Essay #1 Eng 100

Narrative Paragraph
Directions: Write a 1 paragraph essay telling a personal story. Follow the writing process by
completing each of the following in order: prewriting, planning, rough draft, revising, and
publishing. Evidence of each stage of the writing process must be submitted. MLA format must
be followed.
The topic sentence of the essay should indicate the importance of the incident. The
concluding sentence must remind readers of the main point and make an observation based upon
it. The topic and concluding sentences must be only one sentence each.
The body of the paragraph must contain three primary details. Each primary detail must
have two secondary details. The body of the paragraph must be 5 8 sentences.
This same paragraph will be written three times once for each point of view (POV).
Maintain consistency in each POV.
Grammar and mechanics will be graded for accuracy. Particular attention will be given to
topics previously covered in class.

A 20 pts. B 17 pts. C 15 pts. D 13 pts. F 11 pts.
Writing
process; MLA
format
All parts are
submitted. Final
copy follows
MLA format.
1 component is
missing from
writing process
or MLA format.
2 components
are missing from
writing process
or MLA format.
3 components
are missing from
writing process
or MLA format.
4 or more
components are
missing from
writing process
or MLA format.

Topic Sentence
& Concluding
Sentence
All
characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic
is weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
4 characteristics
are weak or
missing
Body
All
characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic
is weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
4 characteristics
are weak or
missing
Point of View
All
characteristics
apparent

1 characteristic
is weak or
missing
2 characteristics
are weak or
missing
3 characteristics
are weak or
missing
4 characteristics
are weak or
missing
Grammar &
Mechanics
less than 2 errors
in grammar or
mechanics

3-4 errors in
grammar and
mechanics
5-6 errors in
grammar and
mechanics
7-8 errors in
grammar and
mechanics
9 or more errors
in grammar and
mechanics
EARNED:

100 Points Total