Journal Writing Rubric

Journal Writing

|CATEGORY |1 |2 |3 |4 |
|Introduction |No attempt was made to catch |First paragraph has a weak |A catchy beginning was |First paragraph has a “grabber”|
| |the reader’s attention in the |“grabber”. |attempted but was confusing |or catchy beginning. |
| |first paragraph. | |rather than catchy. | |
|Organization |Ideas and scenes seem to be |The journal entry is a little |The journal entry is pretty |The journal entry is very well |
| |randomly arranged. |hard to follow. The |well organized. One idea or |organized. One idea or scene |
| | |transitions are sometimes not |scene may seem out of place. |follows another in a logical |
| | |clear. |Clear transitions are used. |sequence with clear |
| | | | |transitions. |
|Requirements |Many requirements were not met.|Most (about 75%) of the written|Almost all (about 90%) of the |All of the written requirements|
| | |requirements were met, but |written requirements were met. |(date, length, effort, |
| | |several were not. | |salutation, answering |
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