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Reading Journal 
Journal for response and tracking key ideas.
Rubric Code: Z2B534
By dramamir
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Public Rubric
Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  1 (50-59%)

1 pts

2 (60-74%)

2 pts

3 (75-90%)

3 pts

4 (91-100%)

4 pts

Journal entries

1 (50-59%)

journal entries incomplete or inconsistently written; kept on collection of loose sheets that are easily lost
2 (60-74%)

Journal entries mostly complete, and consistently written. Journal brought to every class and kept in class notebook
3 (75-90%)

Journal entries complete, consistently written, with line and date separating each entry or chapter segment. Journal brought to every class and kept in class notebook.
4 (91-100%)

Journal entries incorporated into personal journal book, may have additional notes, pictures, diagrams, lists as necessary to show engagement with the material and mastery of the material.
Journal Table of Contents

1 (50-59%)

List of books read, on opening page, is absent or shows only one or two titles. Entries do not include responses to other texts that relate to the books.
2 (60-74%)

List of books read on opening page is clearly indicated and shows three or four titles of books responded to. Some entries may include responses to other texts that relate to the chosen books.
3 (75-90%)

List of books read on opening page is clearly and neatly indicated and shows five titles of books responded to. Many entries include responses to 1 or 2 other texts or experiences that relate to the chosen books.
4 (91-100%)

List of books read on opening page is clearly and neatly indicated with pagination indicated and shows more than five titles of books and other related works responded to. Most entries include response(s) to other texts or experiences that relate to the chosen books.
Book Table of Contents

1 (50-59%)

On first reading, chapters are listed, but no key phrases or titles of chapters written after second reading appear.
2 (60-74%)

On first reading, chapters are listed with space for summaries. After second reading, key words or titles are added for most chapters, with no one-sentence summaries for chapters.
3 (75-90%)

On first reading, chapters are listed with space for summaries. After second reading, key words or titles are added for most chapters, with one-sentence summaries for a few chapters.
4 (91-100%)

On first reading, chapters are listed with space for summaries. After second reading, brief one-sentence summaries of the key idea for each chapter are entered.
First reading - skimming

1 (50-59%)

Reading takes more than one week. Does not attempt or makes brief attempt to read author's preface or introduction, needs teacher support to clarify message. Reader is trying to get every detail and giving up instead of reading for general idea or gist.
2 (60-74%)

Reading takes about a week. Read's author's preface or introduction to get sense of author's message and needs peer or teacher support to interpret it. Reader has a general idea of the story though some details may not be thoroughly understood.
3 (75-90%)

Reading takes a week or less. Reads author's preface or introduction to get sense of author's message and makes note of it. Reader grasps general idea and some of the key points. Makes a preliminary guess about author's message.
4 (91-100%)

Reading takes a week or less. Reads author's preface or introduction to get sense of author's message and makes note of it, including explanation of personal response to the author's position. Reader grasps plot and key points independently. Makes an insightful guess about author's message.
Second reading - Chapter details

1 (50-59%)

Recopies a few quotes from each chapter that seem interesting or important
2 (60-74%)

Takes note of new and unclear vocabulary, sentence structure, asks questions about meaning of various passages.
3 (75-90%)

Starts neatly written notes for each chapter on a fresh page in the notebook. Takes note of things that strike as important or interesting or surprising, questionable, confusing, unclear; of new vocabulary or unusual sentence structure.
4 (91-100%)

Insightful
Revising Chapter Notes

1 (50-59%)

Lists characters in each chapter and what their actions are.
2 (60-74%)

Summarizes chapters, copies and records page numbers of important or interesting quotes.
3 (75-90%)

Looks up vocabulary, writes out definitions, re-reads unclear paragraps until they make sense, break complicated sentences into their parts to find their logical sense. Record the author's statements you agree or disagree with.
4 (91-100%)

Insightful
Chapter outlines

1 (50-59%)

Identify one or two interesting events in each chapter, with peer or teacher help. List key event in Book's table of contents.
2 (60-74%)

Summarize most important event or conflict in chapter. Make statement about conflict, and rewrite it in the Book's table of contents.
3 (75-90%)

Find and record the main idea of the chapter. Under the main idea, record the points the author makes to support his main idea, along with any sub-points used to support a point. Once the chapter has been outlined, finish the notes on that chapter with a one sentence thesis statement for that chapter. Recopy the thesis statement in the Book's table of contents you created earlier in your notebook.
4 (91-100%)

Insightful
Book Thesis Statement

1 (50-59%)

General message or lesson identified, but off-topic or with no support.
2 (60-74%)

General message or lesson identified, with one or two points given as support
3 (75-90%)

When all the book's chapters have been outlined, from each chapter thesis statement try to identify the over-arching thesis statement for the entire book. In one or two sentences, state the author’s thesis, or premise. In several sentences under that, state the author’s main points in coming to that premise. Rewrite the thesis statement and its supporting points as a well-constructed paragraph.
4 (91-100%)

Insightful
Evaluating the Book

1 (50-59%)

Explanation of position absent or unclear
2 (60-74%)

Explanation of position clear but has some logical flaws
3 (75-90%)

Determine what you think about the author's message. Was the author’s message true? Was it partly true and partly erroneous? Why or why not? It is not enough to just agree or disagree with the author based on some vague feeling. Prove that his message is either true or not true.
4 (91-100%)

Insightful




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