Part 1: Blog Posts

Overview: For each chapter, you will create a short (150-200+ word) blog post expressing
your reflections on the chapter and class activities. You will post these blogs on Schoology in
the posted discussion forums. This is your space to get creative and share your unique
experience of the novel and our class – don’t be afraid to experiment and be honest! I will be
posting prompts for each chapter in order to guide your writing.

Blog Due Dates: Write your blog post when you finish reading each chapter. You must
complete the blog posts for the assigned reading chapters before each class. The due dates
for each blog post will be posted on Schoology.
Rubric
3 - Exemplary 2 - Developing 1 - Beginning
References to Makes appropriate, Makes appropriate Provides minimal
assigned chapters insightful references references to the references to
AND class content to both the assigned assigned chapters or assigned chapters
chapters and class the class content and/or class content
content
Personal reflection Provides in-depth Provides a limited Provides minimal
on the text personal reflection of personal reflection of personal reflection of
the text including the text which may the text
thoughts, feelings, include thoughts,
questions and feelings, questions or
connections. connections
Structure, clarity and Sentence and Sentence and Paragraph and
mechanics paragraph structure paragraph structure sentence structure
are easy to follow; may be somewhat are quite difficult to
writing is clear and difficult to follow; follow; writing lacks
concise; Virtually no writing may be clarity and
errors in spelling, somewhat unclear or conciseness. Many
grammar, or unconcise. Few errors in spelling,
punctuation. errors in spelling, grammar, and
grammar, or punctuation.
punctuation.
 Part 2: Comments
Overview: For each chapter, you will respond to the blog post of a peer in the class by leaving
a comment on their post on Schoology. In your comment, you can question what your peer
has said, state your own opinion, or agree with their opinion. Your comment should be at
least 3 sentences.

Blog Comment Due Dates: Blog comments for the assigned chapter readings are due before
each class. Due dates for each comment will be posted on Schoology.
Assessment Criteria
Blog Comment Checklist
In your comment you express your thoughts, questions, and/or opinions on your
peer’s blog post.
Your comment is 3 or more sentences.
Your comment is respectful to your peer – if your opinion is different than that
of your peer, you express so respectfully.
Your comment is valuable to the class’s blogging community.