REFLECTIVE ESSAY RUBRIC

Name of Student: _____________________________ Yr. & Sec.: __________

Writing Assignment: __________________________ Date: ______________

CRITERIA 1 2 3 4 5

PURPOSE (15%) The writing The writing The writing The writing The writing
demonstrates a very demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a
Topic limited understanding basic understanding sound sophisticated and sophisticated and
Thesis of purpose. This is of purpose. This is understanding of discriminating highly discriminating
Context characterized by: characterized by: purpose. This is understanding of understanding of
Audience characterized by: purpose. This is purpose. This is
▪ an irrelevant topic ▪ a relevant topic characterized by: characterized by:
▪ a lack of thesis ▪ a thesis ▪ a relevant topic
▪ an indiscernible ▪ a context ▪ a clear thesis ▪ a relevant topic ▪ a relevant topic
context ▪ some awareness ▪ an appropriate ▪ an insightful ▪ an insightful
▪ little audience of audience context thesis thesis
awareness ▪ awareness of ▪ a focused ▪ a focused
audience context context
▪ understanding of ▪ mastery of
audience audience
CONTENT (25%) The writing The writing The writing The writing The writing
demonstrates a very demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a
Information & limited and/or basic yet relevant sound and relevant comprehensive and comprehensive and
Data irrelevant selection of selection of content selection of content relevant selection of highly relevant
Conceptual content and sources. and sources. This is and sources. This is content and selection of content
Knowledge This is characterized characterized by: characterized by: sources. This is and sources. This is
Examples & by: characterized by: characterized by:
▪ some relevant ▪ mostly relevant
Illustrations
▪ lack of information, information, kno information, ▪ consistently ▪ highly relevant
Sources wledge and knowledge and
knowledge or relevant information,
-Relevance examples examples examples information, knowledge and
-Authority ▪ incorrect ▪ some relevant ▪ mostly relevant knowledge and examples
information, and authoritative and authoritative examples ▪ highly relevant
knowledge or sources. sources. ▪ consistently and authoritative
examples relevant and sources.
▪ irrelevant authoritative
information, sources.
knowledge or
examples
▪ lack of relevant
and authoritative
sources.
ANALYSIS The writing The writing The writing The writing The writing
(35%) demonstrates a very demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a
limited analysis and basic analysis and sound analysis and convincing analysis highly discriminating
Logic synthesis of content. synthesis of synthesis of and synthesis of and convincing
Evidence This is characterized content. This is content. This is content. This is analysis and
Specificity by: characterized by characterized by characterized by synthesis of
Creativity occasional use of: frequent use of: consistent use of: content. This is
▪ illogical claims
Criticality
▪ lack of evidence ▪ logical claims ▪ logical claims ▪ logical claims
Reflexivity ▪ over-generalized ▪ evidence ▪ evidence ▪ evidence characterized by
Evaluation claims ▪ specific claims ▪ specific claims ▪ specific claims masterful use of:
▪ unoriginal claims ▪ original claims ▪ original claims ▪ original claims
▪ uncritical claims ▪ critical claims ▪ critical claims ▪ critical claims
▪ logical claims
▪ non-reflective ▪ reflective claims ▪ reflective claims ▪ reflective claims
▪ evidence
claims ▪ evaluation. ▪ evaluation. ▪ evaluation.
▪ specific claims
▪ lack of evaluation.
▪ original claims
▪ critical claims
▪ reflective claims
▪ evaluation.
STRUCTURE The writing The writing The writing The writing The writing
(10%) demonstrates a very demonstrates a basic demonstrates a sound demonstrates demonstrates highly
limited structuring and structuring and structuring and consistent and effective and elegant
sequencing of content sequencing of content sequencing of content conventional structuring and
Section
and analysis. This is and analysis. This is and analysis. This is structuring and sequencing of content
Paragraph characterized by: characterized by some characterized by sequencing of content and analysis. This is
Sequence use of: frequent use of: and analysis. This is characterized by
Cohesive Ties ▪ lack of characterized by masterful use of:
paragraphing ▪ clear ▪ clear consistent use of:
▪ confusing paragraphing paragraphing ▪ clear
sequencing ▪ logical ▪ logical paragraphing
▪ clear
▪ lack of cohesive sequencing sequencing ▪ logical
paragraphing
ties. ▪ effective ▪ effective sequencing
▪ logical
cohesive ties. cohesive ties. sequencing ▪ effective
▪ effective cohesive ties.
cohesive ties.
STYLE (5%) The writing The writing generally The writing The writing The writing
demonstrates an demonstrates an demonstrates an demonstrates a highly demonstrates a highly
Clarity inappropriate and appropriate and appropriate and appropriate and effective and mature
Tone unconventional style. conventional style. conventional style. conventional style. style. This is
Tense This is characterized by: This is characterized This is characterized This is characterized characterized by
Vocabulary by some use of: by frequent use of: by consistent use of: masterful use of:
-Academic ▪ lack of clarity
-Technical ▪ inappropriate tone ▪ clear expression ▪ clear expression ▪ clear expression ▪ clear expression
-Inclusive ▪ incorrect or erratic ▪ appropriate tone ▪ appropriate tone ▪ appropriate tone ▪ appropriate tone
Language tense ▪ consistent tense ▪ consistent tense ▪ consistent tense ▪ consistent tense
Referencing ▪ limited vocabulary ▪ appropriate ▪ appropriate ▪ appropriate ▪ appropriate
-Citations
▪ unconventional vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary
-Reference List
referencing ▪ conventional ▪ conventional ▪ conventional ▪ conventional
▪ unconventional referencing referencing referencing referencing
-Quotations
formatting ▪ conventional ▪ conventional ▪ conventional ▪ conventional
-Application
-Paraphrasing formatting formatting formatting formatting
Formatting
-Font and Spacing
SYNTAX (5%) The writing The writing The writing The writing The writing
demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates sound demonstrates complex demonstrates mature
Sentences inappropriate and conventional but basic and conventional and conventional and sophisticated
unconventional syntax. syntax. This is syntax. This is syntax. This is syntax. This is
-Fragments
This is characterized by characterized by some characterized by characterized by characterized by
-Run-on
frequent use of: use of: frequent use of: consistent use of: flawless use of:
Sentences
-Agreement ▪ incorrect sentence ▪ conventional and ▪ conventional and ▪ conventional and ▪ conventional and
Word Classes structures complex complex complex complex
-Pronouns ▪ inaccurate sentence sentence sentence sentence
-Prepositions pronouns structures structures structures structures
▪ inaccurate ▪ accurate ▪ accurate ▪ accurate ▪ accurate
prepositions pronouns pronouns pronouns pronouns
▪ inaccurate articles
 -Articles ▪ inaccurate ▪ accurate ▪ accurate ▪ accurate ▪ accurate
-Conjunctions conjunctions prepositions prepositions prepositions prepositions
▪ accurate articles ▪ accurate articles ▪ accurate articles ▪ accurate articles
▪ accurate ▪ accurate ▪ accurate ▪ accurate
conjunctions conjunctions conjunctions conjunctions
MECHANICS The writing demonstrates The writing demonstrates The writing demonstrates The writing demonstrates The writing demonstrates
inappropriate and basic but conventional sound and conventional highly accurate and flawless mechanics of
(5%)
unconventional mechanics mechanics of writing. mechanics of writing. conventional mechanics writing. This is
of writing. This is This is characterized by This is characterized by of writing. This is characterized by
Spelling characterized by frequent intrusive but infrequent only infrequent errors in characterized in complex masterfully accurate
Punctuation errors in spelling and errors in spelling and/or spelling and/or writing by consistently spelling and punctuation.
punctuation. punctuation. punctuation. accurate spelling and
Editing There is excellent
Some errors could have punctuation.
Many errors could have been identified with basic There is evidence of There is clear evidence evidence of effective
been identified with basic editing. basic editing. of effective editing. editing.
editing.

Total:
Scoring: 4.1-5=91-100; 3.1-4=81-90; 2.1-3=71-80; 1.1-2=61-70

Notes:

JOSIE JORDAN G. ROSETE

Subject Teacher