1000-1200 Words. Memoir Needs to be written check attachment

Levels of Achievement

Criteria

Beginning

Developing

Accomplished

Exemplary

Title: An interesting/creative title that captures the attention of the audience and reflects the main point of the memoir.

Title may be somewhat dull and/or mislead readers about the main point of the memoir.

Title may be less creative and/or doesn’t clearly enough convey to readers the main point of the memoir.

Title conveys to readers the main point of the memoir, but could be more interesting/engaging.

Title conveys to readers the main point of the memoir, and is interesting/engaging.

Main point: your own experience is focused and demonstrates meaning and value for the reader

Main point is missing/unclear.

Main point is included, but needs more focus/may be somewhat confusing to audience.

Main point is clear and focused, but might not be as meaningful/valuable for the audience as exemplary category.

Main point is clear/focused and demonstrates obvious meaning and value for the audience.

Narrative: interesting and effective use of narrative techniques and descriptive details (and perhaps dialogue) that show, not tell, the reader.

Passages mostly “tell” the audience; need more descriptive details.

Descriptive details are included at times, but need more.

Descriptive details are included but could be more vivid.

Descriptive details are interesting and vivid.

Reflective: the ability to reflect upon your memories to show emotion.

Your reflections upon your memories are missing,obscure, or less engaging for this audience.

Your reflections upon your memories may be somewhat included but are not entirely clear or might be less engaging for this audience.

Your reflections upon your memories are included.

Your reflections upon your memories are included and articulated in an exemplary manner.

Rhetorical strategies: structure, style, tone, vocabulary are appropriate for audience(s)/purpose/ genre of memoir.

Rhetorical strategies: structure, style, tone, vocabulary are articulated in a manner that might be confusing to audience

Rhetorical strategies: structure, style, tone, vocabulary are somewhat appropriate, but could be confusing to audience.

Rhetorical strategies: structure, style, tone, vocabulary are articulated in an effective manner.

Rhetorical strategies: structure, style, tone, vocabulary are articulated in an exemplary manner and demonstrate a high level of thinking about the rhetorical situation.

Ethos: writing reflects correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Many errors that obscure the meaning of the sentences/passages and impact the writer’s credibility.

Contains at least two errors, which obscure the meaning of a sentence or passage and impact the writer’s credibility.

Contains one error which does not obscure the meaning of the sentence or passage, but slightly impacts the writer’s ethos.

Is completely free of errors, which reflects well on the writer’s ethos.