Rubrics

Ever since I started working with blogs, I have wanted my students to create and use blogger in my own classroom. Since I was hired in January of this year and it was crazy enough being my first time teaching, I didn't get this accomplished. This August I am making it happen! And already will have my rubric ready for grading! My 7th grade English students will create a blog and add multiple information and resources to it through out the year. For my rubric, the grading categories consist of layout, content, learning of material, and work ethic. This should be a good general rubric that could be used to assess a lot of the work students will be putting onto their blogs.
How much more engaging and creative than a regular ol' journal book the students keep in my classroom? This will promote students reflection by implementing their discoveries, ideas, and attitudes towards the information being covered in our classroom. This is also a great way to involve the parents to collaborate on the work being done in their child's English class. I thought about adding a "Copyright" category for grading but thought that it would be best to discuss the copyright laws and appropriate documentation of sources with students before adding it onto rubric. When ready, I can make edits to my rubric! Since I saved the file as an Excel document, I can print out the information for students and parents to see just how students are getting graded for their blogs. Another great use of collaboration! Before starting the blogs, students will be given a copy of this rubric so that they may become active participants of their own learning and work as well as manage and assess their progress through out my English class!



7th Grade English Blog