When I grade reflective reading logs, I look for the presence of a selection of essential ideas in the left column with page references and corresponding thoughtful reflections in the right column. I do not grade grammar or spelling, but work hard to make your ideas easy to understand.
I also use the reading logs reflections as a indicator of topics requiring more in-class clarification.
Reflective reading is a personal activity. We all have unique experiences and thinking processes. So you do not share or borrow reading logs until you have completed your own reading log. In class you will have opportunities to share your thoughts and ask questions recorded in your reading logs.
The following are descriptions of the minimum criteria for each grade.
Noble Laureate (100%)
Reading log is completed on time.
The left column contains plentiful essential information from each section of the text.
Correct page numbers accompany each entry.
Previews and guiding questions of the chapter are elaborate
The right column contains reflections for each entry that clearly show thoughtful reading.
Research Scientist (95%)
Reading log is completed on time.
The left column contains most essential information from each section of the text.
Correct page numbers accompany most entries.
Previews and guiding questions of the chapter are thorough
The right column contains reflections for most entries that show thoughtful reading.
Lab Technician (85%)
The left column contains some essential information from each section of the text.
Correct page numbers accompany some entries.
Previews and guiding questions of the chapter are included
The right column contains reflections for some entries that show thoughtful reading
Grad Student (75%)
Reading Log is turned in late
Correct page numbers accompany few entries.
The left column contains some essential information from each section of the text.
Previews and guiding questions of the chapter are mostly included
The right column contains reflections for few entries that show thoughtful reading
Trainee (40%)
Reading Log is turned in late
The left column contains little essential information from each section of the text.
Correct page numbers accompany few or no entries.
Upgrades (75%)
Students earning Trainee on a reading log are invited to redo reading log to meet Lab Technician content criteria for an upgrade to Grad Student.
No Credit (0%)
There are three ways to receive no credit. (1) Do not do the reading log. (2) Do not turn in your reading log. (3) Copy another student�s reading log entries and turn them in as your own.