CRJU 492: INTERNSHIP: WEEKLY JOURNAL ENTRY GRADING RUBRIC
Scale 3 = Very Good
I.
2 = Satisfactory
1= Needs Improvement
0 = Unacceptable
____ Points for Description – The journal entry needs improvement with the following (check all that apply):
a.
___ The setting of activities in which the student engaged that week are described in detail.
b.
___ The human/social environment of the interactions in which the student engaged during the week (e.g., characteristics of the
subjects; patterns, frequency, direction of both verbal and non-verbal communications; the language of participants,
including jargon; decision-making behaviors; surprise events, including things that “did not happen” which the student
expected to occur; etc.) are described in detail.
c.
___ The formal and informal activities in which the student engaged (both planned and unplanned), and the behaviors observed
during those activities are described in detail.
d.
___ The documents (e.g., policy manuals, training materials, minutes of meetings, memoranda, computerized data files, etc.) to
which the student was exposed during the week and how the data contained within those documents compare and contrast to
the behaviors observed during other activities are described in detail.
II. ____ Points for Analysis – The journal entry needs improvement with the following (check all that apply):
a.
___ The student analyzed the experiences (either through a retrospective examination of prior course-work, prior job experience,
or current on-site training) that prepared to student to engage in the activities performed that week, paying particular
attention to differences between prior academic learning and the participant-observations.
b.
___ The student identified any issues with which the student was confronted that week and described how the student resolved
those issues.
c.
___ The student explained how the student's expectations were either met or failed to be met that week.
d.
___ The student addressed other thoughts, concerns, or feelings that the student believes would be productive in helping selfanalyze his or her own success at this internship and/or helping the professor assess the student's success.
III. ____ Points for Writing – The journal entry contained errors with the following (check all that apply):
a.
Grammar/Spelling/Usage:
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b.
Abbreviations
Biased Language
Effective Transitions
Pronoun Use/Agreement
Subject/Verb Agreement
Whose/That/Which
Paragraph Structure
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Adverb/Adjective Use
Capitalization
Gerund Use
Quotation Marks
Use of Jargon
Its/It’s
Run-On Sentences
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Apostrophe Use
Comma Use
Hyphen Use
Sentence Fragments
Verb Tenses
Their/There/They’re
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Avoid Contractions
Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
Parallel Construction
Spelling
Who/Whom
To/Too/Two
Writing Style:
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Overuse of Passive Voice
Paragraph Structure
Unintelligible Writing
Varying Sentences to Avoid Repetitive/Boring Writing
Writing Concisely
Total Points: _____