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Criteria/Scale

Exceeds Expectations

9-10 points

Meets Expectations

7-8 points

Needs Improvement

5-6 points

Inadequate

0-4 points

Content/information

· Clarity of purpose

· Critical and original thoughts

· Use of examples

· Core Values and Mission Statement are clearly stated and developed

· Statements offer reflective and thoughtful analysis integrating current work/future chosen profession

· Identifies and integrates areas of strengths or areas of improvement in detail discussing why they should be or not be in line with current work/future chosen profession

· Core Values and Mission Statement are clearly stated but not fully developed

· Statements offer some analysis about current work/future chosen profession preference but lacks reflection and thought

· There is some identification and integration about areas of strengths or areas of improvement with some details about why they should be or not be in line with current work/ future chosen future profession

· Core Values and Mission Statement are explored and reflected but not sufficiently

· Statements are explored with little analysis about current work/future chosen profession

· There is little identification and integration about areas of strengths and areas of improvement with little detail about why they should be or not be in line with current work/future chosen profession

· No paper is hand in.

· There is little or not insight of Core Values or Mission Statement

· Statements do not offer analysis or integration about work/future chosen profession

· No identification or integration about areas of strengths and areas of improvement with no detail about why they should be or not be in line with current work/future chosen profession

Structure

· Organization

· Flow of ideas

· Transitions

· Paper is logically organized

· Easily followed

· Effective, smooth, and logical transitions

Professional format

· Paper has clear organizational structure with some digressions or irrelevances

· Easily followed

· Basic transitions

· Structured format

· There is some level of organization though digressions and irrelevances are too many

· Difficult to follow

· Ineffective transitions

· Rambling format

· There is no apparent organization to the paper.

· Difficult to follow

· No or poor transitions

· No format

Grammar/mechanics

· Sentence structures

· Spelling

· Punctuation

· Mechanics

· Manipulates complex sentences for effect/impact

· No punctuation or mechanical errors

· Uses 12 font, New Times Roman and is doubled spaced

· Uses complex sentences

· Few punctuation or mechanical errors

· Uses 12 font, New Times Roman and is doubled space

· Uses compound sentences

· Too many punctuation and/or mechanical errors

· Uses 12 font, New Times Roman and is doubled space

· Uses simple sentences

· Does not use 12 font, New Times Roman and is not doubled space