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Blog Posts Rubric

This rubric will be used to assess the blogs posts you will be creating and posting to our classroom blog.

Rubric Code: S99838

By hpeterson

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Public Rubric

Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Blog Rubric
	Excellent 80%-100% (N/A)	Good 70-79% (N/A)	Fair 60-69% (N/A)	Poor 50-59% (N/A)	Unsatisfactory <50% (N/A)
Idea Development & Collaboration TI	Excellent Communicates a sophisticated and original point of view, using strong support and interesting information about all perspectives of an issue on blog. Meaningfully and respectfully references at least one classmate; attempts to motivate the group discussion with new and creative approaches.	Good Communicates an original point of view, using support and interesting information about all perspectives of an issue on blog. Respectfully references at least one classmate's work; does not disrupt the flow of the group discussion.	Fair Communicates a point of view, but may be vague or merely echo previous posts without contributing original ideas or support. Does not reference any specific classmates; often fails to acknowledge the ongoing discussion.	Poor Communicates a point of view, but may be vague or merely echo previous posts without contributing original ideas or support. Makes limited effort to engage with the group; posts off topic.	Unsatisfactory Fails to communicate the topic, or there are no postings. Makes no effort to engage with the group, or there are no postings.
Organization & Frequency of Use APP	Excellent The blog is extremely well organized, very easy to navigate, very aesthetically appealing and very relevant. Participates frequently and consistently.	Good The blog is well organized, easy to navigate, aesthetically appealing and relevant. Participates 1-2 times per week, but postings are not distributed.	Fair The blog is somewhat organized, somewhat navigable, presentable, and has some good information. Participates once a week.	Poor The blog is unorganized, hard to follow, and very little relevant information. Very few postings.	Unsatisfactory No postings.
Voice, Style and Writing Convention COMM	Excellent Very effective word choice and varied sentence structure contribute to a very clear and powerful voice. There are very few errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; post is on time and does meet length requirements.	Good Good word choice and sentence structure contribute to an appropriate and mostly effective voice. There are some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; post is on time, but sometimes does not meet length requirements.	Fair Adequate word choice and sentence structure contribute to a somewhat appropriate and effective voice. There are several errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; posts are infrequently on time, and often do not meet length requirements.	Poor Word choice and sentence structure show little variety and somewhat obscure meaning, undermining the sense of voice. Extensive errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, as well as obscure meanings; posts are mostly late or fail to meet length requirements.	Unsatisfactory Inappropriate word choice or problems with sentence structure completely obscure meaning; voice is too informal, or there are no postings. The errors make the writing too difficult to understand, or there are no postings.
Referencing KU	Excellent Always uses references as appropriate, with no errors in formatting.	Good Uses references as appropriate most of the time, with few errors in formatting.	Fair Use of references is infrequent, with some errors in formatting.	Poor Very little referencing with with many errors in fromatting.	Unsatisfactory No referencing.

Keywords:

Blog, post, science, 4th grade,

Subjects:

Science

Types:

Project

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