Name________________ Date:__________ A B C D

READER’S NOTEBOOK SELF-ASSESSMENT

Use this checklist to self assess the best entry in your notebook. Bolded elements marked with a *
are required for a 3, other included elements earn a 3+ or 4.
Criteria-circle one Elements-check off *=required

Organized: ____ *Charts ...or... ____*Written paragraphs

1 2 3 4 ____ *Logical ____*Sequential

beginning exceeds
____ Creates a format not taught in class

Evidence-based:
____ *3 or more quotes with page numbers
1 2 3 4
beginning exceeds ____ Other Paraphrased excerpts and examples

Communicative: ____ *Title & Author

____ *Synthesis or concluding sentence

1 2 3 4 (inference/analysis)
beginning exceeds
____ includes questions or wonderings

____ comparisons between characters, settings, books

High Quality: ____*neatly written ____ *my best work

1 2 3 4 ____ words and images ____ looks like an artifact

beginning exceeds

Creative: ____ *Word choice _____ *Vivid, unique

1 2 3 4 ____ Visual thinking _____Relevant sketches

beginning exceeds

What were your strengths?

Organized Evidence Communicative High Quality Creative

What is your goal for your next Reader’s Notebook Entry?

Organized Evidence Communicative High Quality Creative