Text features of

an Autobiography

Ideas

Communication

Connecting to the
reader

Learning Goal

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Includes a:
- Title
- Introduction
- Body 3 paragraphs
- Conclusion
I clearly stated my full
name and let the reader
know that I am writing
about myself in the
introduction.

No text features are

included.

Some text features are

included.

Most text features are

included.

All text features are

included.

I am unclear and didnt

share my full name and it
is not clear that my
purpose is to write an
autobiography to recount
my life

I shared my full name

but I am vague about my
purpose. It is not
obvious that I am writing
an autobiography to
recount my life.

The opening statement

identifies my full name
AND that I am writing
an autobiography to
recount my life.

The opening statement

identifies my full name
AND it is clear that I am
writing an autobiography
to recount my life.

I shared events from my

past and organized my info
in the order that the
events happened.

I shared very little

about events in my life.
The events are not in
chronological order.

I shared most important

events about my life in
chronological order.

I shared all significant

and important events
about my life in
chronological order.

My ideas are well

supported with detail.

Ideas are not supported

with detail.

I shared a very few

events about my life
and/or I did not put the
events in chronological
order.
Some important ideas
are omitted.

Important ideas are

included.

All important ideas are

included.

Ideas are logical, easy to

understand and make sense
to my reader.
I organized my recount
into logical paragraphs.

The writing does not

make sense.

Some of the writing

makes sense.

Writing makes sense.

The writing is logical and

it makes sense.

Writing is not organized

in a logical order.

Writing is organized in a
logical order.

Writing is well organized

in a logical order.

I used a variety of
sentences

I did not use a variety of

sentences to
communicate ideas.

Writing needs to be
more organized in a
logical order.
I used some variety in
my sentences to
communicate my ideas

I used a variety of
sentences to
communicate my ideas

I used time connectives

(meanwhile, months later,
finally, next).

There are no time

connective words used in
my recount

There are some time

connective words used in
my recount

There are many time

connective words used
throughout my recount

I used a variety of
sentences to
communicate my ideas in
an innovative way.
There are several time
connective words used
throughout my recount

I wrote in the past and

present tense.

I didnt use the past and

present tense.

I wrote some of my
recount using the
appropriate tense.

I wrote my recount using

the appropriate tense.

I wrote my recount using

the appropriate tense.

My voice shows I am proud

of who I am and happy to
share my life events and
accomplishments.

Appropriate voice cannot

be identified in the
writing.

There is some use of

appropriate voice in the
recount.

There is an appropriate
voice is used in the
writing

There is a strong and

convincing voice used in
the writing.

I used specific details,

verbs and descriptive
language in my word choice
to interest the reader.

Appropriate word choice

cannot be identified in
the writing.

Appropriate word choice

is used to recount their
life and
accomplishments.

Strong and convincing

word choice is used to
support the writers
recount of their life and
accomplishments.

Edit for capital letters,

punctuation, spelling,
grammar

There is little evidence

of editing for
conventions and text
features.

There is evidence of
editing for conventions
and text features.

There is evidence of
careful editing for
conventions and text
features.

The tone of my recount is

lively and entertaining to
appeal to my reader

There is no evident lively

or entertaining tone in
the recount.

There is a convincing
lively and entertaining
tone in the recount that
supports the writers
purpose.

There is a strong lively

and entertaining tone in
the recount and it is
convincing, thoughtful
and supports the writers
purpose.

I tried to appeal to the

readers emotions or point
of view.

There is no attempt to
appeal to the readers
emotions or point of
view.

The writer appealed to

the readers emotions or
point of view.

The writer went to great

effort to appeal to the
readers emotions or
point of view.

Recount Writing: Autobiography

Some appropriate word

choice is used in the
writers voice to recount
their life and
accomplishments.
There is some evidence
of editing for
conventions and text
features.
There is a somewhat
lively and entertaining
tone is evident in the
recount.

There is some attempt

to appeal to the readers
emotions or point of
view.