Autobiographical Narrative Essay

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AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE: The topic appeals to peer group; ideas are relevant and descriptive
Topic does not appeal to peers; many irrelevant details exist OR details lack description
Topic is somewhat appealing; some irrelevant details OR more descriptive details are desired
Topic is appealing to peers; few irrelevant details OR a slight lack of vivid description of events
Topic is overwhelmingly appealing to peers; no irrelevant details and vivid description are included
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ORGANIZATION: Flow of ideas from one paragraph to the next is logical and easy to follow.
Essay is not well organized chronologically, making it difficult to read and understand the flow of events.
Essay has some organization problems and may cause the reader to go back and review the order of events to gain full understanding.
The organization is mostly chronological and fairly easy to follow; readers understand the events in the first reading.
Organization is crisp and chronological. The reader is able to follow along easily upon the first reading.
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ELABORATION: Vivid details, including appropriate use of dialogue, are apparent.
Completely lacks details. Reader is left asking multiple questions regarding the events.
Some details are apparent, but essay still lacks clarity. Reader may question the purpose of the essay.
Sufficient details are given to allow the reader to draw a conclusion about the essay and the purpose for reading it.
Rich, vivid details enhance the reading experience. The author clearly shows what the reader is to take from the essay.
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USE OF LANGUAGE: Interesting vocabulary choices, a variety of sentence structures, and minimal to no errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
Vocabulary use is very common; sentence structure is repetitive; many errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
Some effort to choose less common vocabulary is evident; some sentence variety is evident; several errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation,etc.
Vocabulary choices create interest for the reader; sentence structure is varied; few errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
Excellent choice of vocabulary excites the reader; sentence structure is carefully chosen; spelling, grammar, punctuation errors are not present or are very minimal.
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STANDARD MANUSCRIPT FORM AND LENGTH: 1" margins, double spaced, proper headings; minimum 500 words
3 or more errors in Standard Manuscript form; 250 words or less
2 errors in Standard Manuscript form; 251-380 words
1 error in Standard Manuscript form; 381-499 words
No errors in Standard Manuscript form; 500 words or more
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