Diary/Journal Rubric
1234CATEGORY Not at standard Approaching Standard Meeting Standard Exceeding Standard
Purpose
The focus of the
diary/journal entries
is unclear. Ideas do
not relate to the
focus.
Organization
The diary/journal
entries are not
developed.
Thoughts are
completely
disorganized.
The focus is somewhat clear.
Most of the ideas in the
diary/journal relate to the
focus.
The focus is clearly
stated. Ideas relate to
the focus of the
diary/journal.
The focus is clear and
original. All ideas relate to
the focus in an insightful
and unique way.
The diary/journal entries are
There is use of
The entries make perfect
not fully developed. Some of
transition words. The
sense to the reader and
the thoughts are disorganized
diary/journal entries
are organized in a creative
and unclear to the reader.
make sense. Thoughts way. There is a clear use
are organized logically. of transitions in this piece.
Thoughts are well
organized.
Voice
No voice is in the
There needs to be a stronger There is a strong voice.
There is a unique and
diary/journal entries.
voice. Some strong
Excellent vocabulary is creative voice. Strong use
Poor use of
vocabulary is used. Sentence mostly used. Sentence
of sophisticated
vocabulary.
structure is not varied.
structure is varied.
vocabulary. Sentence
Sentence structure
structure is varied in an
is not varied and
original manner.
fragments are used.
Detail
These diary/journal
entries lack detail.
No effort was put
into these pieces.
No historical
accuracy.
There is some attempt at
strong details. Not all details
pertain to the topic. Not all
details are historically
accurate.
Conventions There are a serious The diary/journal entries have
amount of
grammatical errors
in the diary/journal
entries.
Comments:
some serious errors in
punctuation, capitalization,
grammar, and/or spelling.
All details are clear.
There is some use of
show not tell and
sensory details. Details
pertain to the topic and
are mostly historically
accurate.
There is use of show not
tell and sensory details
that pertain to the topic.
They WOW the reader.
Historically Accurate
Details.
The diary/journal
The diary/journal entries
entries show correct
show correct punctuation,
punctuation,
capitalization, grammar,
capitalization,
and spelling. There are no
grammar, and spelling.
errors.
There are a few errors.