Rubric


 * Teacher Name: Mr. Wiggs ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Student Name: ||  ||   ||
 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||  ||
 * Creativity || The diary contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination. || The diary contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination. || The diary contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination. || There is little evidence of creativity in the diary. The author does not seem to have used much imagination. ||  ||
 * Neatness || The diary is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it. || The diary is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks like the author took some pride in it. || The diary is readable and some of the pages are attractive. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry. || The diary is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and didn't care what it looked like. ||  ||
 * Accuracy of Facts || All facts presented in the diary are accurate. || Almost all facts presented in the diary are accurate. || Most facts presented in the diary are accurate (at least 70%). || There are several factual errors in the diary. ||  ||
 * Focus on Assigned Topic || The entire diary is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic. || Most of the diary is related to the assigned topic. The diary wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic. || Some of the diary is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic. || No attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic. ||  ||
 * Organization || The diary is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. || The diary is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. || The diary is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. || Ideas seem to be randomly arranged. ||  ||
 * Spelling and Punctuation || There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the diary. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout. || There is one spelling or punctuation error in the diary. || There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the diary. || The final diary has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors. ||  ||
 * Minimum Requirements || The student went above minimum requirements || The student met minimum requirements || 1-2 parts were missing || 3 or more parts were missing ||  ||
 * Focus on Assigned Topic || The entire diary is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic. || Most of the diary is related to the assigned topic. The diary wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic. || Some of the diary is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic. || No attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic. ||  ||
 * Organization || The diary is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. || The diary is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. || The diary is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. || Ideas seem to be randomly arranged. ||  ||
 * Spelling and Punctuation || There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the diary. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout. || There is one spelling or punctuation error in the diary. || There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the diary. || The final diary has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors. ||  ||
 * Minimum Requirements || The student went above minimum requirements || The student met minimum requirements || 1-2 parts were missing || 3 or more parts were missing ||  ||