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Journal Entry

Students' journal entries will be graded in concordance with the following guidelines.

Rubric Code: G4C76C

By nwilliams77

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Journal Entry Topic:
	Expert 4 pts	Secure 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Beginning 1 pts
Capitalization/Puncutation I used correct capitalization. I used periods, question marks, and exclamation points correctly.	Expert All sentences start with a capital letter. All proper nouns have a capital letter. All sentences have the correct end mark.	Secure Most sentences start with a capital letter. Most proper nouns have a capital letter. Most sentences have an end mark.	Developing Few sentences start with a capital letter. Few proper nouns have a capital letter. Few sentences have and end mark.	Beginning No sentences start with a capital letter. No proper nouns have a capital letter. No sentences have an end mark.
Understanding Record thoughts and feelings from the perspective you chose that are historically accurate.	Expert Creatively and accurately includes key details that make the entry authentic.	Secure Includes many details that make the model authentic.	Developing Attempts to include details that me the model authentic.	Beginning Demonstrates limited knowledge of details tat would make the model authentic.
Sentence Variation I used different types of sentences.	Expert All of my sentences begin differently.	Secure Most of my sentences begin differently.	Developing Few of my sentences begin differently.	Beginning None of my sentences begin differently.
Length I wrote at least 8 complete sentences per journal entry.	Expert I wrote 8 or more complete sentences.	Secure I wrote 7 complete sentences.	Developing I wrote 5 complete sentences.	Beginning I wrote 3 or fewer sentences.
Response to prompt Answered the response appropriately and adequately.	Expert Responded to the prompt appropriately and creatively. Used standard English and relied on the story to answer.	Secure Responded to the prompt, but not as appropriately as was possible. Limited use of story info to respond.	Developing Needs to improve on references to the actual events of the story. Also, needs to improve on being a little more creative in thinking.	Beginning Lacks appropriate, interesting and creative response. Needs to improve.