iRubric: Reaction Paper Rubric

Shows minimal awareness of personal reactions, focusing solely on intellectualized reactions.

Identifies personal reactions, but demonstrates little exploration or understanding of these reactions; avoids discomfort and uncertainty.

Discusses personal reactions, including exploration of the basis for these reactions (e.g., recognizes new perspectives about own cultural rules and biases).

Deeply explores personal reactions, including exploration of the basis for these reactions (e.g., articulates insights into own cultural rules and biases); willingness to sit with uncertainty and not seek easy answers.

Response does not include any questions raised for the student by the readings.

Response includes 1 or more questions, but these are either questions already raised in the readings or questions not directly inspired by the readings.

Response includes 1 or more questions raised by the reading, but the question is yes/no or focused on simple facts -- unlikely to foster discussion.

Response includes 1 or more questions raised by the reading(s) that are integrative without a clear answer and thus are likely to foster discussion.