Silent Journal Self Evaluation
Answer the following questions giving 3 unique points for each question and then give yourself a mark on the rubic.
1. What are the most useful things you learned from doing the Silent Journal?
2. What was most frustrating about doing the Silent Journal?
3. How did the Silent Journal help you develop more critical thinking skills, about yourself, about others, about writing and literature? (i.e. How did you improve at “thinking for yourself?”
4. How could the Silent Journal as a learning tool be improved?
5. How have your ideas about writing changed, developed, and/or evolved over the course of this journal? (A good format to use if you're stuck is: I used to think...now I think...)
Criteria | Exceeds Expectations | Fully Meets Expectations | Minimally Meets Expectation | Approaching Expectations |
Assignment Completion | Student has thoughtfully and conscientiously completed every Silent Journal assignment and has clearly demonstrated a growth in writing skills. | Student has completed 70-85% of the Silent Journal Tasks | Student has completed 50-70% of the Silent Journal Tasks | Student has completed less than 50% of Silent Journal Tasks |
Usefulness | Student completed the Silent Journal thoughtfully and with attention to its usefulness to herself/himself. | Silent Journal seems complete but it may not be clear as to how useful it is to the student. | Student has made a clear attempt to complete their Silent Journal but there is little indication of its usefulness to the student. | Student has made an attempt to make the Silent Journal useful. Does not seem like the student cares about the work completed. |