GRADE 2 NARRATIVE SCORING GUIDELINES
Score
Point
Description
Focus
4
Advanced
Content
Establishes a situation in a well-elaborated recount of an event or short sequence of events; responds
thoroughly to all the parts of the prompt
Includes vivid details that describe actions, thoughts and feelings
Organization
Uses temporal words and phrases to signal event order, provides clear beginning, middle, end
Conventions
Uses a variety of adjectives and adverbs strategically
Uses a variety of prior and grade-level pronouns correctly
Uses verb tenses and plural nouns correctly, including irregular forms
Produces correct simple, compound and complex sentences
Correctly capitalizes the first word in a sentence, “I,” proper nouns, and titles
Correctly uses commas, apostrophes and end punctuation
Applies spelling rules and patterns with no errors, including irregular high-frequency words
Recounts a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events; responds to all the parts of the prompt
CCSS: L-1b, e, f
________and g
CCSS: L-2 a-e
Focus
Includes details that describe actions, thoughts and feelings
3
Proficient
Content
Use temporal words to signal event order, provides a sense of closure
Organization
Conventions
CCSS: L-1b, e, f
________and g
CCSS: L-2 a-e
Focus
Uses adjectives and adverbs appropriately
Uses prior and grade-level pronouns correctly (e.g. I, me, my, they, them, their, myself)
Uses verb tenses and plural nouns correctly, including irregular forms
Produces correct simple and compound sentences
Consistently capitalizes the first word in a sentence, “I,” and proper nouns, and titles
Uses commas, apostrophes and end punctuation correctly most of the time
Apply grade level spelling rules and patterns correctly; few to no errors
Attempts to recount an event or a short sequence of events; responds to most parts of the prompt
Includes few or irrelevant details that describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
Content
2
Basic
Limited use of temporal words to signal event order, attempts to provide closure
Organization
Conventions
CCSS: L-1b, e, f
________and g
CCSS: L-2 a-e
Focus
1
Below Basic
Content
Uses some adjectives and adverbs appropriately
Uses prior and grade-level pronouns correctly some of the time
Uses some regular verb tenses and common plural nouns correctly
Produces mostly correct and complete sentences
Capitalize the first word in a sentence, “I,” and some proper nouns correctly
Uses commas, apostrophes and end punctuation correctly some of the time
Apply some grade level spelling rules and patterns correctly; some errors
Fails to recount an event or sequence of events; responds to some or no parts of the prompt
Insufficient or no details
Organization
No use of temporal words or only uses temporal words without events; no closure
Conventions
Uses adjectives and adverbs inappropriately or not at all
Uses pronouns incorrectly or not at all
uses verb tenses and plural nouns incorrectly
Produces mostly incorrect sentences
Capitalizes incorrectly
Uses commas, apostrophes, and end punctuation incorrectly or not at all
Misapplies grade-level spelling rules
CCSS: L-1b, e, f
________and g
CCSS: L-2 a-e
ESD Draft September 2013