Comment rubric

COMMENT RUBRIC

Goal 10

• one or more paragraphs; 
well organized
 idea or point of view well stated; written in an interesting style and voice; words used are carefully chosen, memorable, and bring the comment to life; sentence fluency is smooth, natural and expressive
• shows connection to blog post content and other comments; meaningful addition to topic of blog post by bringing in new perspective and resources; original ideas are expressed; solid evidence of thinking and content knowledge present; clearly expresses the desire to continue a conversation; several sources cited and linked to other relevant resources cited

Proficient 8

• one paragraph; organized 
written in a somewhat; interesting style and voice; words chosen mostly reflect author’s personality and brings comment to life for the most part sentence fluency is mostly achieved
• shows some reference and connection to the post and other comments; some addition to topic of blog post; evidence of thinking developing and knowledge content present; new sources of information mentioned; other resources mentioned

Developing 6

• 2-3 sentences; comment is poorly organized; comment has no style or voice; words used are unimpressive; sentence fluency is absent- sentences feel unnatural
• no original idea is expressed; nothing is added to topic or ideas of blog post; makes minimal to no reference to blog post; no links to further information or resources shows no evidence of; understanding or having read blog post and/or other comments; repetition of other comments

Unsatisfactory 4

• writing is unacceptable for age and grade level; a few words or incomplete sentence; tone is disrespectful and inappropriate
• content is inappropriate; content is unrelated to the blog post; fails to show respect towards someone else’s opinion