Blog Grading

Outstanding! (100)
• You show insightful, reflective thinking in your writing.
• You respond to the prompt, but also go beyond it.
• Makes many inferences and references to other related events, people or texts relating to
the topic
• Expresses a high level of critical thinking
• Obvious, detailed effort on assignment
• Writing is easy to follow; has been proofread and spell check. No grammatical errors.
• You go beyond the word count requirements.

Wow! (90-95)
• You show some deep, reflective thinking in your writing.
• You respond to the prompt—making sure to answer all questions asked.
• Makes some inferences and references to other related events, people or texts relating to
the topic
• Expresses some level of critical thinking
• Obvious effort on assignment
• Writing is clear; has been proofread and spell check. Few grammatical errors.
• You fulfill the word count requirement.

So-So (80-85)
• You respond to the prompt—making sure to answer all questions asked, but dont provide
any reflective thinking.
• Makes some inferences and references to other related events, people or texts relating to
the topic
• Ideas are expressed but are not fully developed
• Shows some effort on assignment
• At times the writing is a bit unclear and there are some grammatical/spelling issues.
• You fulfill the word count requirement.

Oops! (70 or 65): Has some or all of the following characteristics:
• You dont really respond to the prompt or your entry is extremely brief. You dont provide
any details or examples or support to elaborate on your response.
• Your entry was confusing or difficult to follow.
• You did not proofread, spell check and/or it is not grammatically correct. (You may have
even used 􀂳text-lingo􀂴 in your entry.
• It is too brief and obviously indicates a lack of thought or effort.