Narrative Paragraph

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Ideas: Do I begin with a topic sentence that tells the main idea? Do all other sentences tell about the main idea?	I begin by telling the main idea. All other sentences are about that idea.	I begin by tellin g the main idea. Some other sentences are not about that idea.	I don’t begin by telling the main idea.	I don’t tell what my writing is about.
Organization: Do I tell events in order? Do I use temporal words? Does my last sentence tell the ending or how I felt?	All events are in the right order. I use temporal words correctly. My last sentence tells the ending or how I felt	Events are in the right order. I don’t tell the ending or how I felt.	Some important events are missing. I don’t tell th e ending or how I felt	I don’t tell about things that happened
Word Choice : Do I sense words and exact words ?	I use many sense words and exact words.	I use some sense words and exact words.	I use a few sense words and exact words.	I don’t use sense words and exact words
Sentence Fluency: Do my words and phrases flow together as it is read?	My sentences are varied in structure and length.	Some sentence structure is varied. The length of my sentences is varied.	Most sentences are simple in structure and length	I did not write sentences.
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