Grading Rubrics

Grading Rubric Used For Weekly Journal

15-20 well thought-out sentences

15-20 sentences

Less than 15 sentences

Writing is smooth, skillful, coherent.  Sentences are strong and expressive with varired structure.  Diction is consistent and words well chosen

Writing is clear, but sentences may lack variety.  Diction is appropriate.

Writing is confusing, hard to follow.  Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences.  Inappropriate diction.

Punctuation, spelling, capitalization are correct.  No errors.

A few errors in punctuation, spelling, capitalization

Distracting errors in punctuation, spelling, capitalization

QUALITY OF SENTENCES

STYLE

Sentence flow, variety, diction

MECHANICS

Spelling, puctuation, capitalization

POINTS

4

3

1

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