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JournalEntryRubric:

4Points

3Points

2Points

JournalRequirements:
Atleast1page,written
inJournal,properspace
usage,andlegibility

Studenthaswrittenatleast
onepageintheirjournal,
usesproperspacing,and
handwritingislegible.

Studenthaswrittenatleast
onepageintheirjournal,
usedproperspacingmost
ofthetime,andthewriting
ismostlylegible.

Studentwroteatleast75%
ofonepageintheir
journal,usedproper
spacingsomeofthetime,
andwritingissomewhat
legible.

Answersallpartsofthe
prompt

Theentirestoryisrelatable
tothejournalpromptthat
theyhavechosen,andthe
storyisunderstandableto
areader.

Mostofthestoryisrelated Storydoesrelatetothe
tothechosenprompt.The chosenprompt,butishard
storymaywanderofftopic tofollow.
atonepoint,butthereader
canstillunderstandthe
story.

Noattempthasbeenmade
tofollowanyofthe
assignedprompts,orthe
storydoesnotmake
sense.

Creativity

Thestoryusesmany
creativedetailsand/or
descriptionsthatcontribute
tothereadersenjoyment.
Thestudenthasreally
usedhisorher
imagination.

Thestorycontainsafew
creativedetailsand/or
descriptionsthatcontribute
tothereadersenjoyment.
Thestudenthasusedhis
orherimagination.

Thestoryusesafew
creativedetailsand/or
descriptions,butthey
distractfromthestory.
Thestudenthastriedto
usehisorherimagination.

Thereislittleevidenceof
creativityinthestory,and
thestudentdoesnotuse
anysupportingdetailsor
descriptions.Thestudent
didnotseemtousemuch
ofhisorherimagination.

Spelling,
Punctuation
(capitalization,ending
punctuation),and
Grammar

Therearenospellingor
punctuationerrorsinthe
piece.Studentcorrectly
spellsnames,places,and
spellingwordsthroughout
thepiece.Studentuses
propergrammarontopics
thatwerepreviously
taught.

Thereare13spellingor
punctuationerrorsinthe
piece.Studentcorrectly
spellsnames,places,and
spellingwordsthroughout
thepiecemostofthetime.
Studentusesgrammarthat
waspreviouslytaught
correctlyontopicsmostof
thetime.

Thereare35
spelling/punctuationerrors
inthestory.Student
correctlyspellsnames,
places,andspellingwords
correctlysomeofthetime.
Studentusesgrammarthat
waspreviouslytaught
someofthetime.

Therearemorethan5
spelling/punctuationerrors
inthestory.Studentfails
tospellnames,places,
andpreviousspelling
wordswithinthestory
correctly.Studentdoes
notusegrammarthathas
beenpreviouslytaught
correctly.

1Point
Studentsubmitteda
journalthatwaslessthan
50%ofthepage,didnot
useproperspacing,or
writingisnotlegible.

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