criteria for Keep it up! Opportunities Want to talk? assignment 1 (Met expectations) (Inconsistently met (Didn't meet who are you? expectations) expectations) Content Responds to Responds to the Does not respond assigned topic. assigned topic. to assigned topic. (40%) Is insightful and Has an argument. No interesting. Point could include No details or Shows critical more critical evidence. thinking. Has a thinking or analysis. Examples may not strong, logical The argument fit the topic. point. Includes include more Repetitive or appropriate details, details, examples, confusing content. examples, details, or evidence or less Does not reference and evidence. summary. Akua's book. Includes Evidence could appropriate ref to connect to point Akua. better. Organization Thesis is in the first Thesis is in the first No thesis or thesis paragraph. paragraph. is not in the (30%) Intro could have Introduction has introduction. more background. appropriate No transition Thesis could be background and words. stronger. hooks the reader. No conclusion. sentence(s) Each paragraph Paragraphing is not could be stronger has one idea. clear. reasons or connect to Evidence is in the Hard to follow. thesis. middle. Does not Body paragraphs Transition words assigned points. could be on different
criteria for assignment 1 who are you? Keep it up! (Met expectations) Opportunities (Inconsistently met expectations) Want to talk? (Didn't meet expectations) Content (40%) Responds to assigned topic. Is insightful and interesting. Shows critical thinking. Has a strong, logical point. Includes appropriate details, examples, details, and evidence. Includes appropriate ref to Akua. Responds to the assigned topic. Has an argument. Point could include more critical thinking or analysis. The argument include more details, examples, or evidence or less summary. Evidence could connect to point better. Does not respond to assigned topic. No No details or evidence. Examples may not fit the topic. Repetitive or confusing content. Does not reference Akua's book. Organization (30%) Thesis is in the first paragraph. Introduction has appropriate background and hooks the reader. Each paragraph has one idea. Evidence is in the middle. Transition words Thesis is in the first paragraph. Intro could have more background. Thesis could be stronger. sentence(s) could be stronger reasons or connect to thesis. Body paragraphs could be on different No thesis or thesis is not in the introduction. No transition words. No conclusion. Paragraphing is not clear. Hard to follow. Does not assigned points.
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