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ASSESSMENT RUBRIC 15RESPONSE JOURNALNAME: ______________________________________________ DATE: _______________NOTE: Select only those categories/criteria that are appropriate to the assigned task.Categories/Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4KNOWLEDGE /UNDERSTANDINGTHINKING / INQUIRY– demonstrates limitedunderstanding ofinformation, ideas, concepts,and/or themes in text– has difficulty comparinghow different authors usediction and syntax to developtheir ideas and themes– has difficulty explaininghow author uses differentstylistic devices to achieveparticular effects– uses little information from atext to support personalinterpretations– has difficulty comparingpersonal ideas and valueswith those in a text– has difficulty analyzing andsynthesizing ideas andinformation from a text, andcommunicating them– has difficulty acceptingand/or recognizing thevarying responses ofdifferent readers to the sametext– has difficulty understandinghow culture and historyinfluence the ideas andtheme in a text– has difficulty comparing theelements of one text withthose of another– has difficulty comparing theideas and/or theme of onetext with those of another– demonstrates someunderstanding ofinformation, ideas, concepts,and/or themes in text– compares in simple wayshow different authors usediction and syntax to developtheir ideas and themes– explains in a simple wayhow author uses differentstylistic devices to achieveparticular effects– uses some information froma text to support personalinterpretations– makes simple comparisonsbetween personal ideas andvalues with those in a text– analyzes in simple waysideas and information from atext, synthesizes them, andcommunicates them– responds in simple ways tothe varying responses ofdifferent readers to the sametext– explains in simple ways howculture and history influencethe ideas and theme in a text– compares in simple waysthe elements of one text withthose of another– compares in simple waysthe ideas and/or theme ofone text with those ofanother– demonstrates clearunderstanding ofinformation, ideas, concepts,and/or themes in text– compares how differentauthors use diction andsyntax to develop their ideasand themes– explains how author usesdifferent stylistic devices toachieve particular effects(e.g., use of oxymoron)– uses specific informationfrom a text to supportpersonal interpretations– compares personal ideasand values with those in atext– analyzes ideas andinformation from a text,synthesizes them, andcommunicates them– responds positively to thevarying responses ofdifferent readers to the sametext– explains how culture andhistory influence the ideasand theme in a text– compares the elements ofone text with those ofanother (e.g., similarities anddifferences between maincharacters in two texts)– compares the ideas and/ortheme of one text with thoseof another– demonstrates thorough andinsightful understanding ofinformation, ideas, concepts,and/or themes in text– compares in a sophisticatedway how different authorsuse diction and syntax todevelop their ideas andthemes– explains in a sophisticatedway how author usesdifferent stylistic devices toachieve particular effects– uses rich and detailedinformation from a text tosupport insightful personalinterpretations– compares in insightful wayspersonal ideas and valueswith those in a text– analyzes in insightful waysideas and information from atext, synthesizes themskillfully, and communicatesthem– responds positively andinsightfully to the varyingresponses of differentreaders to the same text– explains in insightful wayshow culture and historyinfluence the ideas andtheme in a text– compares in sophisticatedways the elements of onetext with those of another– compares in sophisticatedways the ideas and/or themeof one text with those ofanotherCopyright © 2002 Nelson Thomson LearningThis page may be reproduced by the purchasing school for classroom use.A1

STUDENT SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST 15RESPONSE JOURNALNAME: ______________________________________________ TERM: _______________Record the date each time you use this checklist.Make a check mark under the date when you are able to reply “Yes” to the question.Enter the date each time you use this checklist to assess your readiness forwriting in a response journal. Place a checkmark under the date when you areable to reply “Yes” to the question.Have I shown a clear understanding of information, ideas, concepts, and/orthemes in a given text?Have I compared how different authors use diction and syntax to develop theirideas and themes?Have I explained how an author uses different stylistic devices to achieveparticular effects?Have I used specific information from a text to support my personalinterpretation of that text?Have I compared my personal ideas and values with those found in a text?Have I analyzed and synthesized ideas and information from a text andcommunicated them in my own words?Have I responded positively to different responses of different readers to thesame text?Have I explained how culture and history influence the ideas and theme in atext?Have I compared the elements of one text with those of another?Have I compared the ideas and/or themes of one text with those of anothertext?Summary of Things I Need to Work On____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________