iRubric: Physics Introduction Blog rubric

Student clearly explained his/her learning expectations for the year. Mentioned at least three specific things he/she was excited to learn about. The student supported his/her expectations with why.

Student mentioned at least three things he/she was looking forward to learning about.

Student mentioned things he/she expected to learn in physics but did not included at least three and the section was not supported.

Student mentioned at least one thing he/she expected to learn.

The student mentions at least three questions he/she has about physics. The questions are thoughtful, well-formulated, and clearly articulated. The questions are relevant and are about physics and/or the physics class. The questions are followed up with supporting sentences that provide the context to the question.

The student asks at least three relevant questions about physics and/or physics class. The questions are thoughtful. Some supporting sentences to provide context are included.

The student asks some (but possibly less than three) relevant questions about physics. The author provides a supporting sentence to at least one of them. At least one of the questions lack thoughtfulness.

The student asks questions about physics and or the class but they are possibly not thoughtful or supported by any sentences with context.

The blog post is organized and the author uses correct grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. The blog post is easy and engaging to read. It is clear the author was thoughtful in writing it and edited his/her work.

The blog post uses correct grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. The organization is acceptable but some editing is apparent. The post completes the expectations but could demonstrate more effort.

The blog post has some organization, grammar, capitalization, or punctuation errors. More attention to detail and editing is clearly needed.

The blog post has many errors and show a lack of attention to detail or effort.

The comment answered all four questions. The comment was thoughtful and referenced their partners blog in their comment. The questions were respectful and professional.

The comment answered all four questions. The answers were professional.

The comment lacks at least one of the answers to the questions and/or the comments were sparse and lacked professionalism.

The comment lacks one or more of the answers to the questions. The comment is not professional and or thoughtful.