Name: ___________________________________________________
Date: ______________________
Northeast Tour of US Trip Journal
Category
Social Studies
Standard:
Demonstrates
knowledge of Social
Studies curriculum:
The Northeast
Organization –
Order of our tour
Writing Standard:
Organizes information
and ideas to support
the writer’s purpose
Style –
Sounds like you really
visited these
locations
Writing Standard:
Varies sentence
structure and chooses
descriptive words and
phrases
Conventions –
Proofreading effort
Writing Standard:
Uses grade level
appropriate
conventions and
spelling
Journal Cover –
Effort and Creativity /
Binding of Journal
Success Standards:
Following directions
Displaying
perseverance and
effort
Pictures or Drawings
– Effort, Creativity,
Neatness
Success Standard:
Displaying
perseverance and
effort
Exceeding
All journal entries
include the important
facts from the textbook
(writing frames) about
each location, AND
some interesting facts
are also included.
Meeting
All journal entries
include ONLY the
important facts from the
textbook (writing
frames) about each
location. NO additional
facts are included.
The journal entries are
all included and are in
the correct order to
match the order in
which we took our tour.
All or many of the
journal entries are told
from your perspective,
as if you really visited
that location and there
is a unique and creative
voice.
Journal entries only
include information
from the writing frame;
there is not a unique and
creative voice.
All of the journal entries
show correct
punctuation,
capitalization, grammar,
and spelling (words in
textbook should be
spelled correctly). There
are little or no errors.
Most of the journal
entries show correct
punctuation,
capitalization, grammar,
and spelling. There are a
few errors.
Cover meets the
requirements to Meet
Standards, and in
addition, the cover
shows outstanding
effort.
Cover meets following
requirements:
 No pencil showing
 Student’s name and
due date on cover
 Title for your journal
 Effort - Good use of
space (can include
pictures or drawings,
borders, etc.)
Journal is bound
together.
All journal entries have
at least one picture or
drawing related to the
place you visited on that
journal page.
Approaching
Some journal entries are
missing the important
facts (writing frame)
from the textbook.
Limited Progress
None of the journal
entries include the
important facts (writing
frame) from the
textbook about each
location.
The journal entries are
all included, but are not
in the correct order.
Some journal entries are
missing.
The journal entries have
many errors in
punctuation,
capitalization, grammar,
and spelling.
The journal entries have
so many errors in
punctuation,
capitalization, grammar,
and spelling that it is
difficult to read.
Cover/Binding meets
most of the
requirements.
No cover, or no
directions followed for
cover. Journal is not
bound neatly together.
Most of the journal
entries (at least 4) have
at least one picture or
drawing related to the
place you visited on that
journal page.
Only some of the journal
entries (<4) have at least
one picture or drawing
related to the place you
visited on that journal
page.