Journals
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Before each story, you will complete a journal entry that gets you thinking. All entries will be graded at the end of the trimester. Please keep these all together in your journal in Google Classroom or on theme paper. List the date and the prompt and then answer the prompt in complete sentences. The template for the journal is also located in Google Classroom. The second trimester journals will be due on February 21, 2020.
Journal Topics
Second Trimester Journal Topics
1/14/2020- The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
What do you notice in the painting on p. 141? What is a possible story that could be told based on the painting? Your answer should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
1/6/2019- An American Childhood
When do you feel most alive and like yourself?
12/6/2019- A Christmas Carol
How important is money? Is it possible to be too focused on money?First Trimester Journal Topics
Week of 10/28/2019- "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
Write about a time when you were brave. Your response should be at least 4-5 sentences.Week of 10/21/2019- Thank You Ma’am
Who in your life sees the best in you? Who believes in you even when other people do not?
Week of 10/7/2019- The Last Dog
Why are pets good companions? If you have a pet, what makes your pet a good companion to you? Your response should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
Week of 9/23- Seventh Grade
What were you most nervous about on the first day of seventh grade? Are you still nervous about it now?Week of 9/16- The Dinner Party
Pretend that an unexpected guest comes to a party that your family is having. What would you say and do?Journal Rubric
5 4 3 2 1 Complete sentences (20 points) All journal entries are written in complete sentences unless otherwise stated. One journal entry contains some incomplete sentences or fragments. One journal entry contains multiple incomplete sentences or fragments. Two journal entries contain incomplete sentences or fragments. More than three journal entries contain incomplete sentences or fragments.
Content (20 points) All journal entries answer the questions thoroughly and completely. One journal entry does not answer the questions thoroughly or completely. Two journal entries do not answer the questions thoroughly or completely. More than two journal entries do no answer the questions thoroughly or completely. A journal entry is missing. Mechanics
(Capitalization, punctuation, Spelling)
(20 points)No mistakes in Spelling or capitalization. Periods are used at the end of every sentence. 1-2 mistakes in Spelling or capitalization. Periods are used at the end of every sentence. 2-3 mistakes in Spelling or capitalization. Periods are used at the end of every sentence.
More than four errors in Spelling or capitalization. Little evidence of effort to revise work. Periods missing from the ends of 1-2 sentences. More than 5 errors in Spelling or Capitalization. Periods are missing from the ends of 3 or more sentences. Clarity
(10 points)No run-on sentences. Grammar is consistent with current class learning. No run-on sentences. Grammar is mostly consistent with current class learning; 1-2 errors or less. No more than 1-2 awkwardly worded or run- on sentences. Grammar is somewhat consistent with current class learning; 1-2 errors or less. More than 2 awkwardly worded or run- on sentences. Grammar is not consistent with current class learning; 3-4 errors or more. More than 2 awkwardly worded or run- on sentences. Grammar is not consistent with current class learning; 5 errors or more. Total = /70 points
