Above Average
20 points

Average
15 points

Below Average
10  points

Not Completed
0  points

Points Earned For Each Category

1. Nutrition facts
(rationale: facts are needed to help students learn content)

Contains at least 5 facts about nutrition

Contains 4 facts about nutrition

Contains 3 facts about nutrition

Less than 3 facts about nutrition

2. How nutrition affects quality of life
(rationale: TEKS require students to be able to describe this)

At least 3 examples of how nutrition affects quality of life

2 examples of how nutrition affects quality of life

1 example of how nutrition affects quality of life

No examples of how nutrition affects quality of life

3. Length
(rationale: length must be long enough to allow for significant insights)

150 words or more

120-149 words

100-119 words

Less than 100 words

4. Turned in on time
(rationale: late assignments are not allowed by instructor)

Blog entry completed by due date

(no points for late assignments)

(no points for late assignments)

Not completed on time

5. Professional Language/Writing
(rationale: students need to use professional language in all communications with instructors)

Used appropriate vocabulary and correct grammar and spelling with less than 2 mistakes

Used appropriate vocabulary and correct grammar and spelling with 3-5 mistakes

Used appropriate vocabulary and correct grammar and spelling with 6-10 mistakes

More than 10 grammar or vocabulary errors