Practical Book Review

Criteria

Advanced 92-100 (A- to A):

Satisfies criteria w/ excellence

Proficient 84-91 (B- to B+) :

Satisfies Criteria

Developing (C- to C+):

Satisfies most criteria

Below Expectations (F to D+):

Does not satisfy criteria

Not Present

Points

Earned

Content: 70% = 120 points

Summarize!

19 to 20 points

Summarize! highlights key elements with clear, concise facts. A closing transition provides a clear, convincing “So What?!”

17 to 18 points

Summarize! highlights some key elements with concise facts. A closing transition provides a clear “So What?!”

16 points

Summarize! Marginally highlights elements with few facts. A closing transition did not provide a “So What?!”

1 to 15 points

Summarize! Did not highlight elements. A closing transition was not provided.

0 points

Respond!

19 to 20 points

Provides specific examples from life experience with sufficient detail, noticeably relating it to content and a description of the Me I See NOW.

17 to 18 points

Provides examples from life experience with sufficient detail, but lacks sufficient correlation with content and a description of the Me I See NOW.

16 points

Provides examples from life with sufficient detail, but does not demonstrate an understanding of its connection with content and/or a description of the Me I See NOW.

1 to 15 points

Provides examples from life, but undeveloped and lacks integration of content or a description of the Me I See NOW.

0 points

Reflect!

37 to 40 points

Demonstrates an understanding of the content and expresses new insights and thoughtful development of the Me I Want to See SOON.

34 to 36 points

Demonstrates a relative understanding of the content and expresses new insights but in need of more thoughtful development of the Me I Want to See SOON.

31 to 33 points

Although evidence of subjective thought, new insights are lacking.

Need to move beyond the material presented in the book to how the concepts inform the development of the Me I Want to See SOON.

1 to 30 points

Effort made to work with the material and think beyond the text, but weak and undeveloped, as well as unsubstantiated.

0 points

Act!

37 to 40 points

Identifies specific and personal ways to apply the text’s concepts to Become the Me I Want to Be. Concisely points out small, measurable, and repeatable steps until natural in order to achieve a goal and clearly explains why steps must be taken now.

34 to 36 points

Identifies specific and personal ways to apply the text’s concepts to Become the Me I Want to Be, but could use more development to be sufficiently thorough.

Points out small, measurable and repeatable steps until natural in order to achieve a goal and explains why steps must be taken now.

31 to 33 points

Identifies personal ways to apply concepts but without specificity or sufficient development toward Becoming the Me I Want to Be.

1 to 30 points

Offered only minimal application, but without correlation to the text’s concepts and Becoming the Me I Want to Be.

0 points

Structure: 30% = 30 points

Organization

20 points

All required elements are included and presented with strong headings and organizational clarity. There are clear transitions between paragraphs and sections. The paper meets the page length requirement.

16 to 19 points

All required elements are included, but organization of writing needs work. The paper meets the page length requirement.

11 to 15 points

Most required elements are included, but not well organized. Most paragraphs and sections have transitions. The paper may not meet the page length requirement.

1 to 10 points

Few or no required elements are included. Few or no transitions exist between paragraphs and sections. There may not be a logical treatment of the material. The paper does not meet the page length requirement.

0 points

Style

and

Format

10 points

The paper consistently follows current APA standards or Turabian form. Proper headings, in-text citations or footnotes, and references or bibliography are formatted correctly. The paper reflects a graduate level voice and vocabulary. There are very few spelling and grammar errors.

9 points

The paper mostly follows current APA standards or Turabian form with few or no exceptions. Proper headings, in-text citations or footnotes, and references or bibliography are formatted with few or no errors. The paper reflects a graduate level voice and vocabulary. There are few spelling and grammar errors.

8 points

The paper inconsistently follows current APA standards or Turabian form. Headings, in-text citations or footnotes, and references or bibliography are inconsistently formatted. The paper does not consistently reflect a graduate level voice and vocabulary. There are spelling and grammar errors.

1 to 7 points

The paper erroneously uses or does not follow current APA standards or Turabian form. Headings, in-text citations or footnotes, and references or bibliography are erroneously formatted or not present. The paper does not reflect a graduate level voice and vocabulary. There are spelling and grammar errors.

0 points

Total

/150

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