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Reflective Writing Rubric

Exceeds Expectations - (5 points)

Meets Expectations - (4 points)

Needs Improvement - (3 points)

Below Expectations - (2 points)

Depth of reflection Demonstrates a conscious and thorough understanding of the subject matter. This reflection could be used as an example for other students.

Demonstrates a basic understanding of the subject matter.

Demonstrates a limited understanding of the subject matter.

Demonstrates little or no understanding of the subject matter.

Use of textual Evidence

Use specific and convincing examples from the textbook to support claims in your own writing, making insightful and applicable connections with the article.

Use relevant examples from the textbook to support claims in your own writing, making applicable connections with the article.

Use incomplete or vaguely developed examples to only partially support claims with no connections made between article and textbook.

No examples from the text are used and claims made in your own writing are unsupported and irrelevant to the topic at hand.

Language Use Use language that is precise and engaging, with notable sense of voice, awareness of audience and purpose, and varied sentence structure.

Use language that is fluent and original, with a sense of voice, awareness of audience and purpose, and the ability to vary sentence structure.

Use basic but appropriate language, with a basic sense of voice, some awareness of audience and purpose and some attempt to vary sentence structure.

Use language that is unsuitable for the audience and purpose, with little or no awareness of sentence structure.

Conventions Demonstrate control of the conventions with essentially no errors, even with sophisticated language. Meets required 225 word count.

Demonstrate control of the conventions, exhibiting occasional errors only when using sophisticated language.

Demonstrate limited control of the conventions, exhibiting frequent errors that make comprehension difficult.

Demonstrate limited or no control of the conventions, making comprehension almost impossible.

Source Citation All sources are accurately documented in the desired format. (MLA)

All sources are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format. (MLA)

Too many sources are not documented accurately and there is not a formal used format.

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