ISU JOURNAL RUBRIC
Knowledge/Understanding
/10
1 (0-59%)
2 (60-69%)
3 (70-79%)
4 (80-100%)
The journal shows
limited to
unacceptable
knowledge of the
novel.
The journal shows
some knowledge of
the novel.
The journal shows
strong knowledge of
the relevant aspects
of the novel.
The journal shows
excellent and
perceptive knowledge
of the novel.
Quotations chosen
cover a fairly wide
range of the novel.
Quotations chosen
cover a wide range of
the novel.
The journal reflects a
consistent degree of
illustrative detail and
demonstrates a
sophisticated
understanding of
characters and ideas
in the novel.
Quotations chosen
cover a very small
portion of the novel.
Thinking/Inquiry
/10
The journal reflects a
limited degree of
imagination,
sensitivity, and insight
towards the
characters and ideas
in the novel.
The journal reflects a
degree of
imagination,
sensitivity, and insight
towards the
characters and ideas
in the novel.
The journal reflects a
substantial degree of
imagination,
sensitivity, and insight
towards the
characters and ideas
in the novel.
The quotations
chosen further, to a
limited degree, the
effectiveness of the
journal.
The quotations
chosen, while
simplistic, further
somewhat the
effectiveness of the
journal.
The quotations
chosen are
competently chosen
and used.
Journal is largely plot
summary.
Communication
/10
Quotations chosen
cover a small portion
of the novel.
There are regular
errors in spelling,
punctuation,
paragraphing and
syntax, which hinder
communication.
There is an attempt to
use a register suitable
to intention and
audience.
Journal’s title is
nonsensical or nonexistent and the
journal is not in MLA
format.
While there is some
interesting analysis, a
large part of the
journal is plot
summary.
The journal focuses
well on a key
question, or idea, and
has at least a 50/50
ratio of plot to
summary.
The two quotations
chosen are exemplary
in furthering the
effectiveness of the
journal.
The journal focuses
extremely well on a
key question, or idea,
and has much more
analysis than plot
summary.
Some errors in
spelling, punctuation,
paragraphing and
syntax hinder
communication.
There are occasional
errors in spelling,
punctuation,
paragraphing and
syntax.
There are very
infrequent errors in
spelling, punctuation,
paragraphing and
syntax.
The work often
shows a register
suitable to intention
and audience.
Use of a register
suitable to intention
and audience is
consistent.
Work shows mastery
of a register suitable
to intention and
audience.
Journal’s title is
simplistic and the
journal there is an
attempt at MLS
format.
Journal has a
somewhat interesting
title and mostly
follows MLA format.
Journal has an
interesting title and is
presented in MLA
format.
* Register refers to a mixture of appropriate tone, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure