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Diary Rubric
A personal diary is
a daily journal, a recording of the significant moments of the day. It
begins with the date. Some diary writers begin, "Dear Diary," but that's
not a rule. Since a diary is meant to be personal, it often reveals
feelings and thoughts that people tend to keep private. You should include
diary entries for several days. This genre is a good way to show a process
over time.
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CATEGORY |
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Heading |
Heading
includes all four details (name, persona, place, and year)
and the date is logical in the context of the letter. |
Heading
includes four details but the date is not logical. |
Heading
includes less than four details. |
Heading is
absent. |
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Format |
Diary
begins with a complete date (month, day and year) followed by
a greeting. |
Diary begins
with an incomplete date but does contain a greeting. |
Diary begins
with an incomplete date and does not contain a greeting. |
Diary format
is absent. |
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Ideas and
Content |
Diary includes
details that bring the time and place alive; the paper has
personality and shows how the writer thinks and feels. |
The time and
place in the Diary is clear; the voice is engaging but may
fade in and out. |
The time and
place in the Diary is clear, but the writing is bland. |
Diary could
have been written by any person, in any place, at any time. |
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Conventions |
Student used
the correct grammar, capitals, spelling, and punctuation. |
Diary contains
up to 1 errors in grammar, capitals, spelling, and punctuation. |
Diary contains
up to 2 errors in grammar, capitals, spelling, and punctuation. |
Diary contains
more than 2 errors in grammar, capitals, spelling, and punctuation. |
Adapted from "Rubric for the Historical Fiction Essay" on the
Project Zero web site, Harvard College.
Resource:
http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/faculty/kmman/civil%20war/rubric.html
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