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Download Reflection Essay Prompt and more Study notes Literature in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Community Service Alternative Assessment Portfolio Reflection Essay Prompt Students are required to submit a reflection essay. With this reflection essay, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of community service, problem-solving and critical thinking. Drawing upon your community service experience, write a minimum eight to ten pages, doubled-spaced essay reflecting on community service as one of the four core values of the University of La Verne. The essay is an academic paper; therefore, include a bibliography with at least six reading resources, particularly the What is Asset Based Community Development article, located on the Reading and Resources section. Articulate how an Asset Based Community Development approach, self-reflection, and reciprocity are central components of community service. This assignment combines several elements, focusing on detailed examples of your experiences connected to thoughtful reflection. This is not an essay that defines terms or proves that you have done your community service hours. The goal, rather, is to use your specific experiences for a deep reflection on both the organization with which you engaged and the population it serves. Then, consider even more broadly the general concept of service to the community and the reciprocal relationship that developed while serving the organization. In approaching the essay, thoughtfully integrate the following: • Your understanding of what it means to be engaged in your community • Limitations and benefits of community service • How and why community service should or should not be a greater part of our societal values • An understanding of the Community Service organization’s role in meeting the needs of the community and how it meets those needs • The challenges faced by Community Service organizations • A full understanding of the needs of the population student has served • How the service experience has impacted/affected/changed your views of serving others, since you completed the service • An understanding of Asset Based Community Development model as related to a deficit-based model and asset-based approach NOTE: Correct application of grammar/Standard American English and spelling is required for meeting approved status. Self-Evaluation of Your Essay Before Submission Approved Denied • Reflections apply to society, not just self • Reflection essay is focused and clearly written • Examples are specific and detailed • Paragraphs are focused • Thorough consideration of concept of service set forth by University • Detailed discussion of service’s impact upon self • Explicit understanding of community organization and its served population • Understanding of Asset Based Community Development model • Demonstrates working knowledge of academic community service literature • Bibliography with at least six readings resources from the reading resources • Reflections are narrow and apply only to self • Reflection essay is unclear or strays from main ideas • Many examples are vague and non-specific • Paragraphs lack focus/clear relation to main idea • Idea of service considered in inexplicit ways • Vague/missing discussion of impact upon self • Understanding of community organization and served population is vague • Grasp of Asset Based Community Development approach unclear or not addressed • Academic understanding of community service literature vague or not addressed • Incomplete Bibliography