Author's Purpose Blog Rubric

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Proficient

Apprentice

Novice

Significant display of safety; refrain from using last name or any personal information

Noticeable display of safety; refrain from using last name and nominal personal information included

Minimal regard for safety guidelines; last name or some personal information included

No acknowledgement of safety guidelines; last name or personal information included

Grammatical Quality

Demonstrate control of conventions with no errors; appropriate sentence structure

Standard display of knowledge in conventions and sentence structure

Several errors in grammatical conventions; standard sentence structure

Numerous errors in grammar; no considerations for sentence conventions

Relevance to Topic

Clear and purposeful examples, pertinent information, details and conclusions

Information relates to topic; understanding of concept is displayed

Minimal details related to topic; statements are not supported by text

Responses are not relevant to the topic; little or no details are included in response

Performance Element

Safety

Evidence of Understanding

Text-to-self connections are made; ability to draw conclusions

Some real-life examples are listed; minimal connections are made or described

Description of text only to support answers; no inferences made

No display of interpretation or connections are evident