Project #2: Diary from Main Character’s point of view

Teacher Name: Pamela Lively

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 3 2 1
Writing Process Student devotes a lot Student devotes Student devotes little
of time and effort to the sufficient time and time and effort to the
writing process effort to the writing writing process. Doesn't
(prewriting, drafting, process (prewriting, seem to care.
reviewing, and editing). drafting, reviewing, and
Works hard to make editing). Works and
the journal entry gets the job done.
creative.
Organization The entry is organized The entry is organized The entry is not in a
in a journal entry in a journal entry journal entry format.
format, complete with format, but is missing
the date, “Dear one of the required
Journal,” and the components
stream of
consciousness or
reflection format that
usually accompanies a
journal entry.
Creativity The journal entry The journal entry There is little evidence
contains many creative contains a few creative of creativity in the story.
details and/or details and/or The author does not
descriptions that descriptions that seem to have used
contribute to the contribute to the much imagination.
reader's enjoyment and reader's enjoyment and
understanding of the understanding of the
character. character
Focus on Point of The entire journal entry Most of the journal The journal entry does
View reflects the character’s entry reflects the not reflect first-person
first-person point of character’s first-person point of view at all.
view. (Uses the point view. Minor errors
pronoun “I” ) depicting point of view.