BLOG MINI-RUBRIC

Student: _____________________________________                 Blog # ______________

1.     Completion

r  Submitted within time allotment

r  Work satisfies the requirements of the assignment

2.     Connections

r  Text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connections present within response

r  Interesting, thought-provoking, and/or surprising perspective evident

3.     Focus

r  Addresses prompt directly, avoiding superfluous digressions

r  Includes relevant, strong examples as appropriate

4.     Conventions

r  Writer has evidently edited and revised his/her work before posting (error-free, though I do not expect you to be super-humans!)

r  Response is well-crafted and worthy of “English teacher” status

Total Score:  ____/8