Slice of Life Rubric

5 / 4 / 3 / 2-1
Lead / - I include a lead that is engaging and grabs the reader’s attention immediately. / - I include a lead that gets the reader’s attention. / - My lead does not grab the reader’s attention. / - My Slice of Life does not include an obvious lead that makes the reader want to read more.
Editing / - I have little or no spelling errors.
- I use capital letters, end punctuation, apostrophes, commas, and quotation marks correctly. / - I have a few spelling errors.
- I use most capital letters, end punctuation, apostrophes, commas, and quotation marks correctly.
- My errors do not make it difficult to read my writing. / - I have many spelling errors.
- My punctuation (capital letters, end punctuation, apostrophes, commas, and quotation marks) is not always used correctly.
- My errors make it difficult to read my writing at times. / - My spelling, capitalization and punctuation errors make it difficult to read or understand my writing.
10-9 / 8 / 7 / 6 or below
So What? / - The significance of my memory is clear, meaningful, and woven throughout my Slice of Life. / - The significance of my memory is clear, meaningful, and referred to prior to the end of my Slice of Life. / - I don’t make the significance of my memory clear to the reader. / - I don’t show the reader that my memory is significant or important to me.
Details/Description/
Effective Use of
Language / - I include vocabulary, specific word choice and details to help the reader visualize my memory throughout my writing.
- I use sensory details (sight, taste, sound, touch and smell) throughout my memoir to make my descriptions more exciting to the reader. / - I include vocabulary, specific word choice and details to help the reader visualize my memory throughout most of my writing.
- I use sensory details (sight, taste, sound, touch and smell) throughout mostof my memoir to make my descriptions more exciting to the reader. / - My memory is difficult for the reader to visualize because my use of sensory details (sight, taste, sound, touch and smell) is limited. / - My memory is difficult for the reader to visualize because I rarely use sensory details (sight, taste, sound, touch and smell).
Organization/Ideas/
Content / - I focus on a single memory and develop it throughout my writing.
- I vary my sentence structure in both style and length.
- My paragraphing is correct. / - I focus on a single memory and develop it throughoutmost of my writing.
- I have some variation in sentence structure.
- My paragraphing is usually correct. / - Some of my writing is focused on a single memory but is not fully-developed.
- I usually follow one sentence pattern.
- I have tried to include paragraphs. / - My Slice of Life is difficult for the reader to follow because I haven’t focused or developed my thoughts.
- I use short, simple sentences.
- I have not broken my ideas into paragraphs.

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Grade: _____ / 40 = _____