D Limited communicative skills; uneven preparation for class; rarely volunteers; student demonstrates indifference or irritation when prompted; inattentive during class; rare contributions during group activities; poor participation in in-class writing activities; often tardy; often inappropriately uses electronic devices. F Weak communicative skills; little to no preparation for little evidence of reading assignments (this can include not buying the course texts; or not making up missed material); never volunteers, or doesn’t respond when prompted; student demonstrates potential hostility to discussion; irrelevant, distracting, or no contributions to group activities; does not participate in in-class writing activities; shows little to no regard for arriving to class on time; habitually inappropriately uses electronic devices. Grading Standards In general, everything being graded in this course, from your performance in class writings and discussion to your formal essays, is being considered against the following basic rubric: A B C D F Superior Good Average Limited Weak Clearly exceeds Exceeds/attempts Meets basic Falls short of Does not meet expectations more or less expectations basic expectations successfully to go expectations beyond basic expectations Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Does not mastery of the emerging competence in developing demonstrate skill mastery of the the skill competence in evidence of skill the skill competence Polished; very Polished; minor Sufficient; Deficient; Severely few errors or errors in word several errors errors in deficient; errors lapses in choice, grammar in word choice, vocabulary, in vocabulary, grammar, or syntax grammar or grammar, or grammar and vocabulary, or syntax that do syntax are of syntax preclude syntax not interfere such extent comprehension with overall that they coherence interfere with overall coherence you might associate with each letter grade: A superior, demonstrates mastery, skillful and facile use of language and the writing – process, polished, coherent, consistent, complex, sophisticated, fluent
D Limited communicative skills; uneven preparation for class; rarely volunteers; student demonstrates indifference or irritation when prompted; inattentive during class; rare contributions during group activities; poor participation in in-class writing activities; often tardy; often inappropriately uses electronic devices. F Weak communicative skills; little to no preparation for little evidence of reading assignments (this can include not buying the course texts; or not making up missed material); never volunteers, or doesn’t respond when prompted; student demonstrates potential hostility to discussion; irrelevant, distracting, or no contributions to group activities; does not participate in in-class writing activities; shows little to no regard for arriving to class on time; habitually inappropriately uses electronic devices. Grading Standards In general, everything being graded in this course, from your performance in class writings and discussion to your formal essays, is being considered against the following basic rubric: A Superior B Good C Average D Limited F Weak Clearly exceeds expectations Exceeds/attempts more or less successfully to go beyond basic expectations Meets basic expectations Falls short of basic expectations Does not meet expectations Demonstrates mastery of the skill Demonstrates emerging mastery of the skill Demonstrates competence in the skill Demonstrates developing competence in the skill Does not demonstrate evidence of competence Polished; very few errors or lapses in grammar, vocabulary, or syntax Polished; minor errors in word choice, grammar or syntax Sufficient; several errors in word choice, grammar or syntax that do not interfere with overall coherence Deficient; errors in vocabulary, grammar, or syntax are of such extent that they interfere with overall coherence Severely deficient; errors in vocabulary, grammar and syntax preclude comprehension you might associate with each letter grade: A – superior, demonstrates mastery, skillful and facile use of language and the writing process, polished, coherent, consistent, complex, sophisticated, fluent
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