Memoir Rubric Outline

Decent Essays
Memoir Rubric MLA Heading: 3 points /3
Title (Centered and Capitalized): 2 points /2
Three transitional word/phrases in Bold: 6 points /6
Paperrater Edit: 5 points /5
Peer Edit: 5 points Signed _________________ /5 /20 Focus/Exposition
Purposefully engages and orients the reader by establishing a context and point of view
Expertly introduces the narrator and/or main characters
Addresses the prompt, audience awareness
Elaboration: the writer developed the action, dialogue, details and central character to convey an issue, lesson or idea.
Narrative

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