DIALECTICAL JOURNAL DIRECTIONS
DIALECTICAL JOURNAL DIRECTIONS
DIALECTICAL JOURNAL DIRECTIONS
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Grading Dialectical Journals<br />
Quotations &<br />
Plot Details<br />
Level 4 (90 – 100<br />
points)<br />
Detailed, meaningful<br />
Level 3 (80 – 89<br />
points)<br />
Less detailed but still<br />
good<br />
Level 2 (70 – 79<br />
points)<br />
Few good details<br />
Level 1 (50 – 65<br />
points)<br />
Hardly and good<br />
details<br />
Interpretation<br />
Thoughtful, avoids<br />
clichés<br />
Intelligent, discusses<br />
theme<br />
Vague, unsupported,<br />
plot summary<br />
Plot summaries and<br />
paraphrases<br />
Literary<br />
Elements<br />
Questions and<br />
Connections<br />
Coverage of<br />
Text<br />
Discusses diction,<br />
imagery, syntax, etc<br />
and how these<br />
contribute to meaning<br />
Insightful, personal<br />
connections, thoughtprovoking<br />
questions<br />
Covers text<br />
thoroughly<br />
Includes them but<br />
doesn’t explain how<br />
they contribute to<br />
meaning<br />
Some personal<br />
connections,<br />
questions arise from<br />
text<br />
Covers important<br />
parts thoroughly<br />
Lists literary<br />
elements but little<br />
discussion of<br />
meaning<br />
Few connections,<br />
obvious question<br />
Covers most parts,<br />
but quickly<br />
Few literary<br />
elements, almost no<br />
discussion of<br />
meaning<br />
Few connections, no<br />
questions<br />
Way too short<br />
Presentation<br />
Neat, organized,<br />
looks professional,<br />
follows directions<br />
Neat and readable,<br />
follows directions<br />
Neat but hard to read,<br />
doesn’t follow<br />
directions<br />
Hard to read, doesn’t<br />
follow directions