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8th Grade Research Class: Grade 8 Blog

Research Blog Instructions

Blog Instructions

Accountable Talk is a way of practicing and developing good habits when engaging in discussions. Please include "Accountable Talk" in our blog posts and comments to develop the practice of using evidence to support our opinions, ideas, predictions, and inferences.

 

  • Students must post to the blog on a weekly basis. Participating in the blog is part of the research grade.
  • Students must respond in full sentences, with correct spelling and punctuation.
  •  Every comment you make on this blog needs to include one of the Accountable Talk Sentence Starters listed below:

 

  • If you agree with someone's comment or the article;
  • I agree with you/the article because ........
  • Yes and ...........
  • I also feel that way because ..........
  • Yes ____________ made me realize .....................
  • If you disagree with a comment or the article:

 

  • I disagree because .....
  • What about ....?
  • I am not sure I agree because ..............
  • If you are confused;

 

  • I don't understand.
  • Could you explain.......? 
  • If you have an idea or opinion:
  • I wonder ......
  • This made me realize ....................
  • This made me think of ............................

Work Cited

Rhys. SVA Film Program. N.p .29 June 2013. Web. 3 September 2013.

Research Blog

Accountable Talk

Blog Rubric

Score

Unsatisfactory

0

Limited

80

Proficient

90

Exemplary

100

Mark

Ideas and Content

The ideas expressed are

often confused and are not connected to discussions around the subject matter.

 Postings are do not stimulate dialogue and commentary and do not connect with the audience

The ideas xpressed are not usually connected to discussions around the subject matter.

 Postings are brief and unimaginative, and reflect minimal effort to connect with the audience.

The majority of ideas are related to the subject matter.

 Postings are generally well written with some attempts made to stimulate dialogue and commentary

The student has many original ideas and expresses them clearly. The ideas are related to the subject matter. 

 Postings are creatively and fluently written to stimulate dialogue and commentary.

 

Grammar and Punctuation

 Written responses contain grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. The style of writing does not facilitate effective communication.

 

 Written responses contain grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors that distract the reader.

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 Written responses are largely free of

grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. The style of writing generally facilitates communication.

 

Written responses are free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. The style of writing facilitates communication.

 

 

Writing

Quality

Posts are of very poor quality with no thought or critical thinking.

 

Posts show a below average, overly casual writing style with a lack of attention to style.

Posts show above average writing style. The post shows that the student synthesizes information and formsnew meaning and opinions.

Posts are well written, and are characterized by elements of a strong writing style. Opinions are clear and well thought out.

 

 

Respectfulness

Postings contain language and ideas that are disrespectful to the audience. No accountable talk starters are used.

 

Postings use accountable talk sentence starters and are always respectful of the audience