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Attribute Evaluated

POS PTS

PTS

1. Depth of Reflection– This element looks at whether you understand the writing prompt and subsequently, your ability to think deeply about your values, the values of your community, and about your role. A 1 indicates a major deficiency in your ability to reflect. A 35 is awarded for a perceptive and thoughtful reflection which makes connections. This reflection can be used as an example for other students.

35

2. Integration of your Project with Course Themes and Materials – This section looks at how you integrate and apply course themes and materials. 1 indicates that there is no real application or integration while a 35 shows a mastery and synthesis of course themes and materials and a sophisticated ability to make connections to your Project experience and yourself.

35

3. Organization of the Essay – This area focuses on the flow of the essay. There are many ways to organize an essay, e.g. the five-paragraph essay is designed to present a thesis, have three supporting paragraphs (because four is overkill and one or two might just be a coincidence), and provide concluding remarks in the fifth paragraph. The underlying notion is that the essay has a coherent organization that facilitates the audiences’ understanding. A 1 indicates that there is no coherent discernable organizational structure and a 10 indicates that there is a sophisticated flow to the paper that facilitates understanding of the argument.

10

4. Use of Language – The use of the language is evaluated against the appropriateness for a college level course. On this scale 1 is inappropriate use of language, multiple wrong words selected, and a tone set by the choice of words that undermines the argument. On this scale, a 10 indicates an elegant use of language that balances an understudying of the audience with the nature of the subject.

10

5. Grammar and Punctuation – The expectation is that you use appropriate grammar and have appropriate punctuation. Too many mistakes indicate that you don’t take the work seriously, so the reader should not either. A 1 on this scale indicates that there are numerous grammatical and punctuation errors which encourages the reader to stop reading. A 15 indicates that there were few if any mistakes and those errors did not interfere with the nature of the essay.

10

6. Documentation – You appropriately identify source material used in your arguments. If you are using quotes from within the course an informal citation is expected. There are no points for this rubric, as you are expected to appropriately source others. Please refer to NEC’s academic honesty policies.

0

Total Points/Letter Grade

100

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