Journal Writing Rubric Categories and Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Knowledge/ Presents Presents some Presents Presents incomplete or accurate accurate accurate Understanding inaccurate information and information and information and Information and information and some ideas complete ideas insightful ideas Ideas ideas Thinking and Expresses few Expresses some Expresses ideas Expresses many ideas, with ideas, supported supported ideas supported Inquiry limited support by relevant clearly by effectively by Analyzing and by relevant evidence or relevant relevant Explaining evidence or rationales evidence or evidence or rationales rationales rationales Asks few Asks some Asks good Asks probing or questions questions questions insightful questions Communication Meaning and Meaning and Meaning and Meaning and intent are intent are intent are clear intent are clear Language and Style frequently sometimes and engaging unclear unclear Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates limited sense of some sense of clear sense of strong sense of purpose and purpose and purpose and purpose and audience audience audience audience Application Frequent, major Some major Some minor Few minor mechanical mechanical mechanical mechanical Language errors errors errors errors Conventions Making Makes few Makes some Makes Makes many personal (or personal (or considerable personal (or Connections other) other) personal (or other) connections connections other) connections with with topic or with topic or connections topic or theme theme theme with topic or theme Makes Makes Makes Makes connections connections connections connections reluctantly tentatively willingly enthusiastically
Journal Writing Rubric Categories and Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Knowledge/ Understanding Information and Ideas Presents incomplete or inaccurate information and ideas Presents some accurate information and some ideas Presents accurate information and complete ideas Presents accurate information and insightful ideas Thinking and Inquiry Analyzing and Explaining Expresses few ideas, with limited support by relevant evidence or rationales Asks few questions Expresses some ideas, supported by relevant evidence or rationales Asks some questions Expresses ideas supported clearly by relevant evidence or rationales Asks good questions Expresses many ideas supported effectively by relevant evidence or rationales Asks probing or insightful questions Communication Language and Style Meaning and intent are frequently unclear Demonstrates limited sense of purpose and audience Meaning and intent are sometimes unclear Demonstrates some sense of purpose and audience Meaning and intent are clear Demonstrates clear sense of purpose and audience Meaning and intent are clear and engaging Demonstrates strong sense of purpose and audience Application Language Conventions Frequent, major mechanical errors Some major mechanical errors Some minor mechanical errors Few minor mechanical errors Making Connections Makes few personal (or other) connections with topic or theme Makes connections reluctantly Makes some personal (or other) connections with topic or theme Makes connections tentatively Makes considerable personal (or other) connections with topic or theme Makes connections willingly Makes many personal (or other) connections with topic or theme Makes connections enthusiastically