communications analysis

COM 126 Final Project Part One Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric Overview: The purpose of this milestone is help you organize your resources for support of your final project. Whereas in the previous Resource List activity you were simply gathering resources, for this assignment you will be reading each one of these resources and summarizing the content. This is the next step in preparing your final project justification paper and gathering quotes and usable information for your final presentation. Prompt: Use the analysis worksheet and fill out each of the boxes in each table. You must complete this activity for at least five resources, but feel free to include more as necessary for your final project. Be sure to include the following critical elements:

 Cite the source in APA style.

 What is the author’s main point? Summarize it in one to three sentences.

 How does this resource support your final project?

 Are there any quotes you would like to use within your final project? Include them in your worksheet. Remember, you need two to four quotes in your final justification paper and presentation.

Guidelines for Submission: Submit your filled-out analysis worksheet as a Word document. Be sure to include your name within the document and the document name (e.g., “LastName_COM126_Analysis_Worksheet.docx”). Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Citation Includes error-free citation for each resource

Includes citation for each resource, with some minor errors

Includes citations, but there are major errors and/or missing citations for some resources

Does not include citation for any resource

30

Summary Clearly and concisely summarizes the author’s main point

Summarizes the author’s main point

Briefly or incompletely summarizes the author’s main point

Does not summarize author’s main point

35

Support Comprehensively explains how the resource supports position on chosen topic

Explains how the resource supports position on chosen topic

Incompletely explains how the resource supports position on chosen topic, or relationship is tangential

Does not explain how resource supports position on chosen topic

25

Quotes Identifies two to four quotes that capture the essence of stance on chosen topic

Identifies two to four quotes to support stance on chosen topic

Identifies two to four quotes to support stance on chosen topic, but quotes are inadequate or lacking

Does not identify two to four quotes to support stance on chosen topic

10

Total 100%