Evaluation
Use the following rubric for peer evaluations and self-assessments of your work. Please use it to check your work. Your teacher will use the same rubric to grade your work.
| CATEGORY | Excellent 90%-100% |
Good 80%-89% |
Adequate 70%-79% |
Insufficient 0%-69% |
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| Focus on Assigned Topic (15 points) |
The diary entries are related to the assigned topic and allow the reader to understand much more about the topic. | Most of the diary entries are related to the assigned topic. The entries wander off at one or two points, but the reader can still learn something about the topic. | Some of the diary entries are related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic. | No attempt has been made to relate the diary entries to the assigned topic. |
| Accuracy of Facts (20 points) |
All facts presented in the diary entries are accurate. | Almost all facts presented in the diary entries are accurate. | Most facts presented in the diary entries are accurate (at least 70%). | There are several factual errors in the diary entries. |
| Characters (15 points) |
The soldier characters are named and clearly described in the biographies. Most readers could describe the characters accurately. | The soldier characters are named and described in the biographies. Most readers would have some idea of what the characters were like. | The soldier characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters. | It is hard to tell who the soldier characters are. |
| Organization (15 points) |
The diary entries are very well organized. One entry follows another in a logical sequence and the entries are in a clear flow. | The diary entries are pretty well organized. One entry may seem out of place. The flow of entries is usually clear. | The diary entries are a little hard to follow. The flow is sometimes not clear. | The diary entries seem to be randomly arranged. |
| Creativity (15 points) |
The diary entries contain many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader’s enjoyment. The author has really used his or her imagination. | The diary entries contain a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader’s enjoyment. The author has used his or her imagination. | The diary entries contain a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his or her imagination. | There is little evidence of creativity in the diary entries. The author does not seem to have used much imagination. |
| Requirements (20 points) |
All of the written requirements were met:
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Almost all (about 90%) the written requirements were met. | Most (about 75%) of the written requirements were met, but several were not. | Many requirements were not met. |
