Reflective Paragraph

In a coherent paragraph of at least five sentences, reflect on your progress in your research thus far. Remember to include a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion. Your teacher may add other specifics to be included in this paragraph.

The paragraph may be assessed using the following scoring tool (or a similar one):

SCORING TOOL

You may earn up to _____ possible points for your paragraph. In order to attain those points, you will need to have each of the following items.

Requirement	Possible Points	Your Points	Comment
Topic sentence
Supporting details
Conclusion
No more than _____ spelling or usage errors.
Manuscript form

Note: One of your classmates may be asked to peer check your paragraph. As the writer, you may then write agree or disagree (with an explanation) for any of the items. Your teacher will then review and check your paragraph. Final assessment will be made by the teacher.