Contribution Criteria	Exemplary 4	Accomplished 3	Developed 2	Beginning 1	Unsatisfactory 0	Score
Writing Quality	Strong writing style with clear ability to express thoughts and point of view. Excellent grammar,syntax, spelling, etc.	Good writing style with solid ability to convey meaning. Very good grammar, syntax, spelling, etc.	Writing style conveys meaning adequately. Some grammar, syntax and spelling errors.	Difficulty expressing ideas, feelings or descriptions. Limited syntax. Needs to work on grammar, spelling, etc.	Considerable difficulty expressing ideas or descriptions clearly. Many grammatical, syntactical, and spelling errors.
Use of Resources	Shows evidence of close reading/viewing with astute observations.	Shows evidence of careful reading/viewing and attention to details.	Shows evidence that resources have been read/viewed	Presents a response that is vague, confusing, or lacking in detail.	Presents no response or shows no convincing evidence that resources have been read/viewed. Responses are out of context.
Insights and Understanding	Definite insights into issues and implications of events for self and world. Aware of increased complexity of issues and situations Keeps track of thoughts, feelings, and questions while reading and reflects and analyzes after reading.	Some insights into situations, issues and personal change/growth. Making connections with implications for self or students. Some sense of complexity. Generally keeps track of thoughts, feelings, and questions while reading, and reflects and analyzes after reading.	Positive experience at an intuitive or emotive level. Gains affectively from the 'experience' but insights based on conscious reflection are few or simplistic Generally keeps track of feelings, with less attention to thoughts and questions while reading and reflects after reading.	Doing the assignment. Neutral experience without personal resonance or impact. Sometimes keeps track of feelings, seldom records thoughts and questions while reading, or reflects after reading.	Rigid attitude. Resistant to change in established point of view. Rarely or never keeps track of feelings, records thoughts and questions while reading, or reflects after reading
Progress and Development	Significant growth or personal development. Evidence of synthesis of experience into goals or plan of action, with implications for the future.	Increased sensitivity, change of attitude, and awareness of connections.	Steady course, Incremental progress.	No progress. Repititious experience and reflection.	Losing ground. Bored or frustrated. Negative attitude in reflection.