THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
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Slam the Boards!/IPL Reflective Essay

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 Slam the Boards and IPL
1. Provide the text of the question(s) in an appendix? , , , , . ______ _______ _____
2. Provide the text of his/her responses in an appendix? . . . . . ______ _______ _____
3. Provide sources for the answer(s) he/she provided in an appendix? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ _______ _____
4. Comment about other answers to the question (if
applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ _______ _____
B. Reflection
1. Does the student discuss how he/she prepared for
Slam the Boards and IPL?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ _______ _____
2. Does the student refer to any related course content that
may have assisted him/her in participating in Slam the
Boards and IPL? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ _______ _____
3. Does the student refer to any gaps in his/her
preparation that might assist in class refinement? . . . . . . . . ______ _______ _____
4. Does the student reflect on what he/she learned about
reference through participating? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ _______ _____
5. Does the student reflect on how he/she might prepare
for future reference service? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ _______ _____
6. Does the student compare both services—IPL and
Slam the Boards!? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ _______ _____
C. Quality of Presentation:
1. Originality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____ ______ _____
2. Effort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____ ______ _____
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 (1000-1250 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. Does the question and answer appear in the appendix? . . . _____ ______ _____
OTHER COMMENTS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED IN THE CALCULATION OF
YOUR GRADE: