Team Building Activities Reflection Paper

(Missions/Co-Curricular Activities) (4B)

Outcome
Socially Adept

Proficiency
Interpersonal Skills (4B)

Definition
The ability to create unique shared meaning with others by
engaging in voluntary, ongoing, interdependent interactions,
which involve meaningful interpretation of verbal and nonverbal
behaviors

Directions for the Reflection Paper

1. Consult the attached rubric to see how the reflection paper will be evaluated.
2. Write at least one paragraph responding to each guide question, for a minimum of two
pages, typed and double-spaced. Of course, some questions may require longer, more
detailed answers than others.
3. Write well, following correct sentence structure, grammar usage, and spelling,
proofreading your work carefully before you submit it.

Guide Questions
1. Describe the ways you intentionally interact with team members.
2. What effect did the activities you participated in have on team unity?
3. What interpersonal skills did you use to be an effective team leader? In other words, what
specific challenges did you face, and how did you respond to them?
4. What have you learned from this experience?
5. Discuss how you exhibited reliability, responsibility, non-verbals, listening, civility, and
respect in your dealings with others. (Consult the Interpersonal Skills rubric for more
information.)
Submission Steps
1. Find Socially Adept on the sidebar.
2. Find Interpersonal Skills under Socially Adept.
3. Click on Team Building Activities Reflection Paper (Missions).
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Team Building Activities Reflection Paper

(Missions/Co-Curricular Activities) (4B)
Criteria
Reliability

Responsibility

Nonverbals

Listening

Civility

Respect

Contribution

Conflict
management

Exemplary
Attends all or nearly all
sessions or when absent,
tardy, or has to leave
early, informs the group
in advance and makes up
all missed work.
Consistently avoids
distractions to achieve
group goals, cohesion,
and an equitable
distribution of work, while
maintaining a good
mood.
Formulates,
communicates, and
accomplishes all
assignments well and on
time or early and is
honest
Consistently enhances
non-verbal
communication with
attire, vocal tone, touch,
facial expressions,
proximity, the provision of
food, gifts, or other
nonverbal
encouragement
Consistently pays
attention to, responds
appropriately to, and
remembers verbal and
nonverbal messages
Consistently uses kind
and responsible words
with no profanity and
speaks in a personalized
way without spending too
much time off task
Participates with other
members even across
gender, culture and/or
other differences. Trusts
members who are
different.
Consistently presents
fresh and relevant
information, services, or
materials
Consistently, positively,
and quickly identifies and
manages all conflicts
directly and bias-free with
appropriate techniques

Competent

Acceptable

Not Acceptable

Attends at least half of

the sessions, or when
absent, tardy, or has to
leave early, informs the
group and makes up
most of the missed work.
Sometimes avoids
distractions to achieve
group goals, cohesion,
and an equitable
distribution of work, while
maintaining a good
mood.
Communicates and
accomplishes most
assignments and is
honest

Attends fewer than half

the sessions, is
consistently tardy, or
has to leave early,
does not inform the
group or does not
make up the work.
May create
distractions, ignore
group goals, or cause
division, not
completing work.

Never makes any

contact with the
group concerning
the assignment

Neglects assignments
and may be dishonest

Never makes any

contact with the
group concerning
the assignment

Usually enhances nonverbal communication

with attire, vocal tone,
touch, facial
expressions, and
proximity

Enhances non-verbal
communication
appropriately more than
half of the time with attire,
vocal tone, touch, facial
expressions, and
proximity

Distracts from
nonverbal
communication with
inappropriate clothing,
voice, odor, touching,
and/or sitting or talking
too close or far away

Never interacts with

the group

Usually pays attention

to, responds
appropriately to, and
remembers verbal and
nonverbal messages
Uses kind and
responsible words most
of the time with no
profanity. Usually
speaks in a personalized
way without spending
too much time off task
Acknowledges the value
of others across gender,
culture and/or other
differences. Willingly
listens to members who
are different
Usually presents fresh
and relevant information,
services, or materials

Pays attention to,

responds appropriately
to, and remembers verbal
and nonverbal messages
more than half of the time
Uses kind and
responsible words and
speaks in a personalized
way without spending too
much time off task more
than half the time

Ignores, fails to
respond to, or forgets
most verbal or
nonverbal messages

Never interacts with

the group

Uses profanity,
irresponsible words,
and/or stereotypes

Never interacts with

the group

Is aware that others are

different. May be
uncomfortable with the
diversity, yet avoids
conflict.

Never interacts with

the group

Usually identifies and

manages all conflicts
directly and bias-free
with appropriate
techniques

Identifies and manages

conflicts indirectly and
bias-free

Rejects others who are

different or treats
differences as
deficiencies. May
exclude contributions
from others
Seldom presents fresh
and relevant
information, services,
or materials
Uses contempt,
coercion, passive
aggression, the silent
treatment, and/or
defensiveness to
manage conflicts

Attends most of the

sessions, and when
absent, tardy, or has to
leave early, informs the
group and makes up all
missed work. Usually
avoids distractions to
achieve group goals,
cohesion, and an
equitable distribution of
work, while maintaining
a good mood.
Formulates,
communicates, and
accomplishes all
assignments and is
honest

Presents fresh and

relevant information,
services, or materials

Not Attempted

Presents no
information, service,
or materials
Never interacts with
the group