Criteria Article Topic (Earth Science Related)

Unacceptable Blogger
The current event article did not relate to an appropriate earth science topic

Acceptable Blogger
The current event article was indirectly related to one of the five domains of Earth Science.

Target Blogger
The current event article was directly related to one of the five domains of Earth Science.
*Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Astronomy, & Conservation

Rating

Ideas & Content

Did not provide summary of article. Within the summary, some of the 5 The ideas expressed are not Ws and 1 H were included. original, often confused and are The student expresses some not connected to discussions original ideas. The majority of around the subject matter. New ideas are related to the subject learning is not evident within the matter. The student learning is reflection. developing throughout the reflection. The student did nothing to enhance or personalize the Weblog space. The student enhanced their Weblog to some extent using video, audio, images or other addons. *Linked Current Event Article Written responses include a few (2-4) grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

The students summarized all 5 Ws and 1 H. The student has many original ideas and expresses them clearly. The great majority of ideas are related to the subject matter. The student learning is apparent through their reflection. The student greatly enhanced their Weblog space using video, audio, images or other add-ons. *Linked Current Event Article Written responses are free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. 2 or more responses to peers blog post and responses contain original thoughts as well as including interesting questions about the post.

Use of Enhancements

Conventions

Written responses include many (5 or more) grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors that distract the reader.

Response to Peers Blog

At least 1 response to peers blog No responses to peers blogs or post present and responses responses lack content of the post. contain some original thoughts.