Writing Journal Rubric Name:________________________

Every entry needs to be dated (ex. September 7, 2010). Entries should be a ½ page or longer. You
may write your journal entries on a different sheet of paper and glue them into your journal. 5 Journals
per week, due every Tuesday.
If you don’t want me to read an entry, after writing it, fold it over and write DNR (Do Not Read) on it.

4 - Advanced 3 – Proficient 2 – Basic 1 - Minimal

Volume & GUMS Has 4 or more Has 3~4 entries: Has 2~3 entries. Had 1~2 entries.
entries: including the including the date, Most entries to used Many mistakes with
date, correctly used most entries used proper indentation, indentation,
proper indentation, proper indentation, punctuation and punctuation and
punctuation and punctuation and capitalization. . capitalization.
capitalization. All capitalization. Almost Several high- Entries have many
high-frequency words high-frequency words frequency words are words misspelled,
are spelled correctly. are spelled correctly. spelled incorrectly, including many high
but were spelled frequency words.
phonetically.
Thoughtfulness Entries are thoughtful Entries are thoughtful Entries tend to be Entries resemble a
and a reflective, and a reflective, thoughtful. They may diary format or a bed-
revealing new insight revealing new insight reveal new insights to-bed type stories.
to the writer’s to the writer’s to the writer’s Little or no reflective
thinking. Writer adds thinking. thinking. A pattern of thinking is evident.
personal artifacts to topics develops over
their journal such as a number of entries.
pictures, ticket stubs,
etc.

Week ending______ /8

Writing Journal Rubric Name:________________________

Every entry needs to be dated (ex. September 7, 2010). Entries should be a ½ page or longer. You
may write your journal entries on a different sheet of paper and glue them into your journal. 5 Journals
per week, due every Tuesday.
If you don’t want me to read an entry, after writing it, fold it over and write DNR (Do Not Read) on it.

4 - Advanced 3 – Proficient 2 – Basic 1 - Minimal

Volume & GUMS Has 4 or more Has 3~4 entries: Has 2~3 entries. Had 1~2 entries.
entries: including the including the date, Most entries to used Many mistakes with
date, correctly used most entries used proper indentation, indentation,
proper indentation, proper indentation, punctuation and punctuation and
punctuation and punctuation and capitalization. . capitalization.
capitalization. All capitalization. Almost Several high- Entries have many
high-frequency words high-frequency words frequency words are words misspelled,
are spelled correctly. are spelled correctly. spelled incorrectly, including many high
but were spelled frequency words.
phonetically.
Thoughtfulness Entries are thoughtful Entries are thoughtful Entries tend to be Entries resemble a
and a reflective, and a reflective, thoughtful. They may diary format or a bed-
revealing new insight revealing new insight reveal new insights to-bed type stories.
to the writer’s to the writer’s to the writer’s Little or no reflective
thinking. Writer adds thinking. thinking. A pattern of thinking is evident.
personal artifacts to topics develops over
their journal such as a number of entries.
pictures, ticket stubs,
 etc.

Week ending______ /8