The document outlines a rubric for evaluating blog posts with 4 levels: exceeds standards, meeting standards, approaching standards, and not meeting standards. It evaluates blog posts on structure and grammar, content and addressing questions, reflection on the topic, understanding of mathematical concepts, and comments on other students' posts. A higher score is given for longer, error-free posts that thoroughly answer all questions, demonstrate deep personal reflection, identify all mathematical concepts, and provide insightful comments on other posts with additional supporting materials.

1. BLOG RUBRIC
4-Exceeds Standards 3-Meeting Standards 2-Approaching
Standards
1-Not Meeting
Standards
Structure of Blog Post:
Grammar, punctuation,
spelling, length
Student wrote 10+ sentences; no
spelling, grammatical, or
punctuation errors
Student wrote 7-10 sentences;
made minor spelling,
grammatical, or punctuation
errors
Student wrote 4-7 sentences;
made spelling, grammatical, or
punctuation errors
Student wrote 0-3 sentences;
made significant spelling,
grammatical, or punctuation
errors
Content: How well does
the student answer the 5
questions; mathematical
relevance of the article
Student addressed all 5 questions in
great detail; article had significant
mathematical relevance
Student addressed most of the
5 questions adequately; article
had good mathematical
relevance
Student addressed some of the
5 questions; article had some
mathematical relevance
Student address little to none
of the 5 questions; article had
little to no mathematical
relevance
Reflection:
Thoughtfulness of the blog
post, addition of
supporting images, links,
videos, etc.
Student demonstrated deep personal
reflection on how this relates to
mathematics in the real world;
student added supporting images,
videos, links, or other resources
Student demonstrated
reflection on how the article
relates mathematics in the real
world;
Student demonstrated little
reflection on how the article
relates mathematics in the real
world
Student offered no reflection or
insight to article
Understanding: student
has an understanding of
mathematical concepts
and their applications
Student identified all mathematical
concepts in the article; able to speak
to the importance of math
Student identified most
mathematical concepts in the
article; able to speak to the
importance of math
Student identified some
mathematical concepts in the
article; able to speak to some
of the importance of math
Student did not identify
mathematical concepts in
article; not able to speak to the
importance of math
Comments: students
made thoughtful
comments on other
students’blog posts, added
supporting or additional
information
Student commented on 2+ other
students’blog posts; provided deep
insight, added supporting images,
videos, links, or other material
Student commented on 2 other
students’blog posts; provided
some insight; added some
supporting material
Student commented on 1 other
student’s blog posts; provided
little insight; did not add
supporting material
Student did not comment on
any other students’blog post