NAME___________________________
Jouranl Entry Scoring Tool
Criteria
Central Idea
Feelings and
Thoughts
Mechanics
Conclusion
5
All or almost all of the
journal entry helps
answer the essential
question.
Feelings and thoughts of
the medieval person are
revealed and developed
in the journal entry.
All or almost all of the
journal entry utilizes
correct spelling and
grammar.
The journal entry comes
to a logical conclusion.
3
1
0
Most of the journal entry Very little of the journal
relates to the essential
entry is related to the
question.
essential question.
None of the journal
entry answers or relates
to the essential question.
Feelings and thoughts of
the medieval person are
revealed and developed
in most of the journal
entry.
Most of journal entry
utilizes correct spelling
and grammar.
Feelings and thoughts of
the medieval person are
revealed and developed
in some of the journal
entry.
Little of the journal
entry utilizes correct
spelling and grammar.
None of the feelings and
thoughts of the medieval
person are revealed or
developed in the journal
entry.
None of the journal
entry utilizes correct
spelling and grammar.
The journal entry comes
to a conclusion but isn’t
related directly to the
medieval person’s life.
The journal entry does
not include a logical
conclusion.
The journal entry lacks
structure, has no logical
conclusion, and/or does
not relate to the
medieval person’s life.
TOTAL________
35