iRubric: Reflective Writing Assessment Rubric

Response is deeply thoughtful. It shows obvious personal awareness and a heightened appreciation for personal reflection.

Response shows a personal depth of thought and reflection.

Response shows some depth of thought and reflection.

Response is very shallow without any obvious depth of thought.

Writing is smooth, skillful, and coherent. Sentences are strong and expressive with varied structure. Consistent and appropriate tone and word choice is used throughout the essay. Transitions are appropriate and add to the effectiveness of the essay.

Writing is clear and sentences have varied structure. There is consistent tone and word choice is appropriate with fairly good use of transitions to guide the reader.

Writing is clear, but sentences may lack variety. The tone is inconsistent and word choice, while adequate, could be better. While transitions are present they do not add to the overall effectiveness of the essay.

Writing is confusing and hard to follow. Contains fragments and/or run-on sentences. The tone and purpose is inconsistent and difficult to determine. Transitions are either missing or inappropriate.