SOC 2302: Social Problems

Rubric for Journal Entries (100 pts) Guidelines for Submission: Your journal entry must be submitted as a ½-page to 1-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New

Roman font and 1-inch margins. Sources are not required, however remember to cite work that is not original.

Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center.

Critical

Elements

Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Requirements

of Prompt

Journal entry addresses

elements of the prompt

correctly with rich detail and

supporting examples.

Journal entry addresses

elements of the prompt

correctly with some details and

examples.

Journal entry addresses

elements of the prompt

correctly but provides

insufficient details and few

examples.

Journal entry does not

address elements of the

prompt.

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Critical

Thinking and

Reflection

Journal entry exhibits keen

depth of thought and ardent

reflection with significant

details and supporting

examples.

Journal entry exhibits keen

depth of thought and ardent

reflection with significant

details and supporting

examples.

Journal entry falls short of

exhibiting critical thinking skills

and/or reflection; contains too

few details and/or examples.

Journal entry exhibits no

critical thinking or reflection.

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Application

and Integration

Journal entry is perceptively

applied to student’s

experience and integrated

through richly detailed

examples.

Journal entry is applied to

student’s experience and

integrated through examples.

Journal entry is not sufficiently

applied and integrated in a

student's experience.

Journal entry is not applied or

integrated.

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Articulation of

Response

Submission is free of errors

related to citations,

grammar, spelling, syntax,

and organization and is

presented in a professional

and easy to read format.

Submission has no major

errors related to citations,

grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization.

Submission has major errors

related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, or

organization that negatively

impacts readability and

articulation of main ideas.

Submission has critical errors

related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, or

organization that prevent

understanding of ideas.

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