After each week’s story, please respond, in your reading response document in Google Classroom or on theme paper, to the question. Responses will be checked weekly and will be graded and returned at the end of the trimester.
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Following directions (10 points) | All responses follow the directions as given, including completion on time each week and writing in the Reading Response document. | All responses follow the directions as given but 1 response is late. Writing is completed in the Reading Response document. | One response does not follow the directions as given or 2 responses are late. | More than 1 response does not follow the directions as given or more than 2 responses are late. | Responses are not completed in the Reading Response document. |
| Complete sentences (10 points) | All responses are written in complete sentences unless otherwise stated. | One response contains some incomplete sentences or fragments. | One response contains multiple incomplete sentences or fragments. | Two responses contain incomplete sentences or fragments. | More than three responses contain incomplete sentences or fragments. |
| Content (20 points) | All reading responses answer the questions thoroughly and completely. | One reading response does not answer the questions thoroughly or completely. | Two reading responses do not answer the questions thoroughly or completely. | More than two reading responses do no answer the questions thoroughly or completely. | A response is missing. |
| Mechanics (Capitalization, punctuation, Spelling) (10 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 (5 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 = /55 points |