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Turn in your piece of history, after checking to make sure it does everything it should, as a historical account.

In this lesson you were asked to write a historical narrative in which you recounted a moment or event in your life while explaining what this event shows about living during the second decade of the 21st century.

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Before you turn in your drafts and the final essay, study the rubric below to see how your teacher will grade your paper.

Criteria Superior- 5 pts Average- 3 pts Poor- 1 pt
Process Steps You seemed to take the process very seriously, completing all the steps on the worksheet fully and in great detail. You completed all the steps of the worksheet, but you did not provide a full response to some of the steps. You did not complete all the steps in the worksheet, or you provided very little information for most of them.
Accurate Historical Detail The event or topic is clear from the beginning of your draft. You skillfully weave your interpretation and experiences with the topic with accurate historical details. You maintain the reader’s interest throughout. Your historical narrative is based on an event or a topic, but it may not be clear from the beginning. You include both accurate historical details and your experiences but they are not always connected. Occasionally the writing loses the reader’s interest. The topic of event of your historical narrative is unclear. You do not include both your experiences and accurate historical detail or they are irrelevant. The writing confuses the reader.
Point of View Your historical narrative is consistently told from one point of view, making clear the significance of the event or topic. The point of view of your historical narrative is clear and consistent; however the significance is not clear. The point of view of your historical narrative is unclear or inconsistent. There is no evidence as to why the event was significant.
Sensory Details and Organization The narrative is developed in a chronological order that is easy for the reader to follow. The many details in your historical narrative help the reader “see” the action by appealing to the senses and framing the event within a historical context. The narrative follows a chronological order but may be missing some important explanations or details that help the reader follow the events and see the topic within a historical context. The details help the reader see the action but more details are needed. The narrative is lacking in organization, making it difficult for the reader to follow. Too few sensory details are included making it difficult for the reader to see the action and see the event within a historical context.

Before you submit your narrative, check it one more time using the following checklist based on the rubric your teacher will be using to grade your narrative.

My historical narrative focuses on one moment or event and includes not only the details of that experience, but details and facts that help place the moment in a larger historical context.
My ideas and details are fully-developed and descriptive so my reader can see the action.
I use transitions so my narrative is well organized and easy to follow.
My story is told from my perspective and maintains consistent verb tense and point of view throughout.
I include a lesson or takeaway for the reader that helps the reader understand life during the time the event took place.
My writing uses a varied sentence structure and is interesting to read.
I have identified any possible misspelled words and checked their spelling.
My writing is free from grammar and usage errors.