Reading Response Rubric

Teacher Name:

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY A B
Capturing Your Thinking I talked about at least 3
different ideas I had about
the book, and I showed my
thinking by using some of
these strategies: 1.
Discussing my thinking
about the story, 2.
Connecting with evidence,
3. Predicting/Inferring, 4.
Questioning, 5. Reaction. I
answered the questions my
teacher asked me from my
last letter in complete
sentences.
I talked about at least 2
different ideas I had about
the book, and I showed my
thinking by using some of
the strategies. I answered
some of the questions my
teacher asked me from my
last letter in complete
sentences.
C D
I talked about one idea I had
about the book, and I
showed my thinking by
using some of the strategies.
I may have answered some
of the questions my teacher
asked from my last letter,
but I did not use complete
sentences.
I may have talked about
different ideas I had about
the book, but I didn't use
any of the strategies, or I did
not answer any questions
my teacher asked from my
last letter.
Thoughtfulness/Details I supported my thoughts I supported my thoughts My response is incomplete My response is incomplete
with evidence from the text. with some evidence from in one or more of the in three or more of the
I explained my thinking the text. I explained some of following ways:I supported following ways: I supported
with telling why I think my thinking with telling my thoughts with evidence my thoughts with evidence
what I do (because....). I why I think what I do from the text. I explained from the text. I explained
showed that I understand (because....). I showed that I my thinking with telling my thinking with telling
my job as a reader and a partially understand my job why I think what I do why I think what I do
writer for my response. I put as a reader and a writer for (because....). I showed that I (because....). I showed that I
effort into my letter with my response. I put some understand my job as a understand my job as a
meaningful thinking and/or effort into my letter with reader and a writer for my reader and a writer for my
questioning about the book I meaningful thinking and/or response. I put effort into response. I put effort into
am responding to. questioning about the book I my letter with meaningful my letter with meaningful
am responding to. thinking and/or questioning thinking and/or questioning
about the book I am about the book I am
responding to. responding to.

Clarity I wrote a response that
makes sense. It was easy for
the reader to understand my
thinking. I showed the
ability to express my
thinking clearly with
complete sentences.
I wrote a response that My response is lacking in at My response is lacking in at
makes some sense. It was least 2 of the following least 3 of the following
somewhat easy for the areas; logical order, ease of areas; logical order, ease of
reader to understand my reading, complete sentences. reading, complete sentences.
thinking. I somewhat
showed the ability to
express my thinking clearly
with complete sentences.
(Entry lacked in at least one
area.)

Voice/Personality My response is interesting
to read, not just a boring list
of ideas. It has comments
about my thinking (What
would I do? How would I
feel?).
My response is interesting
to read, not just a boring list
of ideas. It has some
comments about my
thinking (What would I do?
How would I feel?).
My response is either NOT
interesting to read, or it has
NO comments about my
thinking (What would I do?
How would I feel?).
My response is not
interesting to read, instead it
is a list of ideas, and has no
comments about my
thinking.

GUMS, Timeliness, and My response was edited for
Neatness proper grammar and
spelling. It was turned in on
time and written neatly. It
had all the parts of a letter. I
wrote a new paragraph for
each new thought/idea.
My response was partially
edited for proper grammar
and spelling. It was turned
in on time and written
neatly. It had all the parts of
a letter. I wrote a new
paragraph for each new
thought/idea.
My response was missing 2
or more elements: My
response was edited for
proper grammar and
spelling. It was turned in on
time and written neatly. It
had all the parts of a letter. I
wrote a new paragraph for
each new thought/idea.
My response was missing 3
or more elements: My
response was edited for
proper grammar and
spelling. It was turned in on
time and written neatly. It
had all the parts of a letter. I
wrote a new paragraph for
each new thought/idea.