Reflection Paper Instructions:
As you read your reading assignments, lectures, and documentary watching you should take notes, and you should reflect.
The reflection paper it’s all that is “Indian of Minnesota”. As you are well aware with knowledge comes responsibility, You as you read, watch, and listen what kind of responsibility do you feel to this knowledge so that past wrongs will not be repeated.
Please use the following books as source material (No outside sources): 1-Night Flying Woman, 2-Indian Boyhood, 3-Being Dakota, 4-Ojibwe in Minnesota to reflect. (Summaries of the books can be found online)
Seven pages maximum, (1500 words minimum), double spaced and the style you should use is MLA. This page count does not include your works cited and cover pages.
- Type your paper on a word document.
- Double-space the text of your paper and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are each distinct from one another. The font size should be 12 pt.
- Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise prompted by your instructor).
- Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
- Indent the first line of each paragraph one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the “Tab” key as opposed to pushing the space bar five times.
- Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: I ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow my guidelines. 🙂
- Use italics throughout your essay to indicate the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, provide emphasis.
- If you have any end notes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page. Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted).
- I have an example of a student reflection upon the material the student was exposed.
| Rubric for Papers | |
| Criteria | Ratings |
| Creativity and Originality | Excellent You exceed the parameters of the assignment, with original insights or a particularly engaging style. Competent You meet all the parameters of the assignment. Not Yet Competent You meet most of the parameters of the assignment. Poor You do not meet the parameters of the assignment. |
| Argument | Excellent Your central argument is clear, interesting, and demonstrable (i.e., based on evidence, not opinion). The claims made in the body of your paper clearly and obviously support your central argument. Your arguments and claims reflect a robust and nuanced understanding of key ideas from this course. Competent Your central argument is clear and demonstrable. The claims made in the body of your paper support your central argument. Your arguments and claims reflect a solid understanding of key ideas from this course. Not Yet Competent Your central argument is demonstrable but not entirely clear. A few of the claims made in the body of your paper do not clearly support your central argument. Your arguments and claims reflect some understanding of key ideas from this course. Poor Your central argument is unclear, or it is not demonstrable. The claims made in the body of your paper do not support your central argument. Your arguments and claims reflect little understanding of key ideas from this course. |
| Evidence | Excellent The evidence you use is specific, rich, varied, and unambiguously supports your claims. Quotations and illustrations are framed effectively and explicated appropriately in the text. Competent The evidence you use supports your claims. Quotations and illustrations are framed reasonably, effectively, and explicated appropriately in the text. Not Yet Competent Some of the evidence you use does not support your claims. Some of the quotations and illustrations are not framed effectively or explicated appropriately in the text. Poor Little of the evidence you use supports your claims. Few of the quotations and illustrations are framed effectively or explicated appropriately in the text. |
| Structure | Excellent Your ideas are presented in a logical and coherent manner throughout the paper, with strong topic sentences to guide the reader. The reader can effortlessly follow the structure of your argument. Competent The reader can follow the structure of your argument with very little effort. Not Yet Competent The reader cannot always follow the structure of your argument. Poor The reader cannot follow the structure of your argument. |
| Clarity | Excellent Your sentences are concise and well crafted, and the vocabulary is precise; the reader can effortlessly discern your meaning. Competent The reader can discern your meaning with very little effort. Not Yet Competent The reader cannot always discern your meaning. Poor The reader cannot discern your meaning. |
| Mechanics | Excellent There are no distracting spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors, and quotations are all properly cited. Competent There are few distracting spelling, punctuation, and/or grammatical errors, and quotations are all properly cited. Not Yet Competent There are some distracting spelling, punctuation, and/or grammatical errors, and/or some of the quotations are not properly cited. Poor There are significant and distracting spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors, and/or the quotations are improperly cited. |
