English12_BookBlog

=Directions for Book Reflection Blog:=
 * Books must be fiction.
 * All reflections need to be posted by 11:59 p.m. the day it’s due (Thursdays) – you can certainly post before the due date. I’m basically looking for one a week – but I encourage more if it helps you.
 * Make sure heading of post includes the book title, date, and page numbers read for that week (EX: //Boom//, 9/7/10, pgs. 5-50)
 * Blog posts need to contain correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, thoughtfulness, and thoroughness and at least include the following:
 * 1) **Summarize** what you read that day – be thorough, yet concise (I do not need a play-by-play) – remember summaries focus on the main ideas
 * 2) Personal **reactions** to what you read (feelings/opinions?, connection to your life?, remind you of anything?)
 * 3) **Predict** what will happen next in the story and //why/how// you came up with that prediction (infer) – use examples from the story to support your reasoning

=Reflection Due Dates= August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 September 27 October 4

=Rubric=
 * **Criteria** || **8** || **6** || **4** || **2** || 0 ||
 * **Response**
 * Your entry contains a well-written response of at least 13-15 sentences.
 * Your entry shows a high level of understanding and critical thinking about the story.
 * Your response is focused – center answer on each area (summarize, react, predict).
 * You really have something to say about the story you are reading, and your response is authentic and insightful.
 * You do a great job of using specific examples and/or passages from the story to support your ideas.
 * You go beyond the surface and go into depth about what you’re thinking and feeling about the story you’re responding to. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || **2** ||  || **1** ||   || 0 ||
 * **Conventions**
 * You use proper conventions (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, etc.) in your response.
 * It’s obvious you proofread your entry carefully before you posted it.
 * Effective Paragraphing
 * You made sure you indicated titles correctly. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Each blog post is worth 10 points – that’s a total of **70 points for the entire project**.