Essay 5: Reflective Essay

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Score

Well-embodied reflection on multiple levels. Soundly organized. May have a voice as well as
critical reflective thoughts. Critical thoughts or actions suggest a creative element. Addresses a
generally educated audience by the insightfulness of the reflective thoughts presented

Developing reflection. Suggests that organization has helped to communicate ideas. Presents
evidence for developing reflective thinking, possibly through minimal explanation or minimally
citing evidence, but fails to reach an adequate level of complexity or elaboration for the
reflective thinking points. The student writer may pander well, recite lessons learned well,
and/or state opinionswithout suggesting real points of reflective thinking. May have details
that are not well-organized or that are not reflective. Generic thought.

Developing reflection. Suggests that organization has helped to communicate ideas. Presents
evidence for developing reflective thinking, possibly through minimal explanation or minimally
citing evidence, but fails to reach an adequate level of complexity or elaboration for the
reflective thinking points. The student writer may pander well, recite lessons learned well,
and/or state opinionswithout suggesting real points of reflective thinking. May have details
that are not well-organized or that are not reflective. Generic thought.

Some reflection. An attempt at organization. Repetitious language or a very few points suggest
reflective thinking without explaining such or citing evidence for such. May pander and/or
provide the teacher with repetitious, perhaps insincere language that re-states the courses
learning outcomes and/or the teachers assignments purpose(s).

No reflection. Possibly missed assignment. Lacks structure on the paragraph level if not the
sentence level. Possibly weak mechanics as defined by word choice, punctuation, awkwardness,
etc. May pander to the audience, the English professor.

Student,
--Notes
Dr. Matt

Excellent

Competent

Passable

Below
Average

Not
Acceptable