IDS 400 ( week 3)

IDS 400 Module Two Activity Rubric Activity: 2‐2 Activity: Topic Introduction

Course: IDS‐400‐X5852 Diversity 23EW5

Name: Mohammed Alshaghathirah

Criteria Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Criterion Score

Reliable Evidence

from Varied Sources

11.25 / 15

Criterion Feedback

You've begun to identify and integrate reliable evidence from varied and scholarly sources throughout your paper to support

the analysis of your topic. To reach proficiency, you need to increase the number of sources you're using to support your

analysis.

While you've included two sources, you'll want to integrate them more efficiently throughout the paper as a part of your

analysis.

15 points

Integrates reliable

evidence from varied

sources throughout the

paper to support

analysis

11.25 points

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with

errors or omissions;

areas for improvement

may include drawing

from a more diverse

pool of perspectives,

using more varied

sources to support the

analysis, or integrating

evidence and sources

throughout the paper

to support the analysis

0 points

Does not attempt

criterion

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Topic Description 15 / 15

Criterion Feedback

You have successfully provided insight into your topic with effective details and contextualizing information.

Description of the

Population

15 / 15

Criterion Feedback

Well done identifying a population related to the topic and providing insight into their demographics, experiences, and

challenges.

You have done so with no major errors to APA 7 Bias‐Free Language. Continuing to utilize this important resource will be

15 points

Describes the topic

with effective details

and contextual

information

11.25 points

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with

errors or omissions;

areas for improvement

may include describing

the topic using more

details and relevant

contextual information,

or better supporting

that description

0 points

Does not attempt

criterion

15 points

Describes a population

significant to the topic

including information

such as demographics,

cultural practices,

social identity, and key

challenges

11.25 points

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with

errors or omissions;

areas for improvement

may include adding

more specific

information about

demographics, cultural

practices, social

identity, and key

challenges, or better

supporting that

description

0 points

Does not attempt

criterion

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essential to growing your knowledge and understanding of the preferred language for your community.

Note, there is at least one paragraph that is duplicative in your paper and should be removed. I've noted this in the TurnItIn

Feedback.

Lives and Experiences

of the Population

15 / 15

Criterion Feedback

You have successfully provided insight into the experiences of your population and have supported it with reliable and

scholarly resources.

15 points

Articulates how the

topic has shaped the

lives and experiences

of the chosen

population

11.25 points

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with

errors or omissions;

areas for improvement

may include adding

specific examples of

how the topic has

shaped the lives and

experiences of the

chosen population, or

better supporting that

explanation

0 points

Does not attempt

criterion

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General Education

Interdisciplinary Lens

0 / 15

Criterion Feedback

Unfortunately, you have not identified a general education lens. As a reminder, these options are social sciences, natural and

applied sciences, humanities, and history. Please review the announcement and course materials for more insight into these.

Thesis Statement 11.25 / 15

15 points

Explains the choice of

general education

interdisciplinary lens for

analyzing the topic

11.25 points

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with

errors or omissions;

areas for improvement

may include connecting

the topic to a general

education lens,

explaining why the lens

was chosen to analyze

the topic, or providing

better support for that

explanation

0 points

Does not attempt

criterion

15 points

Constructs a thesis

statement that

combines the topic,

population, cultural

situation, and choice of

general education

interdisciplinary lens

11.25 points

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with

errors or omissions;

areas for improvement

may include

constructing a thesis

statement that clearly

and succinctly

combines the topic,

population, cultural

situation, and choice of

one general education

interdisciplinary lens

0 points

Does not attempt

criterion

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Criterion Feedback

Nice start to crafting a thesis statement.

I understand your thesis as: "Arab American Muslim population and their unique cultural situation, through the

interdisciplinary lens of ________, is essential for fostering cross‐cultural understanding, promoting inclusivity, and addressing

the challenges faced by this community."

You'll need to identify a liberal arts education lens through which to view your topic to improve your paper and support your

research.

If I have your thesis statement wrong, please reach out to me and let me know. I keep track of the thesis statement

throughout the course for grading and feedback purposes.

Articulation of

Response

5 / 5

Criterion Feedback

There are no major spelling or grammar errors. Ideas are communicated effectively. Excellent work formatting the paper in

APA style.

See TurnItIn for detailed feedback.

Citations and

Attributions

5 / 5

5 points

Clearly conveys

meaning with correct

grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

demonstrating an

understanding of

audience and purpose

3.75 points

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with

errors in grammar,

sentence structure, and

spelling, negatively

impacting readability

0 points

Submission has critical

errors in grammar,

sentence structure, and

spelling, preventing

understanding of ideas

5 points

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution,

with consistent minor

errors

3.75 points

Uses citations for ideas

requiring attribution,

with major errors

0 points

Does not use citations

for ideas requiring

attribution

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Total 77.5 / 100

Overall Score

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Criterion Feedback

Excellent work including citations in APA style.

I would like to see you greatly increase the amount of in‐text citations that you're using throughout to demonstrate where

you're pulling your information in the paper from.

In‐text citations are crucial in research papers for several reasons. They credit the original authors, preventing plagiarism and

upholding academic integrity. It also provides your reader (a.k.a. me) with the necessary information to locate and access your

sources, which is essential for me in providing accurate feedback. In‐text citations also strengthen the credibility and support

of the arguments you present. Here is information on how to format these in APA style: https://owl.purdue.edu

/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html

Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident

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