Distinguished - Responds with a thorough reflection that is related to all aspects of the journal prompt. Includes keywords and concepts that have specific meaning to real-world experiences in a manner that provides valuable insight to the topic and task.

Proficient - Responds with a reflection that is related to almost all aspects of the journal prompt. Includes keywords and concepts that have meaning to real-world experiences in a manner that provides insight to the topic and task.

Basic - Responds with a reflection that is related to most aspects of the journal prompt. Includes keywords and concepts that have meaning to real-world experiences in a manner that provides limited insight to the topic and task.

Below Expectations - Responds with a reflection that is related to some aspects of the journal prompt. Attempts to include keywords and concepts that have meaning to real-world experiences, but the relevance is unclear and provides little insight to the topic and task.

Non-Performance - The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Effectively communicates ideas or points in a logical and organized manner. Reflections are sophisticated and formulate wholly appropriate and pertinent connections between the journal topic and relevant prior knowledge.

Proficient - Communicates ideas or points in a manner that is mostly logical and organized. Reflections formulate appropriate connections between the journal topic and relevant prior knowledge.

Basic - Communicates ideas or points in a manner that demonstrates a limited understanding of content organization. Attempts to reflect upon journal topic, but the connections between the journal topic and prior knowledge are vague.

Below Expectations - Attempts to communicate ideas or points; however, the content organization is extremely limited and fails to provide a reflection that connects the journal topic to prior knowledge.

Non-Performance - The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Journal contains no errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.

Proficient - Journal contains only a few minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, but they do not distract the reader from the content.

Basic - Journal contains a few errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, which slightly distract the reader from the content.

Below Expectations - Journal contains major errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, which distract the reader from the content.

Non-Performance - The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.