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iRubric: Journal Response Rubric

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Journal Response Rubric Journal Response Rubric Assessment of journal responses Rubric Code: MB94A5 By KConst Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Journal entry
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Content 25 %	Poor Focus is unclear and its difficult to understand main points are not included	Fair there is a focus with one main point from the text needs further elaboration of main points	Good *shows a clear understanding of text and offers at least two main points with extensions of the main points	Excellent demonstrates a strong understanding of text offers several main points and elaboration of the points are evident
Textual Evidence/Examples 25 %	Poor *insufficient textual evidence of main point and examples from the text	Fair *offers appropriate examples and some explanation of why they were chosen	Good *offers appropriate examples and somewhat explains why they were selected	Excellent *excellent and appropriate examples and clearly explains reason for their selection
Organization 25 %	Poor ideas and details are loosely strung together no clear sense of direction, unclear or no transitions, poor sequencing	Fair there is a somewhat clear structure has some transitions	Good *organizational structure allows the reader to move through the text easily and clearly	Excellent *order, presentation, or structure of the piece is visible and guides the reader purposefully and effectively through the text
Word Choice & Sentence Fluency 25 %	Poor -Overly simple vocabulary -No sentence variety -many errors in sentence structure that they become distracting -capitals and punctuation are missing lacking.	Fair -writer uses simple vocabular -little sentence variety -Some errors in sentence structure Little errors in structure.	Good -words clearly convey the intended message. -effective use of vocabulary -writing is clear -sentences have capital letters and use punctuation correctly.	Excellent -words convey the intended message in an interesting, precise, and natural way -writing has an easy flow; sentences are well built, with clarity and varied structure