assignment as a minimum penalty. Examples include cheating on a quiz or citing phony sources or quotations. Assessment Rubric SATISFACTORY (Y) UNSATISFACTORY (N) Papers exhibit evidence of ideas that Papers either include a central respond to the topic with complexity, idea(s) that is unclear or off- topic or critically evaluating and synthesizing provide only minimal or inadequate CONTENT sources, and provide an adequate discussion of ideas. Papers may discussion with basic understanding of also lack sufficient or appropriate sources. sources. Documents and paragraphs lack Documents and paragraphs clearly identifiable organization, may ORGANIZATION exhibit identifiable structure for topics, lack any coherent sense of logic in AND including a clear thesis statement and associating and organizing ideas, COHERENCE topic sentences. and may also lack transitions and coherence to guide the reader. Documents use persuasive and confident presentation of ideas, Documents make only weak strongly supported with evidence. At generalizations, providing little or no ARGUMENT AND the weak end of the satisfactory range, support, as in summaries or SUPPORT documents may provide only narratives that fail to provide critical generalized discussion of ideas or may analysis. provide adequate discussion but rely on weak support for arguments. Documents rely on word usage that Documents use a writing style with is inappropriate for the context, word choice appropriate to the context, genre, or discipline. Sentences may genre, and discipline. Sentences be overly long or short with awkward should display complexity and construction. Documents may also logical structure. use words incorrectly. Papers will feature correct or error-free presentation of ideas. At the weak end Papers contain so many mechanical of the satisfactory range, papers may or grammatical errors that they MECHANICS contain a few spelling, punctuation, or impede the reader’s understanding grammatical errors that remain or severely undermine the writer’s unobtrusive and do not obscure the credibility. paper’s argument or points. Classroom Conduct Much of this class is discussion-based, so it is vital that we show respect for each other's views. Students are required to set cell phones to vibrate during class. Ringing phones and text messaging is an unprofessional disruption, which may result in your being asked to leave the classroom and being counted absent. Due Dates, Make-up Policy, and In-Class Work Papers and drafts are due at the beginning of or online at the assigned deadline. Late papers will not be accepted without a valid excuse as outlined above. In these cases, students
assignment as a minimum penalty. Examples include cheating on a quiz or citing phony sources or quotations. Assessment Rubric SATISFACTORY (Y) UNSATISFACTORY (N) CONTENT Papers exhibit evidence of ideas that respond to the topic with complexity, critically evaluating and synthesizing sources, and provide an adequate discussion with basic understanding of sources. Papers either include a central idea(s) that is unclear or off- topic or provide only minimal or inadequate discussion of ideas. Papers may also lack sufficient or appropriate sources. ORGANIZATION AND COHERENCE Documents and paragraphs exhibit identifiable structure for topics, including a clear thesis statement and topic sentences. Documents and paragraphs lack clearly identifiable organization, may lack any coherent sense of logic in associating and organizing ideas, and may also lack transitions and coherence to guide the reader. ARGUMENT AND SUPPORT Documents use persuasive and confident presentation of ideas, strongly supported with evidence. At the weak end of the satisfactory range, documents may provide only generalized discussion of ideas or may provide adequate discussion but rely on weak support for arguments. Documents make only weak generalizations, providing little or no support, as in summaries or narratives that fail to provide critical analysis. Documents use a writing style with word choice appropriate to the context, genre, and discipline. Sentences should display complexity and logical structure. Documents rely on word usage that is inappropriate for the context, genre, or discipline. Sentences may be overly long or short with awkward construction. Documents may also use words incorrectly. MECHANICS Papers will feature correct or error-free presentation of ideas. At the weak end of the satisfactory range, papers may contain a few spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors that remain unobtrusive and do not obscure the paper’s argument or points. Papers contain so many mechanical or grammatical errors that they impede the reader’s understanding or severely undermine the writer’s credibility. Classroom Conduct Much of this class is discussion-based, so it is vital that we show respect for each other's views. Students are required to set cell phones to vibrate during class. Ringing phones and text messaging is an unprofessional disruption, which may result in your being asked to leave the classroom and being counted absent. Due Dates, Make-up Policy, and In-Class Work Papers and drafts are due at the beginning of or online at the assigned deadline. Late papers will not be accepted without a valid excuse as outlined above. In these cases, students
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