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CATEGORY
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Style:
The language is clear and
Minor, infrequent lapses in
There are lapses in
Language is unclear and
Clarity &
expressive. Explanation makes
clarity and accuracy.
clarity and accuracy.
confusing throughout.
Accuracy
sense to an uninformed reader.
Explanation mostly makes
Explanation creates
Concepts are neither
sense to a reader.
many questions.
discussed nor presented
accurately.
Voice
The writer speaks to the reader
The writer seems sincere, but The writer keeps the
The writer is uninvolved
in a way that is individual,
not fully engaged or involved reader at a safe distance. and doesnt reach out to
compelling, and engaging.
with the reader. The writing
No special moments
reader. Writing doesnt go
Narrative writing adds interest
skips a beat here and there but stand out. The narrative beyond I like it or It was
and is appropriate for the
communicates in a pleasing
writing only tells what it fun statements. Narrative
purpose and respectful of the
manner. Narrative writing has must.
writing is just an outline and
audience.
moments of insight but not
doesnt have detail to
passionate.
engage the reader.
Analysis &
The reflection moves beyond
The reflection demonstrates
The reflection attempts
Reflection does not move
Self-awareness
simple description of the
attempts to analyze the
at applying the learning beyond description of the
learning experience to an
learning experience but
experience to
learning experience.
analysis of how the experience
analysis lacks depth of how
understanding self,
contributed to understanding of
the learning experience
others, procedure,
self, others, procedure, and/or
contributed to understanding
and/or community but
community.
of self, others, procedure,
does not demonstrate
and/or community.
depth of analysis.
Details:
Relevant, telling, quality details
Supporting details and
Supporting details and
Supporting details and
Concrete Evidence and concrete evidence from the
concrete evidence from the
concrete evidence from concrete evidence from the
project allow the reader to go
project are relevant, but a few the project are relevant, project show no connections
beyond the obvious or
connections are unsupported. but several connections or not related to project.
predictable.
are unsupported.
Grammar &
Writer makes no errors in
Writer makes a couple errors
Writer makes a few
Writer makes many errors
Spelling:
grammar or spelling that distract in grammar or spelling do not errors in grammar or
in grammar or spelling that
Conventions
the reader from the content.
distract the reader from the
spelling that tend to
distract the reader from the
content.
distract the reader from
content.
the content.