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Reading Response Journal Reading Response Journal Weekly Reading Response : Students are required to keep a literary response journal of 3 journal entries per week. Students had a choice of 30 + response starters. Rubric Code: NX65AA2 By JaniceV Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Reading Grade Levels: 6-8

Reading Response Journal
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Quantity of Work for each Entry Are the student's responses in their journal enough to provide a complete answer?	Needs Improvement Entry is too short and too rushed to explain ideas and thoughts about the book.	Good Entry is appropriate in length for the idea, connection or question being explained.	Excellent Entry length shows the student put extra effort and time into responding to the book.
Critical Thinking Does the student's responses demonstrate critical thought about the text?	Needs Improvement The student's responses do not demonstrate critical thought about the text. Student response is a retell with no ideas about the book.	Good The student's responses demonstrate critical thought about the text. Student response has one idea present.	Excellent The student's responses demonstrate superior critical thought about the text. Student response has at least two ideas present.
Use of Examples Does the student's response demonstrate the use of supporting examples.	Needs Improvement Student response does not have any examples to support their ideas.	Good Student response has at least one example to support the idea stated.	Excellent Student response has several examples which support the ideas stated.
Language and Conventions Does the student's response make proper use of academic language and conventions such as spelling, punctuation, capitalization etc.	Needs Improvement Sentence structure and vocabulary is basic/or incomplete. Inappropriate use of capitalization, spelling and punctuation is demonstrated.	Good Sentence structure and vocabulary is developing. Overall appropriate use of punctuation, spelling and capitalization is demonstrated.	Excellent Sentence structure and vocabulary written above grade level. A consistent use of appropriate punctuation, spelling and capitalization is demonstrated.