Thunderstorm!

By Anonymous (not verified), 16 March, 2026
Thunderstorm! One night last week, we had a thunderstorm! Lightning cracked the black sky. Thunder shook the windows. The rain fell so hard on the desert that the sand was splashing up like little fountains everywhere. We heard a crying sound. It sounded like a sheep going "bah" but they don't live in Oro Valley. Mom looked out the sliding door. On the wall sat a Colorado River toad. It bleated over and over. Mom said it was happy for the rain.
Grade Level
Grade 3
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.5
Model Quality
Strong
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Completed Rubric
/sites/default/files/2026-03/Thunderstorm_Rubric.docx
Empty Rubric
/sites/default/files/2026-03/Narrative_Rubric.docx
Mode
Narrative Writing
Rubric Image Path
/sites/default/files/2026-03/Thunderstorm_Rubric.jpg
Form
Narrative Paragraph
Interactive Rubric

Narrative Rubric

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Structure

The writing . . .

  • begins with action or a very brief explanation.
  • describes the events and actions of the story in the middle part.
  • organizes the events in an easy-to-follow manner.
  • ends with a final action or final thought.

Ideas

  • includes all the important actions and details.
  • uses sensory details to describe how things look, sound, smell, or taste.
  • uses specific verbs to describe action (sprint instead of ran).
  • includes personal feelings.
  • includes dialogue between characters.
  • includes sentences that are easy to read and understand.

Conventions

  • is free of most errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
  • uses quotation marks around dialogue.

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