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! TYPE entries in 12 point font and double-spaced. Include title of book and author’s name on title page. Student Name: ________________________________________ CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Complete 5 entries of at least 4 entries of at least 3 entries of at least 2 or fewer entries, 15 sentences each. 15 sentences each. 15 sentences each. or entries are too short. Content Each entry tells Each entry tells 1 entry does not 2 or more entries what is happening what is happening tell what is don't not tell what in the character's in the character's happening in the is happening in the life and how he or life and how he or story, or does not story, or does not she is feeling. No she is feeling. say how the say how the information is Some information character is feeling. character is feeling. given that the is given that the character isn't character 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 complete, (no sentences OR and of fragments, no Paragraphing paragraphing varied structure. Paragraphing needs some work. needs lots of work. is generally done well. Voice Entries sound Entries typically Entries occasionally Entries sound like entirely like they sound like they sound like they the student, not could have been could have been could have been the character or written by the written by the written by the they are written in character. Each character, but character, but third person. entry uses first there are often have the person. occasional lapses. student's voice. Each entry uses Each entry uses first person. first person. Grammar & Writer makes 0-1 Writer makes 2-3 Writer makes 4-5 Writer makes 6+ spelling errors in grammar, errors in grammar, errors in grammar, errors in grammar, (conventions) punctuation, or punctuation, punctuation, punctuation and/or spelling. and/or spelling. and/or spelling spelling.
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! TYPE entries in 12 point font and double-spaced. Include title of book and author’s name on title page. Student Name: ________________________________________ CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Complete 5 entries of at least 15 sentences each. 4 entries of at least 15 sentences each. 3 entries of at least 15 sentences each. 2 or fewer entries, or entries are too short. Content Each entry tells what is happening in the character's life and how he or she is feeling. No information is given that the character isn't aware of. Each entry tells what is happening in the character's life and how he or she is feeling. Some information is given that the character isn't aware of. 1 entry does not tell what is happening in the story, or does not say how the character is feeling. 2 or more entries don't not tell what is happening in the story, or does not say how the character 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 sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. Voice Entries sound entirely like they could have been written by the character. Each entry uses first person. Entries typically sound like they could have been written by the character, but there are occasional lapses. Each entry uses first person. Entries occasionally sound like they could have been written by the character, but often have the student's voice. Each entry uses first person. Entries sound like the student, not the character or they are written in third person. Grammar & spelling (conventions) Writer makes 0-1 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling. Writer makes 2-3 errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling. Writer makes 4-5 errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling Writer makes 6+ errors in grammar, punctuation and/or spelling.
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