Narrative Writing Assessment Rubric

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Date:

📝 WALT: We Are Learning To Write Amazing Stories

Success Criteria: I can plan, write and check my narrative story using good vocabulary, sentences and spelling.

⭐ Planning, Creating & Revising Stories (EN1-CWT-01)

1. How well did I plan and create my story?

Working Towards: I tried to plan my story and included some story parts

At Standard: I planned my story with beginning, middle and end. I used good describing words and different sentence types

Above Standard: I planned a detailed story with interesting characters and events. I used exciting vocabulary and varied my sentences to make it engaging

2. Did I check and improve my writing?

Working Towards: I read through my story once

At Standard: I checked my story and made some changes to make it better

Above Standard: I carefully revised my story, adding details and improving word choices to make it more interesting

3. What I did well in my story planning:

4. Next time I will improve:

🔤 Spelling Strategies (EN1-SPELL-01)

5. How well did I use spelling strategies?

Working Towards: I tried to spell words and used some sounds I know

At Standard: I used different spelling strategies like sounding out, word families and sight words

Above Standard: I used many spelling strategies including prefixes, suffixes and spelling patterns to spell challenging words

6. Which spelling strategies did I use? (Tick all that apply)

Sounding out words

Using word families (-ing, -ed)

Remembering sight words

Using prefixes and suffixes

Asking for help

Using a dictionary

✍️ Handwriting & Technology (EN1-HANDW-01)

7. How neat and clear was my writing?

Working Towards: Some of my writing was clear and I tried to form letters correctly

At Standard: My writing was mostly neat and clear with good letter formation

Above Standard: My writing was very neat, clear and fluent throughout my whole story

8. If I used technology, how well did I use it?

Working Towards: I used basic typing or digital tools with help

At Standard: I used digital tools to create and edit my text

Above Standard: I confidently used digital tools to create, format and enhance my narrative

I wrote by hand only

9. My writing goal for next time:

🎯 Teacher Notes & Differentiation

Extension for Advanced Learners: Include dialogue, complex sentence structures, or multiple plot lines

Support for Diverse Learners: Use story maps, word banks, or digital tools with text-to-speech

Dyslexia-Friendly Options: Larger font, coloured paper, oral storytelling, or voice-to-text technology

Narrative Writing Assessment Rubric

Narrative Writing Assessment Rubric

📝 WALT: We Are Learning To Write Amazing Stories

⭐ Planning, Creating & Revising Stories (EN1-CWT-01)

🔤 Spelling Strategies (EN1-SPELL-01)

✍️ Handwriting & Technology (EN1-HANDW-01)

🎯 Teacher Notes & Differentiation

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