistent awareness of task and audience · Does not include non-essential information || · Control – story allows for a figurative reading that is suggested by identifiable literary devices/techniques such as: -allegorical details, archetypes and archetypal patterns, allusion, imagery, imagery patterns, metaphor, personification, simile, symbolism, point of view (unreliable narrator), resolution (realization, incipient realization), characterization details, foil characters, narrative structure (frame) · Implication – the figurative level of the story develops a clear thematic issue, the “So What ?” implication. · Believability – the story is believable—sufficient details, development · Impact – The story intrigues the reader with its originality or ability to compel attention and/or provoke thoughtful response. || · Effective framing of narrative – clear beginning, middle, and end · Logical and coherent development of plot || – colorful figurative language, in particular metaphors and imagery, weaved throughout · Authentic — uses precise diction and phrasing to resonate sounds, songs, and/or stories of Southern Black folk tradition · Folkloric techniques – features of orality or performance, moral features or social commentary -- fuses folk reality with animated characterization and setting || · Adheres to Focal Correction Areas discussed in //Nine Ways To Improve Your Writing// (when appropriate to narrative structure) -active rather than passive voice -consistent and appropriate point of view - commas used judiciously - pronoun agreement and clarity - verb tense consistency ||
 * ** Focus ** ||
 * ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** || ** 0 ** ||
 * · All the information is necessary to maintain a thread of central meaning
 * ** Content **
 * (Context, Control, Implications, Believability, and Impact) ** ||
 * ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** || ** 0 ** ||
 * · Context – embodies the relationship between place, tradition, history, and story
 * ** Organization ** ||
 * ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** || ** 0 ** ||
 * · Clear order established and sustained within and across paragraphs using implicit and explicit transitional devices
 * ** Style ** ||
 * ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** || ** 0 ** ||
 * · Dialogue and Dialect – appropriate and consistent tone, rhythm, and word choice.
 * ** Conventions ** ||
 * ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** || ** 0 ** ||
 * · Paper reflects careful proof reading

Focus (2) _ Content (4) _ Organization (2) _ Style (4) _ Conventions (2) _
 * __Weights__ __Scores__ __Total/Grade__**

|| Adapted from Carol H. Rohrbach’s Critical Essay rubric and Peeling the Onion Performance Assessment rubric || Back to [|WebQuest]