MEMOIR RUBRIC: 

Your rubric will be graded using the following rubric. Use it as a guide to write your draft.

Memoir has a strong lead. The writer captures the readers’ interest from the start.

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 The plot has a clear beginning, middle, and end.  Includes an entertaining retelling of the event as well as the writer’s feelings about them (reflection)

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The writer uses a good amount of descriptions and details (“show “sentences) . Dialogue is used effectively

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Memoir is neat and contains no errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.

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