Unit 1 Assessment
- Due Oct 13, 2012 at 11pm
- Points 100
- Questions 11
- Available Oct 3, 2012 at 8am - Oct 20, 2012 at 11pm
- Time Limit None
- Allowed Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
Hello, and welcome to Assessment 1.
You can start this exam anytime after class on Wednesday October 3.
The deadline for submitting this Assessment is Saturday night October 13 at midnight. After that time, the assessment will no longer be available on Canvas.
Please refer to the following assessment rubric as you complete this work:
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Rubric |
Completion |
Good Work |
Exemplary Work |
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Meeting baseline expectations |
These points are “yours to lose” -5 points for each unexcused absence -5 points for each late post to online discussion -5 points for late completion of unit assessment -5 points for failing a reading quiz -5 points for lack of engagement during class |
20 |
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Contributions to online discussion |
12 |
16 |
20 |
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Fewer than 200 words |
<- Overall effort -> |
Multiple paragraphs |
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“Writing in a silo” |
<- Creating conversation -> |
Evidence of listening to others |
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No comments on other people’s posts |
<- Creating conversation -> |
Multiple comments |
|
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No specific effort to engage |
<- Engaging others -> |
Thoughtful formatting and/or devices |
|
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“Shooting from the hip” |
<- Higher order thinking -> |
Analysis, synthesis and/or critique |
|
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No connections |
<- Connections to course texts -> |
Thoughtfully uses facts/expert opinion |
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No evidence of outside research |
<- Outside research and/or links -> |
Links to new articles and/or videos |
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Modest effort or Overly generous |
<- Reflective self-assessment -> |
Thoughtful and self-aware |
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Making connections between course themes and current events |
12 |
16 |
20 |
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Fewer than 200 words per response |
<- Overall effort (length) -> |
Multiple paragraphs |
|
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Irrelevant and/or inaccurate |
<- Relates to the course -> |
Course-relevant |
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Unoriginal and/or naive |
<- Thoughtfulness -> |
Compelling, creative, makes you think |
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Responses to Seminar Questions |
24 |
32 |
40 |
|
Fewer than 200 words per response |
<- Overall effort -> |
Multiple paragraphs |
|
|
“Shooting from the hip” |
<- Higher order thinking -> |
Analysis, synthesis and/or critique |
|
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Goes off on a tangent |
<- Answers the question asked -> |
Directly responds to the question |
|
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No connection to course texts |
<- Connections to course texts -> |
Multiple paragraphs |
|
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No evidence of outside research |
<- Outside research and/or links -> |
Links to new articles and/or videos, mention of outside authors or ideas |
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Overall |
68 |
84 |
100 |