Distinguished - Responds with a thorough reflection that is related to all aspects of the journal prompt. Applies professional, personal, relevant prior knowledge, and/or other real-world experiences in a manner that is rich in thought and provides valuable insight into the topic, reflecting on several factors related to a person’s health and the workplace. 

Proficient - Responds with a reflection that is related to almost all aspects of the journal prompt. Applies professional, personal, or other real-world experiences in a manner that provides valuable insight into the topic. Provides a limited reflection on several factors related to a person’s health and the workplace. 

Basic - Responds with a reflection that is related to most aspects of the journal prompt. Applies limited professional, personal, or other real-world experiences to the reflection on several factors related to a person’s health and the workplace.

Below Expectations - Responds with a reflection that is related to some aspects of the journal prompt. Attempts to apply, or provides limited, professional, personal, or other real-world experiences. Relevance to the journal prompt may be unclear. Self-reflection is vague and/or fails to relate to factors related to a person’s health and the workplace.

Non-Performance -The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Identifies at least three strategies that can be implemented to increase self- success and supports the strategies with personal experience and/or research findings.

Proficient - Identifies at least three strategies that can be implemented to increase self- success but provides limited support utilizing personal experience and/or research findings.

Basic - Identifies at least two strategies that can be implemented to increase self- success but provides limited support utilizing personal experience and/or research findings.

Below Expectations - Identifies at least one strategy that can be implemented to increase self- success and provides limited support utilizing personal experience and/or research findings.

Non-Performance - The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. 

Distinguished - Identifies at least two strategies that can be implemented to increase someone’s development of their “happiness level” and success. Strategies are supported with personal experience and/or research findings.

Proficient - Identifies at least one strategy that can be implemented to increase someone’s development of their “happiness level” and success. Strategies are supported with personal experience and/or research findings

Basic - Identifies at least one strategy that can be implemented to increase someone’s development of their “happiness level” and success. Strategies are vague or are not supported with personal experience and/or research findings.

Below Expectations - Identifies at least one strategy that can be implemented to increase someone’s development of their “happiness level” and success. Strategy may not be supported.

Non-Performance - The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. 

Distinguished -Identifies at least two components of the 5 weeks of content that will be applicable to their current and/or future goals. Explanation is clear and supported with experience-based reasoning or research findings.

Proficient - Identifies at least two components of the 5 weeks of content that will be applicable to their current and/or future goals. Explanation may be vague and/or not clearly supported with experience-based reasoning or research findings.

Basic - Identifies at least one component of the 5 weeks of content that will be applicable to their current and/or future goals. Explanation is clear and supported with experience-based reasoning or research findings.

Below Expectations - Identifies at least one component of the 5 weeks of content that will be applicable to their current and/or future goals. Explanation may be vague and/or not clearly supported with experience-based reasoning or research findings.

Non-Performance - The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. 

Distinguished - Effectively communicates ideas or points in a logical and organized manner. Reflections are sophisticated and formulate wholly appropriate and pertinent connections between the journal topic and relevant prior knowledge/experiences.

Proficient - Communicates ideas or points in a manner that is mostly logical and organized. Reflections formulate appropriate connections between the journal topic and relevant prior knowledge/experiences.

Basic - Communicates ideas or points in a manner that demonstrates a limited understanding of content organization. Attempts to reflect upon journal topic, but the connections between the journal topic and prior knowledge/experiences are vague.

Below Expectations - Attempts to communicate ideas or points; however, the content organization is extremely limited. Fails to provide a reflection that connects the journal topic to prior knowledge/experiences.

Non-Performance - The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Journal contains no errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.

Proficient - Journal contains only a few minor errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, but they do not distract the reader from the content.

Basic - Journal contains a few errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, which slightly distract the reader from the content.

Below Expectations - Journal contains major errors related to grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, which distract the reader from the content.

Non-Performance - The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.