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GRAD ING RU BRIC for REFLE CTION PAPER Page 1 of 4 CRITER IA FAILS TO MEET EXPE CTATIONS 0 NEE DS IMPRO VEMENT 5 MEETS EXPECTATIONS 8 EXCEE DS EXPECTATIONS 10 YOUR SCORE ORGANIZATION Clearly organ ized introdu ction , bod y, con clusion Fails to meet this criteria by ob vious disregard for the expectati on s stated in the criteria; Disorganized and the reader can not follow the paper at any length Disorganize d, lea ves reader wondering what is being said; abrupt ending Paper has intro, bod y, and c onclusion but may ta ke a re- reading to understand Easy to read, top ic introd uced, organizati on clea rly evident with prop er introd uction, bod y, conclusion Does this pap er add ress the prompt or the top ic? The top ic of the paper is not addr essed at all; Fails to stick to t he top ic therefore fails to meet the criteria Student do es not clea rly identify his/her reflec tions a bo ut the top ic; may veer from top ic The entire paper’s content relat es to t he pro mpt or top ic; the student explains h is/her reflec tions a bo ut the top ic but m ay take a re- reading to understand The student’s reflecti on abo ut the top ic is explained in clear language; immediate ly interesting and suppor ted with detail Pa rag raph Organ ization and Writing Style: Ideas are cle arly conn ected and make sense Fails to meet this criteria by ob vious disregard for the expectati on s stated in the criteria Paragraphs are disorganize d; ideas a re included which do not relate to t he main idea; ideas are not connected and h ave little or no suppor ting detail s; one sentence paragraphs Each paragraph has a ce ntral idea that is suppor ted with detail s; ideas are c onnected and impor tant po ints make sense Each paragraph has a central idea; ideas are connected and paragraphs are develop ed with detai ls; paper is easy to read and “flows” naturally in an organized patte rn GRAD ING RU BRIC for REFLE CTION PAPER Page 2 of 4 CRITER IA FAILS TO MEET EXPE CTATIONS 0 NEE DS IMPRO VEMENT 5 MEETS EXPECTATIONS 8 EXCEE DS EXPECTATIONS 10 YOUR SCORE ORGANIZATION Fails to meet this criteria by ob vious disregard for the expectati on s stated in the criteria Paper is shallow and do es not present detailed evaluation of reflecti on abo ut the top ic; little use of business literature to suppor t thought The paper shows that the student has thoug ht abo ut the top ic although the written presentati on may app ear weak or lack cla rity; use of business lite rature to suppor t thou ght Paper pro vides evidence (through the use of description, detail s, and use of business literature) t hat the student has e xamined his/her own belief systems and related this to t heir c urrent views abo ut the top ic; use of business lite rature to suppor t thoug ht GRAD ING RU BRIC for REFLE CTION PAPER Page 3 of 4 CRITER IA FAILS TO MEET EXPE CTATIONS 0 NEE DS IMPRO VEMENT 5 MEETS EXPECTATIONS 8 EXCEE DS EXPECTATIONS 10 YOUR SCORE GRAMMAR Ba sic wr iting expect ation s: mec han ics, spelli ng , gramm ar, or pun ctuation errors Mor e than 8 gramm atical , punctuation, or BWE errors 4-7 gramm atical, punctuation , or BW E errors Between 1-4 gramm atical, punctuation, or BW E error s, but they are minor and do not detract from the paper No e rror s whatsoever! Use of tran sition s to c onn ect sentences an d ideas Fails to meet this criteria by ob vious disregard for the expectati on s stated in the criteria Ch op py; sentences do not connect or transition well; ideas do not connect Paper expresses the ideas of the author; sentences relate to one another; may take a re-reading to understand Paper is easy to read and makes sense the first time it is read. It is interesting and well written; sentences connect and flow. Correct cho ice of verb tenses, words, Avoidance of wordy ph rases, correct use of pron ouns Fails to meet this criteria by ob vious disregard for the expectati on s stated in the criteria Improp er use of language or slang; wron g word choice; app ears “padd ed” Occa sional wron g word choice; somewhat wordy but not enough to detract from the sum mary; May occa sionally use the wron g tense. No wron g word choice or slang; uses corr ect verb tense and pro nouns . Well written and use of word s con vey meaning GRAD ING RU BRIC for REFLE CTION PAPER Page 4 of 4 CRITER IA FAILS TO MEET EXPE CTATIONS 0 NEE DS IMPRO VEMENT 5 MEETS EXPECTATIONS 8 EXCEE DS EXPECTATIONS 10 YOUR SCORE FORMATTING Fo llows AP A professional wr iting style of using 12 po int Times New Ro man f on t, 1inch margins a ll aroun d, correct AP A head ings Fails to meet this criteria by ob vious disregard for the expectati on s stated in the criteria; 3 or more errors Meets the criteria with 2 errors Meets the criteria with 1 erro r Excee ds this by complet ely meet ing all of these requirements with NO exception ! Correct format of title pag e includ ing runn ing head , page nu mbers, correct pag e justific ation Fails to meet this criteria by ob vious disregard for the expectati on s stated in the criteria; 3 or more errors Meets the criteria with 2 errors Meets the criteria with 1 erro r Perfect title page, running head, page numbers, and page justification ! Correct use of citation s within pap er according to APA ; Correct AP A refe rence pag e Fails to meet this criteria by ob vious disregard for the expectati on s stated in the criteria; 3 or more errors Meets the criteria with 2 errors Meets the criteria with 1 erro r Perfect use of cita tions within paper per APA format; Corr ect reference page!