The student will

follow the
conventions of
writings:
Date, evidence
based terms,
transition
words, and
colorful
adjectives
Punctuation
and
capitalization

Reflection

Journal Writing
3
2
Student followed Student followed
all conventions
three out of four
listed.
conventions

The student
wrote with all
the appropriate
capitalization
and punctuation.

The student
wrote with
reflection and
thought.

The student
wrote with most
of his or her
sentences
properly
capitalized and
punctuated.
The student
wrote with some
thought and
reflection.

1
Student followed
two out of four
conventions

0
Student followed
only one of the
conventions
listed.

The students
used minimal
capitalization
and punctuation.

The student had

no
understanding of
the proper use of
capitalization or
punctuation.

The student had

a minimal
understanding of
thought and
reflection.

The student had

no
understanding of
thought or
reflection.