For this assignment, create a Reader Response about a text of your choice.
Directions
- Review the grading rubric as listed on this page.
- Choose any text to read.
Feel free to find a text at one of these free reading sites: - Review and utilize the strategies listed on the Making Connections and Writing a Reading Response pages.
- Create a Reading Response of the text of your choice in 400–600 words in a new Google Doc.
- Copy and paste your Reading Response Student Choice in a new post on your WordPress blog.
- Submit the URL of your WordPress blog post to your instructor.
Grading
Points: 100
Submitting: a website URL
| Reading Response Student Choice KEEP | |||||||
| Criteria | Ratings | Points | |||||
| First line includes title, author, main thesis | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 2 pts |
No reference to text 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Connect text to you and life | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 3 pts |
No connection 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Connect text to view of world/right and wrong | Proficent 10 pts |
Developing 3 pts |
No connection 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Learned from text | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 3 pts |
No connection 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Connect text to what is important to the world | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 3 pts |
No connection 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Praise/Problems with text | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 3 pts |
No connection 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Enjoy/Not Enjoy | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 3 pts |
No connection 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Overall reaction | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 3 pts |
No connection 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Standard Edited English/Writing conventions | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 3 pts |
Errors detract from meaning/no post 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Finished piece easy to read, polished | Proficient 10 pts |
Developing 5 pts |
No marks 0 pts |
10 pts | |||
| Analyze a text for purpose and intended meaning | Exceeds expectations 0 pts |
Meets expectations 0 pts |
Does not meet expectations 0 pts |
0 pts | |||
| Analyze a text for text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections | Exceeds expectations 0 pts |
Meets expectations 0 pts |
Does not meet expectations 0 pts |
0 pts | |||
| Create a Reader Response to text | Exceeds expectations 0 pts |
Meets expectations 0 pts |
Does not meet expectations 0 pts |
0 pts | |||
| TOTAL POINTS | 100 pts | ||||||