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Journal Writing Making Connections and Journal Writing Grade 3 Rubric Code: T232AAX By laurziebell Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Assignment Grade Levels: K-5

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	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Making Connections	Excellent Student extends understanding by making advanced connections between the text and their own knowledge, experience, and thinking.	Good Student extends understanding by making connections between the text and their own knowledge, experience, and thinking.	Fair Student extends understanding by making a few simple connections between the text and their own knowledge, experience, and thinking.	Poor Student experiences difficulty making effective connections between the text and their own knowledge, experience, and thinking.
Topic Sentence	Excellent The journal entry has a topic sentence which names the event and how the writer felt.	Good The journal entry has a topic sentence which names the event or how the writer felt.	Fair The topic sentence is unclear or incorrectly placed.	Poor The journal entry does not have a topic sentence.
Details	Excellent The journal entry has many exciting details which make the reader feel as though they experiencing the moment with the writer.	Good The journal entry has a lot of details. The reader can make an image in his/her mind.	Fair The journal entry has few details. it is unclear for the reader.	Poor The journal entry is lacking many details. The reader cannot understand what the writer is trying to say.
Concluding Sentence	Excellent The journal entry has a concluding sentence that ties everything together for the read. The conclusion is clear, interesting, and shows how the writer felt when the experience was over.	Good The journal entry has a concluding sentence. It shows how the writer felt when the experience was over.	Fair The concluding sentence is not very clear. There was no emotion in the ending.	Poor There is not concluding sentence.
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling	Excellent Paragraph has no errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.	Good Paragraph has one or two punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.	Fair Paragraph has three to five punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.	Poor Paragraph has six or more punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.