Autobiography Rubric—Elementary

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Clarity Innovations

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Theme	I chose one theme for my autobiography, and the purpose is very clear.	I chose a clear theme or purpose for my autobiography.	I chose a theme or purpose that is unclear in areas.	I did not choose a theme or purpose for my autobiography.
Elaboration	I support my theme with rich events, facts, examples, pictures, and details.	I support my theme with facts, examples, and pictures.	I support some parts of my theme or purpose with facts, examples, or pictures.	I did not choose a theme or purpose for my autobiography.
Word Choice	My word choices make my autobiography interesting and engaging.	Most of my word choices are interesting and engaging.	I try to choose interesting words, but sometimes my word choices are predictable.	My word choices are predictable.
Organization	My autobiography is logically organized in a way makes sense to the audience.	My autobiography is organized.	My autobiography is organized in some parts.	My autobiography is unorganized.
Transitions	My information flows smoothly from one piece of information to the next.	My information flows from one piece of information to the next.	Most of my information flows from one piece of information to the next.	My information does not flow from one piece of information to the next.
Format	I used many formatting tools to help make my presentation better.	I used some formatting tools to help make my presentation better.	I tried to use a formatting tool to make my presentation better.	I did not use a formatting tool.
Creativity	My presentation has unusual and surprising features that help readers understand the kind of person I am.	My presentation has surprising facts about my life.	My presentation has some unknown facts about my life.	My presentation has only predictable facts about my life.
Conventions	My presentation has no spelling, grammatical, or typing errors.	My presentation has one or two minor spelling, grammatical, or typing errors.	My presentation has many spelling and grammatical errors.	My presentation has so many errors that the presentation is hard to understand.