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Reading Response Journals 
5th Grade Reading Response Journals
Rubric used to evaluate Reading Response Journals.
Rubric Code: N7C7X3
By meades04
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Subject: (General)  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: (none)

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Scoring rubric for the student's weekly reading responses.
 

5 pts


4 pts


3 pts


1 pts

Weekly Responses

Responses are recorded. Students must write 2 friendly letters in their journals, based on their independent readings. Turn journals in on Friday.
5

Two friendly letters have been written and submitted on Friday.
4

One friendly letter has been submitted. The second letter has been started, but is not complete.
3

One friendly letter has been completed.
1

No letters or journal was submitted for the week.
Completion

Journal entry has at least one paragraph consisting of 5 or more sentences. A full summary of the main events of the passage is given. The setting and characters are introduced.
5

Journal entry is completed with a paragraph of 5 complete sentences or more. A quality summary of the events of the passage is given. Setting and characters are introduced.
4

Journal entry has less than 3-4 complete sentences in a paragraph. An adequate summary of the events of the passage is given. Setting and characters are introduced.
3

Journal entry has 3 complete sentences or less. A poor summary is given.
Setting and characters are introduced.
1

Journal response has not been completed at all.
Response Quality

Responses are fully developed and on topic.
5

Responses are fully developed and strongly on-topic.
4

Responses are acceptably developed and remain on-topic for the most part.
3

Responses are underdeveloped and do not remain on-topic.
1

Response is critically underdeveloped and lacking in the key areas of basic English.
Connections

Student makes a text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection.
5

Student makes a text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection.
4

Student attempts to make a text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection; however the connection is weak and not well stated or explained.
3

Student attempts to make a text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection; however, the connection does not related to the reading.
1

Student makes no attempts to make a text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection.
Prediction

Student attempts to make a predicition of what will happen later on in the story based on facts.
5

Student has used previous knowledge of the story to make a prediciton that makes sense. Reasons for predicition are discussed.
4

Student makes a believable prediction, but does not include any reasons for such event(s).
3

Student makes a predicition; however, it does not align with facts in the story.
1

Student does not make a predicition.
Conventions

Student uses correct friendly letter format, sentence structure, grammar, and spelling.
5

Student has used correct friendly letter format, sentence structure, grammar and spelling throughout the response.
4

The student has used correct friendly letter format, however, there are 3 or letters errors in sentence structure, grammar, and/or spelling.
3

The student has not used the correct friendly letter format and there are more than 3 errors in sentence structure, grammar, and/or spelling.
1

The student has not used the correct letter format and there are more than 5 errors in sentence structure, grammar, and or spelling



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