REFLECTION PAPER is to written in MS Word, be typed according to APA format, and must be 3 pages in length.See ATTACHMENT

A (15)

B (13)

C (11)

D/F (8)

Score

Focus: Purpose

Purpose is clear

Shows awareness of purpose

Shows limited awareness of purpose

No awareness

Main idea

Clearly presents a main idea and supports it throughout the paper.

There is a main idea supported throughout most of the paper.

Vague sense of a main idea, weakly supported throughout the paper.

No main idea

Organization: Overall

Well-planned and well- thought out. Includes title, introduction, statement of main idea, transitions and conclusion.

Good overall organization, includes the main organizational tools.

There is a sense of organization, although some of the organizational tools are used weakly or missing

No sense of organization

Content

Exceptionally well-presented and argued; ideas are detailed, well- developed, supported with specific evidence & facts, as well as examples and specific details.

Well-presented and argued; ideas are detailed, developed and supported with evidence and details, mostly specific.

Content is sound and solid; ideas are present but not particularly developed or supported; some evidence, but usually of a generalized nature.

Content is not sound

Research (if

Sources are

Sources are

Sources support

The paper

assignment

exceptionally

well integrated

some claims

does not use

includes a

well-

and support the

made in the

adequate

research

integrated and

paper’s claims.

paper, but might

research or

component)

they support

There may be

not be

if it does,

claims argued

occasional

integrated well

the sources

in the paper

errors, but the

within the

are not

very

sources and

paper’s

integrated

effectively.

Works Cited

argument. There

well. They

Quotations

conform to

may be a few

are not cited

and Works

MLA style

errors in MLA

correctly

Cited conform

sheet.

style..

according to

to MLA style

MLA style,

sheet.

nor listed

correctly on

the Works

Cited page.

Grammar &

Excellent

A few errors in

Shows a pattern

Continuous

Mechanics

grammar,

grammar,

of errors in

errors

spelling,

spelling, syntax

spelling,

syntax and

and

grammar,

punctuation.

punctuation,

syntax and/or

but not many.

punctuation.

Could also be a

sign of lack of

proof-reading.

APA

Uses APA

Uses APA

Reflects

Does not

Guidelines

guidelines

guidelines with

incomplete

use APA

accurately and

minor

knowledge of

guidelines.

consistently to

violations to

APA guidelines

cite sources

cite sources and

and formatting

formatting

Total