Reflection Essay
Assignment
The following images were selected from What the World Eats, a book that shows families from around the world and their food for a week. Reflect upon the images in an essay. Be sure that you identify the purpose of your reflection, organize your subjects and your points effectively, and support your points with details that you observe in the images. If you deem it appropriate, you may include the photos in the body of your essay.
Please carefully review the accompanying rubric for additional details concerning the assignment.
Due dates: See Course Calendar
#1 - The Aboubaker family of Darfur province, Sudan, in a refugee camp in Chad with a week’s worth of food (cost: $1.22 USD).
#2 - The Ahmed family of Cairo, Egypt with a week’s worth of food (cost: $68.53 USD).
#3 - The Revis family at home in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a week’s worth of food (cost: $341.98 USD)
Use the following rubric to assist you in the planning and writing of your essay.
Reflection Essay
Grading Rubric
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Content (40 points )
· Writer includes a formal outline with the final draft of the essay · Final draft of essay contains all elements described in the assignment sheet · Writer correctly cites any material that is summarized, paraphrased, or directly quoted
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Organization (20 points)
· Essay is easy to follow with good readability · Essay contains an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion · Writer uses transitions · Thesis is clear and focused · Paragraphs contain topic sentences
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Grammar and Mechanics / Style and Editing (30 points) · Writer uses varied sentence types and structures · Writer uses sophisticated, college-level vocabulary · Essay is virtually free of grammatical errors (fragments, run-ons, comma splices, misspellings, word choice, capitalization errors, missing words, singular/plural/past/present tense confusion) · Punctuation is correct
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Format (10 points) · Essay length is between 800 to 1200 words. · Font and font size is correct (either Times New Roman or Calibri and 11-point size) · Essay follows MLA formatting guidelines and contains a title page with proper headers and title (Refer to the sample first page in the course syllabus)
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