Category Best Work Good Work Acceptable Work Marginal Work TOTAL

Initial Post: Demonstrates thorough Demonstrates Demonstrates Does not adequately

understanding of the
Understanding and content by providing
ability to support details from the readings
argument and detailed examples
from personal/
professional experiences
to help clarify one’s
position
understanding of the
content by providing some
details from the readings
and brief examples from
personal/ professional
experiences to help clarify
one’s position
understanding of the demonstrate
content by providing understanding. No
some details from the personal/professional
readings. No experiences given to help
personal/professional clarify one’s position.
experiences given to help
clarify one’s position.

Up to 40 points Up to 36 points Up to 32 points Up to 26 points

Initial Post: Contributes to the Contributes to the
discussion by providing discussion by providing
Extension of AND integrating TWO or AND integrating ONE
understanding more professional/outside professional/ outside
resources that are relevant resource that is relevant
to the content. to the content

Up to 10 points
Follow-up posts Posts substantive
comments to 2 students’
postings that significantly
contribute to the group
discussion on or before
the due date.
Posts comments to 2
students’ postings that
contribute to the group
discussion on or before the
due date.
Up to 5 points
Posts comments to 2 Posts comments to 1
students’ postings on or student’s postings that
before the due date. contribute to the group
discussion on or before
the due date.

Up to 20 points Up to 16 points Up to 14 points Up to 12 points

Rubric for Blackboard Journal & Discussion

*Failure to post anything or repetition of previous posted entries, will result in a ZERO in all categories for that week.