Blogging Rubric

(Use this rubric to evaluate your blog posts. Look back at the prompts in my original blog
post to make sure you are on track. **You are making predictions about two vocabulary
words and responding to one vocabulary word a classmate has chosen.**)
1
Not Proficient

Response to
Topic

Author addresses
fewer than two
aspects of prompt;
lacks appropriate
response.

Reaction to
others blog
entry

Authors reaction to
others blog entry
lacks
appropriateness. It
may be unrelated or
simple repeat original
post.

Community/
Respectfulness

Grammar and
Mechanics

2
Partially
Proficient

3
Proficient

4
Distinguished

Author addresses
at least two
aspects of prompt
with a somewhat
appropriate
response.
Authors reaction
to others blog
entry is somewhat
appropriate. It
may lack reflection
or originality.

Author addresses
all aspects of
prompt with an
appropriate
response.

Response is not polite

and respectful.

Response is
somewhat polite
and respectful.

Response is polite
and respectful.

Response shows a
level of politeness
and respect that
inspires
confidence.

Grammar,
punctuation, and
spelling have many
errors.

Grammar,
punctuation, and
spelling are
partially correct.

Grammar,
punctuation, and
spelling are
correct.

Grammar,
punctuation, and
spelling are
correct and add to
the effect and
understanding of
the response.

Authors reaction
to others blog
entry is
appropriate and
original.

Author addresses
all aspects (or
adds more) of
prompt with a
highly appropriate
response.
Authors reaction
to others blog
entry is insightful
and thoughtprovoking.