THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
School of Information
Reader’s Advisory
Reflective Essay on Library Reader’s Advisory Service
5=excellent; 4=very good; 3=good; 2=weak; 1=poor; 0=no credit
HIGH MIDDLE LOW TOTAL
5
4 3
2
1 0
A. Content About the RA Service Experience
Does the student:
1. Identify the site? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Indicate the date of the event? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Provide details on the service provided? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Describe the audience? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Indicate how the event was marketed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Describe how the event was received by the audience? . . .
B. Reflection
Does the student:
1. Explain how he/she prepared to attend the event? . . . . . . .
2. Does the student refer to any related course content that
may have assisted him/her in understand the service? . . . .
3. Does the student refer to how she/he might/might not
provide a similar service in the future? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Does the student reflect on what he/she learned about
reader’s advisory? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Does the student refer to writings about reader’s advisory?
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C. Quality of Written Document:
1. Originality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
2. Effort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
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D. Writing Style
1. Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
2. Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
3. Grammar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
4. Word choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
5. Word usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
6. Clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
7. Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
8. Does one idea logically follow another ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
9. Sentence variety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
10. Are contractions spelled out? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._____
11. Does the student avoid “etc."? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
12. Does the student avoid weak connectives like “however”?_____
13. Cliches (not desirable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
14. Length (1250-1500 words) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
15. Neatness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
16. Are pages numbered, starting with page 1 of the essay? . . _____
17. Are section headings used?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
18. Does the student avoid using “which” when “that” is more
appropriate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
19. Is the text left justified only? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
20. Is the print dark enough to read? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
21. Is the text double spaced? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
22. Cite sources of direct quotations are included? . . . . . . . . . _____
23. Provide a citation to a style manual? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____
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