How will I be assessed on My Blog?

Blogging Rubric

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Theme	Extends the prompt through engaging details relevant to the protagonist's behavior. Develops a cohesive blog.	Appropriately addresses prompt with relevant to the protagonist's behavior using details.	Refers to the main idea of prompt.	Just a series of ideas without any overall connecting ideas.
Establish a Connection	My blog shows how I have connected to the text.	My blog accurately refers to and addresses a personal connection to the text.	My blog somewhat refers to a personal connection.	My blog does not make a personal connection.
Use evidence to support your ideas	Specific, interesting, sophisticated language that helps to show connection to the text	Specific, interesting language that shows a connection to the text.	The language is sometimes evidence to support ideas.	There is no evidence from the text to support your opinion.
Conventions	Uses the conventions of language appropriately to enhance meaning.	Few spelling, typing, punctuation, capitalization, or language errors, although the minor errors do not make it hard to understand. Manipulates conventions to enhance meaning.	Some spelling, typing, punctuation, capitalization, or language errors that make it hard to understand. Attempt to manipulate conventions makes writing confusing.	Has so many errors that it is hard to understand.
Sign your blog first and last name	Blog is signed first and last name	Blog is signed last name	Blog is signed first name	Blog is not signed