Reflective Essay Rubric

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Scoring Criteria Exemplary

Ideas

-Thoroughly demonstrates a perceptive understanding of the relationship between the evet and the thematic concept

-Uses specific and wellchosen details to create a convincing compelling text

-Effectively identifies a condition, a situation, or an issue that addresses the prompt

-Insightful analysis conveys significance of the condition, situation, or issue

Proficient

-Demonstrates a solid understanding of the relationship between the chosen event and the thematic concept

-Uses specific details to provide support and create a convincing text

-Clearly identifies a condition, a situation, or an issue that addresses the prompt

-Analysis conveys significance of the condition, situation, or issue

Emerging

-Demonstrates a superficial understanding of the relationship between the event and the thematic concept

-Underutilizes details, and those included do little to create a convincing text

-Identifies a condition, a situation, or an issue but does not adequately address the prompt

-Attempts to convey analysis

Incomplete

-Demonstrates no obvious understanding of the relationship between the event and the thematic concept

-Uses very few details or language to create an engaging or convincing text

-Identifies a condition, a situation, or an issue but does not address the prompt

-Lacks analysis

Structure

-The essay is skillfully organized from beginning to end; this organization may or may not be sequential.

This includes an opening, body, and closure that are complex

-Shows a perceptive understanding of the relationships among event, response, and reflection

-Uses transitions to enhance overall coherence and to connect ideas smoothly

-The essay is clearly organized from beginning to end; this organization may or may not be sequential. This includes an opening, body, and closure

-Uses a form or structure that is appropriate to the purpose

-Uses transitional words, phrases, and clauses to link events and signal shifts between ideas

The essay includes an opening, body, and closure; however, one or more of these elements is not fully developed

-Uses a form or structure that shows little understanding of the relationships among event, response, and reflection

-May contain minimal use of transitions

-Uses a confusing form or structure that shows a lack of understanding of the relationships among event, response, and reflection

-The organization is incomplete or one or more of the elements causes confusion

-Moves between ideas without use of transitions

Use of Language

-Uses diction, syntax, and stylistic devices that are notable and appropriate for the subject, purpose, and audience

-Demonstrates consistent control of grammar, usage, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling.

-Uses diction, syntax, and other stylistic devices that are appropriate for the subject, purpose, and audience

-Demonstrates control of usage, grammar, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling.

-Occasional errors do not usually interfere with meaning

-Uses vague diction, confusing syntax, and other stylistic devices less effectively for the subject, purpose, and audience

-Demonstrates some control of usage, grammar, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling

-Frequent errors interfere with meaning

-Uses inappropriate diction, confusing syntax, and other stylistic devices that do not support the subject, purpose, and audience

-Demonstrates little control of usage, grammar, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling

-Numerous errors interfere with meaning

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