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Year 3 Narrative Rubric
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Year 3 Narrative Writing Rubric
📝 WALT: We Are Learning To write engaging narratives
Success Criteria: I can structure my story with a clear beginning, middle and end, and use interesting language to engage my reader.
📊 Narrative Writing Assessment Rubric
1. Story Structure & Organisation
Working Towards: My story has some parts but may be missing a clear beginning, middle or end.
Developed: My story has a clear beginning, middle and end that makes sense.
Exceeding: My story is well-organised with an engaging beginning, detailed middle and satisfying ending.
2. Character & Setting (Orientation)
Working Towards: I mention who is in my story and where it happens.
Developed: I clearly introduce my characters and setting at the beginning.
Exceeding: I create interesting characters and vivid settings that draw the reader in.
3. Problem & Solution
Working Towards: My story has a simple problem that gets solved.
Developed: My story has a clear problem that builds tension and a logical solution.
Exceeding: My story has an engaging problem with complications and a creative resolution.
4. Language & Description
Working Towards: I use simple words to tell my story.
Developed: I use interesting words and some describing words (adjectives).
Exceeding: I use rich vocabulary, descriptive language and literary devices.
5. Sentences & Paragraphs
Working Towards: I write in simple sentences, some may be incomplete.
Developed: I write complete sentences and group related ideas together.
Exceeding: I use varied sentence types and clear paragraph structure.
6. Grammar & Punctuation
Working Towards: I use some capital letters and full stops correctly.
Developed: I use capital letters, full stops and question marks correctly most of the time.
Exceeding: I use a range of punctuation correctly including speech marks and commas.
🎯 Teacher Comments & Next Steps
What I did well:
My next learning goal:
Extension Challenge: Add dialogue, use more complex sentence starters, or include figurative language.
Overall Level: Working Towards ⭐ | Developed ⭐⭐ | Exceeding ⭐⭐⭐
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