"A book, too, can be a star, 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,' a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe." - from Madeleine L'Engle's Newberry Medal Acceptance Speech

Monday, June 10, 2013

Rubric for Final Blog Posts


Name: ____________________________  Rubric for Blog Posts

Blog Posts
Self-assessment (0-4 pts)
Teacher assessment
1. June: Romeo and Juliet literary essay

Publish date:


2. May: Outline for R and J essay

Publish date:


3. May: Nonfiction reading response
Title and author:

Publish date:


4. April: Independent reading response
Title and author:

Publish date:


5. April: Nonfiction reading response
Title and author:

Publish date:


6. Extra credit (list the extra responses you wrote and the day they were published):





Total: _______/20 points + _______ extra credit

  1. Look back at all of your responses. Which were the best responses you wrote since the beginning of the year? Why?




  1. How have your reading responses improved? What skills have you acquired and perhaps mastered in writing about reading?




  1. In general, how have you improved and grown as a reader? As a writer?




  1. What are at least 3 ways you want to improve as a reader? As a writer?




  1. What’s on deck for your reading life? What are at least 3 books you want to read?

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