iRubric: Blog Posts Rubric

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Blog Posts Rubric This rubric will be used to assess the blogs posts you will be creating and posting to our classroom blog. Rubric Code: U88W47 By jranegar Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: K-5

Blog Post Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Ideas and Topic Development	Poor Fails to communicate the topic.	Fair Communicates a point of view, but may be vague or merely echo previous posts without contributing original ideas or support.	Good Communicates an original point of view, using adequate support.	Excellent Communicates a sophisticated and original point of view, using strong support. Uses references as appropriate.
Voice and Style	Poor Inappropriate word choice or problems with sentence structure obscure meaning; voice may be too informal.	Fair Word choice and sentence structure show little variety, undermining the sense of voice.	Good Adequate word choice and sentence structure contribute to an appropriate and effective voice.	Excellent Effective word choice and varied sentence structure contribute to a clear and powerful voice.
Contribution to Learning Community	Poor Makes limited effort to engage with the group; posts off topic.	Fair Does not reference any specific classmates; fails to acknowledge the ongoing discussion.	Good Respectfully references at least one classmate's work; does not disrupt the flow of the group discussion.	Excellent Meaningfully and respectfully references at least one classmate; attempts to motivate the group discussion with new and creative approaches.
GUM (grammar, usage, mechanics)	Poor Extensive errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation obscure meaning; post is late or fails to meet length requirements.	Fair There are many errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.	Good There are several errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.	Excellent There are very few errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; post is on time and does not exceed 200 words.
Frequency	Poor No or few postings.	Fair Participates once a week.	Good Participates 1-2 a week, but postings are not distributed.	Excellent Participates frequently and consistently.