help with journal due in 24 hours
Due Dates: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Units 1, 2, 6, 7, and Friday of Unit 8
Points: 100 each
Overview:
The purpose of the journal assignments is to be an ongoing individual conversation between you and your instructor. All conversations in the journal are strictly between you and your instructor and cannot be seen by other students.
Instructions:
Each week that a journal is assigned, you will answer specific journal questions supporting your work with evidence from the provided resources.
Requirements:
- Use critical thinking about course ideas and concepts and connect them to your experiences.
- Reflect on your experiences with a personal application and connection to learning.
- Use professional language, grammar, and spelling.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Weekly Journal Assignments
|
CRITERIA |
Did Not Meet Expectations |
Needs Improvement |
Competent |
Meets or Exceeds Expectations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0-23 points) | (24-29 points) | (30-35 points) | (36-40 points) | |
|
Content Reflection |
Reflection states only what was read or heard in class without any further development. |
Reflection raises ideas from the coursework with limited sharing about what it means to you and what you think about the ideas. |
Reflection shares the meaning you place on coursework experiences and how they connect to support your success. |
Reflection reveals critical thinking about course ideas and concepts that connect the meaning of the ideas and ways to make them work for you in college and life. |
| (0-17 points) | (18-22 points) | (23-26 points) | (27-30 points) | |
|
Personal Growth |
Inadequate evidence of reflection. |
Limited evidence of reflection on own work with a personal application and connection to learning. |
Evidence of reflection on own work with a personal application and connection to learning. |
Strong evidence of reflection on own work with a personal application and connection to learning. |
| (0-17 points) | (18-22 points) | (23-26 points) | (27-30 points) | |
|
Writing Quality |
Poor writing style lacking in standard English, clarity, and language used and/or frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling. Needs work. |
Average and/or casual writing style that is sometimes unclear and/or with some errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling. |
Above-average writing style and logically organized using standard English with minor errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling. |
Well written and clearly organized using standard English, characterized by elements of a strong writing style, and free from grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling errors. |