Narrative rubric Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Almost to Standard Below (A) (B) C * THESIS Thesis/claim is precise, knowledgeable, significant; thesis has a topic, stand and why. Thesis/Claim is complete with a topic, stand and why Thesis/Claim may be unclear or incomplete Thesis/Claim is missing or incomplete PARAGRAPHS AND EVIDENCE WITH ACTION AND CONFLICT Develops the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, details or other information and examples Skillfully integrates information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas and advance the thesis Clearly includes action and conflict. Essay is focused on thesis. Develops the topic by selecting significant and relevant facts, concrete details, or other information and examples Integrates evidence into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas and advance the thesis. Includes action and conflict. Is mostly focused on thesis. Attempts to develop the topic using evidence, but evidence is inaccurate, irrelevant, and/or insufficient Attempts to integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas and advance the thesis, but information is insufficient or irrelevant Action and/or conflict is weak or missing. Essay may veer off of the thesis/topic at times. Does not develop the topic by selecting evidence to support a thesis Does not assess the strengths and limitations of evidence. Action and/or conflict is missing. Essay veers off of topic or topic is unclear throughout the essay. CONCLUSION Conclusion summarizes the main point and topics without repeating previous sentences; thesis is restated in a new way. Conclusion summarizes main topics; thesis is restated. Conclusion summarizes main points but is repetitive. Thesis is restated but not in a new way. Conclusion does not adequately summarize the essay. Thesis is not restated. Organization, Writing Style and Conventions Organization skillfully sequences the claim(s), reasons, and evidence Provides a concluding statement or section that skillfully follows from or supports the argument presented Skillfully produces clear, coherent, sophisticated writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience MLA formatting is correct. Organization logically sequences the claim(s), reasons, and evidence Provides a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented Produces clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience MLA formatting is correct. Attempts to create a logical organization, but may be missing some elements of the assignment Attempts to provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented, but statement does not support thesis Attempts to produce clear and coherent writing, but errors in conventions and wri ...