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

Minimal regard for safety guidelines; last name or some personal information included Several errors in grammatical conventions; standard sentence structure

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

Demonstrate control of conventions with no errors; appropriate sentence structure

Noticeable display of safety; refrain from using last name and nominal personal information included Standard display of knowledge in conventions and sentence structure

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

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

Performance Element

Safety

Grammatical Quality

Relevance to Topic

Evidence of Understanding

Numerous errors in grammar; no considerations for sentence conventions