ENG 300

MemoirRubric.docx

		Outstanding	Acceptable	Developing
Content	Narrative	Memoir describes a specific event or situation	Memoir describes a generalized event or situation without being very specific	Memoir does not clearly focus on any particular event or situation
	Detail	Memoir relies heavily on specific details to tell its story	Memoir includes some details that enrich the story	Memoir includes few specific details
	Meaning	Memoir indicates the significance of its story	Memoir hints at the significance of its story, but the meaning is not entirely clear	Memoir does not indicate the significance of the event or situation it describes
Style	Opening	Memoir begins with an engaging sentence that establishes the tone of the memoir	Memoir begins with an engaging sentence, but this sentence does not effectively establish the tone of what follows	Memoir does not begin with an engaging sentence
	Closing	Memoir concludes with a memorable sentence that sums up something important about the memoir’s meaning	Memoir concludes with a memorable sentence, but this sentence does not sum up anything important about the meaning of the memoir	Memoir does not conclude with a memorable sentence
	Voice	Word choice and sentence structure of the memoir convey a clear sense of the writer’s personality	Word choice and sentence structure of the memoir convey a somewhat clear sense of the writer’s personality	Word choice and sentence structure of the memoir convey no clear sense of the writer’s personality
Mechanics	Proficiency	Memoir includes no errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar	Memoir includes few errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar	Memoir includes numerous errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar
	Paragraphing	Memoir consistently uses paragraph breaks to distinguish key pieces of information and to make the memoir easy to read	Memoir mostly uses paragraph breaks to distinguish key pieces of information and to make the memoir easy to read	Memoir’s use of paragraph breaks does not help to distinguish key pieces of information or to make the memoir easy to read
	Format	Memoir is 400-500 words in length and is formatted clearly and appropriately	Memoir is 400-500 words in length, but contains formatting irregularities	Memoir is substantially longer or shorter than 400-500 words and/or contains formatting irregularities