Faces of Homelessness Narrative Rubric

CATEGORY
Writing Process

Focus on Assigned Topic

Spelling and Punctuation

Accuracy of Facts
Problem/Conflict

4
3
2
Student devotes a lot of Student devotes sufficient Student devotes some
time and effort to the
time and effort to the
time and effort to the
writing process
writing process
writing process but was
(prewriting, drafting,
(prewriting, drafting,
not very thorough. Does
reviewing, and editing). reviewing, and editing). enough to get by.
Works hard to make the Works and gets the job
story wonderful.
done.
The entire story is related Most of the story is
Some of the story is
to the assigned topic and related to the assigned
related to the assigned
allows the reader to
topic. The story wanders topic, but a reader does
understand much more off at one point, but the not learn much about the
about the topic.
reader can still learn
topic.
something about the
topic.
There are no spelling or There is one spelling or There are 2-3 spelling
punctuation errors in the punctuation error in the and punctuation errors in
final draft. Character and final draft.
the final draft.
place names that the
author invented or
researched are spelled
consistently throughout.
All facts presented in the Almost all facts presented Most facts presented in
story are accurate and
in the story are accurate. the story are accurate (at
supported by research.
least 70%).
It is very easy for the
It is fairly easy for the
It is fairly easy for the
reader to understand the reader to understand the reader to understand the
problem the main
problem the main
problem the main
characters face and why characters face and why it characters face but it is
it is a problem.
is a problem.
not clear why it is a
problem.

1
Student devotes little time
and effort to the writing
process. Doesn't seem to
care.

No attempt has been

made to relate the story to
the assigned topic.

The final draft has more

than 3 spelling and
punctuation errors.

There are several factual

errors in the story.
It is not clear what
problem the main
characters face.

Science Connections

Student includes
Student includes
Student includes
connections to at least
connections to at least
connections to at least
three science topics
two science topics
one science topic
discussed as it relates to discussed as it relates to discussed as it relates to
homelessness in a
homelessness in a cultural homelessness in a
cultural context other
context other than the
cultural context other
than the United States. United States.
than the United States.
Social Studies Connections Student includes
Student includes
Student includes
connections to at least
connections to at least
connections to at least
three social studies topics two social studies topics one social studies topic
discussed as it relates to discussed as it relates to discussed as it relates to
homelessness in a
homelessness in a cultural homelessness in a
cultural context other
context other than the
cultural context other
than the United States. United States. Student did than the United States.
Student identified social not identify social justice Student did not identify
justice issues during the issues during the story. social justice issues
story.
during the story.
Global Cultural
Student wrote narrative Student wrote narrative Student wrote narrative
Perspective
using context of assigned using context of assigned using context of assigned
country and included
country and included
country but did not
many details about the some details about the
include details about the
cultural context. Student cultural context.
cultural context.
used research to support
their information.

No connections are made

to any of the science
topics discussed as they
related to homelessness.

No connections are made

to any of the social
studies topics discussed
as they related to
homelessness. Social
justice issues are not
mentioned during the
story.
Student wrote narrative
using the United States as
the context.