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NJSLA-A Grade 9 Narrative Rubric
NJSLA-A Grade 9 Narrative Rubric is a 15-point scoring rubric published by New Jersey Department of Education: it scores narrative writing at grade 9 on 3 criteria, Ideas and Focus (5 points), Organization (5 points) and Expression and Word Choice (5 points), and scores run from 3 to 15.
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How it is scored
- Ideas and Focus5 pts · 5 levels
- Organization5 pts · 5 levels
- Expression and Word Choice5 pts · 5 levels
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The full rubric
Ideas and Focus · 5 points
5 points
Focused response, clear understanding of task and purpose. Characteristics: a problem, situation, or observation that clearly engages and orients the reader; clearly establishes one or multiple point(s) of view; clearly introduces a narrator and/or characters; narrative techniques that clearly develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
4 points
Mostly focused response, general understanding of task and purpose. Characteristics: a problem, situation, or observation that generally engages and orients the reader; generally establishes one or multiple point(s) of view; generally introduces a narrator and/or characters; narrative techniques that generally develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
3 points
Basic response, some understanding of task and purpose. Characteristics: a problem, situation, or observation that somewhat engages and orients the reader; somewhat establishes one or multiple point(s) of view; somewhat introduces a narrator and/or characters; narrative techniques that somewhat develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
2 points
Limited response, partial understanding of task and purpose. Characteristics: a problem, situation, or observation that attempts to engage or orient the reader; attempts to establish a point of view; attempts to introduce a narrator or characters; limited or attempted narrative techniques.
1 point
Minimally written response, minimal understanding of task and purpose. Characteristics: a problem, situation, or observation that is minimal or unclear; establishes minimal or no point of view; minimally introduces a narrator or characters; minimal or no narrative techniques.
Organization · 5 points
5 points
Focused response. Characteristics: a sequence of real or imagined experiences or events that build on one another to create a coherent whole; a conclusion that clearly follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved.
4 points
Mostly focused response. Characteristics: a sequence of real or imagined experiences or events that generally creates a coherent whole; a conclusion that generally follows from what is experienced, observed, or resolved.
3 points
Basic response. Characteristics: a sequence of real or imagined experiences or events that creates a somewhat coherent whole; a conclusion that somewhat follows from what is experienced, observed, or resolved.
2 points
Limited response. Characteristics: a limited or attempted series of events; a limited or attempted conclusion.
1 point
Minimally written response. Characteristics: minimal or no sequence of events; a minimal or missing conclusion.
Expression and Word Choice · 5 points
5 points
Focused response. Characteristics: precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to clearly convey experiences, events, settings, and/or characters.
4 points
Mostly focused response. Characteristics: words and phrases, details, and sensory language to generally convey experiences, events, settings, and/or characters.
3 points
Basic response. Characteristics: words and phrases to somewhat convey experiences, events, settings, and/or characters.
2 points
Limited response. Characteristics: limited or attempted words or phrases to convey experiences, events, settings, or characters.
1 point
Minimally written response. Characteristics: minimal or no words or phrases to convey experiences, events, settings, or characters.
Source
New Jersey Department of Education. Official document. Rubrics are revised periodically, so check the source before using this for a graded assessment.
Common questions
What does the NJSLA Writing Narrative rubric for Grade 9 score?
It scores narrative writing at grade 9 on 3 criteria: Ideas and Focus (5 points), Organization (5 points) and Expression and Word Choice (5 points). Each criterion has 5 performance levels, and every level descriptor is written out on this page.
What is the top score on the NJSLA Writing Narrative rubric for Grade 9?
15 points. The criteria are weighted Ideas and Focus (5 points), Organization (5 points) and Expression and Word Choice (5 points), so scores run from 3 to 15.
Who publishes the NJSLA Writing Narrative rubric for Grade 9?
New Jersey Department of Education. The official document is linked in the Source section of this page. Rubrics are revised periodically, so check the source before using this for a graded assessment.
Can NudgeLearn grade essays with the NJSLA Writing Narrative rubric for Grade 9?
Yes. This rubric is built into the NudgeLearn essay grader. Upload an essay, typed or handwritten, and it comes back with a score on every criterion and the reasoning written out. The teacher stays the grader: review it and change any score before it goes back to the student. A free account covers 20 essays.
Grading against this rubric
The essay grader is measured on 78 real student essays that Texas released with official examiner scores: nine in ten came back within one point of the examiner. That study used the STAAR rubrics, not this one. The accuracy study: method, numbers and limits.
How to grade constructed responses for a whole class: short and extended constructed responses, scored consistently across a class set.
Score an essay against this rubric
This rubric is built into the essay grader. Upload an essay, typed or handwritten, and get a score on every criterion with the reasoning written out. You can change any score before it goes back to the student.
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