Assessing Blogs? An Example of a Rubric

This year, Mr. McDonald has decided to have all of his Advanced Writing students manage and write their own blog.  Through this assignment, Mr. McDonald is serving three purposes:

1.  Students are able to freely write about what is intriguing to them.
2.  Students are learning what it is like to to write in the 21 century.
3.  Students are learning what it is like to share and collaborate amongst others through their blog.

Mr. McDonald gave me permission to share the rubric that he is using each month when it comes to assessing the blog.  This rubric is assessing students in how well they communicate their thoughts as well as their grammar.  While you might not use the same competencies in your course, the rubric can be adopted to any course and any competency.  To see the actual rubric, click HERE.

If you are interested in knowing more about blogging in your course, how students can maintain their own blog, or how to assess blogs, please stop by room 222 and we can chat!