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COUN 5320 Facing Shadows Brief Reaction Paper

Due Tuesday, 11/12@11:55pm: Syllabus Instruction: "Write a brief reaction paper (750-1000 words) focusing on your reaction to the material and usefulness in ministry/counseling (see Sakai for further instructions and grading rubric)."

Rubric Code: VBXX32

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Subject: Psychology

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: Graduate

Brief Reaction Paper Rubric Total value 40 points
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 20 pts	Good 30 pts	Excellent 40 pts
Reading Completion 20 % Responsiveness to Assigned Reading(s)	Poor 1pt. Response reflects no evidence of assigned readings - off-topic.	Fair 4pts. Although response is on topic, it does not explicitly reflect the assigned readings -- it could have been written without completing the readings.	Good 6pts. Somewhat unclear that readings were understood or not all readings explicitly included.	Excellent 8pts. Very clear that all assigned readings were understood by incorporation into reaction.
Personalization 35 % Exploration of Personal Reactions	Poor 1.75pts. Shows minimal awareness of personal reactions, focusing solely on intellectualized reactions.	Fair 7pts. Identifies personal reactions, but demonstrates little exploration or understanding of these reactions; avoids discomfort and uncertainty.	Good 10.5pts. Discusses personal reactions, including exploration of the basis for these reactions (e.g., recognizes new perspectives about own cultural rules and biases).	Excellent 14pts. 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.
Application 15 % Application of Readings to Personal and Professional Self	Poor .75pts. No mention of implications of the readings for student's personal or professional attitudes and/or behaviors.	Fair 3pts. Implications of the readings for personal / professional attitudes / behaviors minimal or perfunctory.	Good 4.5pts. Student addresses implications of the readings for personal / professional attitudes and/or behaviors.	Excellent 6pts. Student identifies and discusses implications of the readings for personal / professional attitudes and/or behaviors in a complex way.
Additional questions 10 % Questions Raised by the Readings	Poor .5pts. Response does not include any questions raised for the student by the readings.	Fair 2pts. Response includes 1 or more questions, but these are either questions already raised in the readings or questions not directly inspired by the readings. Question(s) are clearly identified	Good 3pts. 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. Question(s) are clearly identified	Excellent 4pts. Response includes 2 or more questions raised by the reading(s) that are integrative without a conclusive answer and thus are likely to foster further thought & discussion. Question(s) are clearly identified
Technical Writing 12 % Grammar, Spelling, Overall Professional Appearance	Poor .6pts. Response contains so many typographical and grammatical errors as to be difficult to read.	Fair 2.4pts. Response contains a distracting level of typographical and/or grammatical errors. APA guidelines frequently missed.	Good 3.6pts. Response contains minimal typographical and/or grammatical errors. APA guidelines closely followed.	Excellent 4.8pts. Response contains nearly zero typographical and/or grammatical errors. APA guidelines strictly adhered to in all areas including any sources referenced in the paper.
Use of Words 8 % Quantity & Efficiency	Poor .4pts. Less than 750 or more than 1000 words. Tended to be sparse or wordy	Fair 1.6pts. Less than 750 or more than 1000 words, but made good use of allocation.	Good 2.4pts. Between 750 and 1000 words but ended to be sparse or wordy	Excellent 3.2pts. Between 750 and 1000 words. Made good use of allocation.

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