DLI 2nd Grade Guide

Narrative Writing Rubric 2 nd Grade

Score

Statement of Purpose / Focus and Organization (3-point rubric)

Conventions/Editing (3 point rubric)

The response adequately: ● Retells an event(s) ● Sequences events ●

The response demonstrates command of the conventions ● Capitalize the frst word in a sentence and the pronoun “ I.” ● Use common nouns, verbs, and prepositions. ● Distinguish between common and proper nouns and capitalize appropriately. ● Use singular and plural nouns matching verbs ● Use personal, possessive and indefnite pronouns ● Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future ● Use common adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions and determiners ● Use end punctuation for sentences ● Use punctuation to separate items in a series ● Use and form the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs ● Use an apostrophe with possessives The response demonstrates partial command of the conventions ● Capitalize the frst word in a sentence and the pronoun “ I.” ● Use common nouns, verbs, and prepositions. ● Distinguish between common and proper nouns and capitalize appropriately. ● Use singular and plural nouns matching verbs ● Use personal, possessive and indefnite pronouns ● Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future ● Use common adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions and determiners ● Use end punctuation for sentences ● Use punctuation to separate items in a series ● Use and form the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs ● Use an apostrophe with possessives

Details are included to describe o Emotions o Thoughts o Actions

3

● Temporal words are used with sequential order ● Complete simple sentences ● Complete compound sentences ● Provides a concluding statement

The response partially; ● Retells an event(s) ● Sequences events ●

Details are included to describe o Emotions o Thoughts o Actions

● Temporal words are used with sequential order ● Complete simple sentences ● Complete compound sentences ● Provides a concluding statement

2

The response has minimal to no: ● Events ● Details ● Temporal words ● Complete sentences ● No concluding statement ● Illegible

The response demonstrates minimal command of conventions:

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Errors in usage may obscure meaning

● Inconsistent use of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

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