DIARY ENTRIES RUBRIC Assignment Description: Diary/Letter/Blog: Pretend you are the main character. Write at least 5 diary entries of 10 sentences. Include how you feel and why. Don’t forget to use first person! Student Name: ________________________________________ CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Complete 4 entries of at least 3 entries of at 2 entries of at least 2 or fewer entries, or sentences each. sentences each. sentences each. entries are too short. Content Each entry tells what Each entry tells what 1 entry does not tell 2 or more entries is happening in the is happening in the what is happening in don't not tell what is explorer’s life and explorer’s life and the story, or does not happening in the how he or she is how he or she is say how the explorer story, or does not say feeling. No feeling. Some is feeling. how the explorer is information is given information is given feeling. that the explorer isn't that the explorer isn't aware of. aware of. Sentences & Sentences and All sentences are Most sentences are Many sentence Paragraphs paragraphs are complete and complete and fragments or run-on complete, (no sentences OR and of fragments, no Paragraphing needs paragraphing needs varied structure. Paragraphing is some work. lots of work. generally done well. Voice Entries sound entirely Entries typically Entries occasionally Entries sound like the like they could have sound like they could sound like they could student, not the been written by the have been written by have been written by explorer or they are exporer. Each entry the explorer, but the explorer, but written in third uses first person. there are occasional often have the person. lapses. Each entry student's voice. Each uses first person. entry uses first person. Grammar Writer makes 0-1 Writer makes 2-3 Writer makes 4-5 Writer makes 6+ errors in grammar, errors in grammar, errors in grammar, errors in grammar, punctuation. punctuation. punctuation. punctuation.
DIARY ENTRIES RUBRIC Assignment Description: Diary/Letter/Blog: Pretend you are the main character. Write at least 5 diary entries of 10 sentences. Include how you feel and why. Don’t forget to use first person! Student Name: ________________________________________ CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Complete 4 entries of at least sentences each. 3 entries of at sentences each. 2 entries of at least sentences each. 2 or fewer entries, or entries are too short. Content Each entry tells what is happening in the explorer’s life and how he or she is feeling. No information is given that the explorer isn't aware of. Each entry tells what is happening in the explorer’s life and how he or she is feeling. Some information is given that the explorer isn't aware of. 1 entry does not tell what is happening in the story, or does not say how the explorer is feeling. 2 or more entries don't not tell what is happening in the story, or does not say how the explorer is feeling. Sentences & Paragraphs Sentences and paragraphs are complete, and of varied structure. All sentences are complete and (no fragments, no Paragraphing is generally done well. Most sentences are complete and Paragraphing needs some work. Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. Voice Entries sound entirely like they could have been written by the exporer. Each entry uses first person. Entries typically sound like they could have been written by the explorer, but there are occasional lapses. Each entry uses first person. Entries occasionally sound like they could have been written by the explorer, but often have the student's voice. Each entry uses first person. Entries sound like the student, not the explorer or they are written in third person. Grammar Writer makes 0-1 errors in grammar, punctuation. Writer makes 2-3 errors in grammar, punctuation. Writer makes 4-5 errors in grammar, punctuation. Writer makes 6+ errors in grammar, punctuation.
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