iRubric: Reader Response Rubric

Journal entries are 7-8 sentences in length and completed using textual references and detailed personal responses that respond fully to your reading as well as the writing prompt. Journal entry is neatly written and formatted properly with correct date, book title, pages read, and title of journal entry.

Journal entries are 5-6 sentences in length and completed using textual references or detailed personal responses that demonstrate an understanding of your reading as well as the writing prompt. Journal entry is neatly written and formatted properly with correct date, book title, pages read, and title of journal entry.

Journal entries are less than 5 sentences in length and may lack use textual references or detailed personal responses that show an understanding of your reading or the writing prompt. Journal entry is neatly written and formatted properly with correct date, book title, pages read, and title of journal entry.

Student makes successful text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection.

Student attempts to make a text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection.

Student makes little to no attempt to make a text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection.

Student utilizes superior organization in their response that adds to overall development of response. Response also has very few grammatical and mechanical errors.

Student attempts organization with structures such as paragraphs and transitions. Response has limited grammatical and mechanical errors that do not interfere with meaning.

Student does not use organizing structures to organize response. Entry has grammatical and mechanical errors that interfere with meaning.