Journal Rubric – 10 Points Possible
Excellent
8–10 Points
Content
5 points
Grammar &
Style
3 points
Assignment
Effort
2 points
TOTAL Points
Good
6–7 Points
Adequate
3–5 Points
Insufficient
1–2 Points
Journal writing
provides
comprehensive
insight,
understanding,
and reflective
thought.
Journal writing
provides moderate
insight,
understanding,
and reflective
thought.
Journal writing
provides minimal
insight,
understanding
and reflective
thought.
Journal writing
shows no
evidence of
insight,
understanding or
reflective thought.
5 pts.
It is written in a
style that is
appealing and
appropriate,
reflecting the
writer’s
personality; it is
free of
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
4 pts.
It is written in a
style that is
appealing and
appropriate, and
reflects that
writer’s
personality; it is
mostly free of
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors.
3 pts.
It is written in a
style that does
not reflect
positive appeal or
the writer’s
personality;
includes some
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation
errors that
causes
distraction.
1 pt.
It is written
haphazardly,
failing to garner
appeal and reflect
the writer’s
personality. It
contains
numerous
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation errors
that are
distractive.
3 pts.
The writing is an
obvious detailed
effort on the
assignment.
2.5 pts.
Writing is
acceptable on all
parts of the
assignment.
2 pts.
Writing shows
some effort is
made toward the
assignment.
1 pt.
Fails to show
effort toward the
assignment.
2 pts.
1.5 pts.
1 pt.
.05
Total
Points