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Community Need Project Rubric
The Community Need Project has four important issues that need to be addressed: the description of the community, the description of the need/problem, the strategy to meet the need, and the assessment plan. This rubric examines each of these elements as well as the writing associated with the plan. In the case of a media presentation, the writing sections will be modified to assess the PowerPoint and the voice-over.
Attribute Evaluated POS PTS
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1. Community and Key Stakeholders – This element looks at the first section of the project. A 1 indicates a major deficiency in this section: poor description of the community, no demographic information provided, no values and belief information provided, and no identification of the major stakeholders, or contradictory information provided. A 20 is awarded for a clear and insightful examination of the community that includes an introduction to the community, demographic information, values/beliefs information and discussion of the key stakeholders. Projects receiving a 20 also capture the imagination of the reader and paint a picture of the community.
20
2. Need to be Addressed – This element looks at how well you were able to articulate the need (problem). A 1 indicates that there is no need identified and no explanation of the need and how the need impacts the community is omitted. A 20 indicates that the need is clearly identified, the nature of the need is discussed, the reason it should be addressed is explored, and the impact on the community is examined; furthermore, the use of language helps create compelling case for meeting the need.
20
3. Plan to Meet the Need – This area focuses on the plan to meet the need or solve the problem. A 1 indicates that there is no coherent plan articulated to meet the need. A 20 indicates that there is a thoughtful plan that is sufficiently integrated, addresses the issues of key stakeholders, and discusses in general terms the outcome for the community of meeting the need.
20
4. Assessment Plan – This element focuses on the assessment plan. A 1 indicates that the assessment plan is missing. A 20 is awarded when the two meaningful goals have appropriate measurement strategies and an overall plan that could generate actionable data.
20
5. Organization, Language, Tone, & Sentence Structure– The use of language, the tone, and the sentence structure are evaluated against the appropriateness for a college level course. On this scale, 1 is inappropriate use of language, multiple wrong words selected, overly simplistic sentence structure, and/or a tone derived from the choice of words that undermines the project. Projects that also lack organization including a summary conclusion are awarded a 1. A 10 indicates an elegant use of language and sentence structure that balances an understanding of the audience with the need to communicate the essence of the project. Additionally, the paper meriting a 10 is well organized, flows smoothly through the four sections and includes a summary conclusion.
10
6. Grammar and Punctuation – The expectation is that you use appropriate grammar and have appropriate punctuation. Too many mistakes indicate that you don’t take the work seriously, so the reader should not either. A 1 on this scale indicates that there are numerous grammatical and punctuation errors which encourage the reader to stop reading. A 10 indicates that there were few if any mistakes and those errors did not interfere reader’s support for the project.
10
7. Documentation – You appropriately identify source material used in your arguments. Although there are no points for this rubric, as you are expected to appropriately source other works. Please refer to NEC’s academic honesty policies and the APA format.
0
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