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School/ Department Name:

English Language Program

Course Name / Code:

English For Engineering / FSP110

Instructor Name:

Assessment Type and Title

Prewriting Stage of the Research Paper / Portfolio

Assessment date:

Week 6 / Lesson 2

Assessment time/duration:

Week 1 – Week 6

Location:

AU Building 1 Room TBA

Student Name:

Student ID:

Section (s):

Assessment Task

Assessment Instructions

1. Develop an appropriate thesis statement that describes an engineering-related issue clearly demonstrating your stance.

2. Find a minimum of three high-quality sources as demonstrated by the completion of the Source Reliability Checklist for each source. These must include at least two journal articles.

· All sources must be approved by your instructor

3. Each source must be printed out in its entirety and annotated demonstrating that the student has read and comprehended the source. Annotation notes should be hand written and systematic using color-coded highlighting.

4. Once you have read and understood the sources, you should then select and synthesize the relevant information to formulate a writing plan using the Graphic Organizer Template for the research paper. The sources of this information must be clearly identified in the template.

5. A Pre-Writing Portfolio must be submitted to your instructor: A completed Source Reliability checklist attached to a hard copy of each of your annotated sources; one Graphic Organizer.

6. Assessment 1 will not be marked if the student does not show up for his/her feedback. (weeks 3 to 5)

7. Students must answer all questions related to their topic during their meeting/interview with the instructor.

8. Students who do not submit assessment 1 are not eligible to submit assessment 2.

Assessment Marks/Weight

Assessment Components

Mark

Weight

1) Check list and Resources

20

10%

2) Annotation of Resources

20

15%

3) Graphic Organizer

20

15%

1

Descriptor

0-4

5-8

9-11

12-14 (Pass)

15-17

18-20

Points/%

CHECKLIST & SOURCES

IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES

Sources are mostly not appropriate/

insufficient/not credible/highly biased and do not meet most of the criteria on the Source Reliability Checklist

No sources identified

Sources are generally not appropriate or insufficient

/not credible/highly biased and do not meet many of the criteria on the Source Reliability Checklist

.

Some sources are not appropriate and/or not credible and/or biased and some other criteria on the Source Reliability Checklist not met

All sources are generally appropriate, credible/non-biased and meet all of the criteria on the Source Reliability on the Source Reliability Checklist

.

All sources are highly appropriate, credible/non-biased and meet all of the criteria on the Source Reliability Checklist

.

All sources are highly appropriate, highly credible/non-biased and fully meet all of the other criteria on the Source Reliability Checklist

_____/20

2

Descriptor

0-4

5-8

9-11

12-14(Pass)

15-17

18-20

Points

ANNOTATION OF SOURCES

TEXT MARKING

Text marking is very unclear/random and/or demonstrates minimal understanding of article

Text marking is somewhat unclear/random and does not demonstrate a literal understanding of the entire text

Text marking is not systematic and does not demonstrate understanding of the text

Text marking is somewhat systematic and demonstrates an understanding of most of the text

Text marking generally systematic and demonstrates a good understanding of the text

Text marking highly systematic/ and clearly demonstrates a deep understanding of the text

____/20

ANNOTATION OF SOURCES

NOTES

Text marking/margin notes absent

Minimal notes evident in the margins and/or do

not demonstrate the key ideas and/or are mostly copied from article text and/or do not adequately address the research statement

Wrote some notes in the margins and/or do not demonstrate the key ideas and/or are mostly copied from article text and/or does not adequately address the research statement-

Wrote notes in the margins including the key ideas, written sometimes in the student’s own words and answers most aspects of the research statement

Wrote notes in the margins including key ideas, written in student’s own words and answered all aspects of the research statement

Wrote notes in the margins including succinct key ideas, written in student’s own words and answered all aspects of the research statement

ANNOTATION OF SOURCES

RELEVANCE OF NOTES TO IDEAS

Student has not identified information to support his/her ideas or is mostly off-topic

Difficult for reader to identify which information has been selected to support students’ ideas or information does not adequately support students’ ideas

Student has identified some appropriate information but could be clearer and/or some information is not appropriate and/or not all ideas supported

Student has clearly identified generally appropriate information to support his/her ideas

Student has clearly identified appropriate information to support his/her ideas comprehensively

Student has clearly identified highly appropriate information to support his/her ideas comprehensively

3

Descriptor

0-4

5-8

9-11

12-14 (Pass)

15-17

18-20

Points

GRAPHIC ORGANISER

THESIS

Thesis is present but causes great strain to reader. Components mostly absent.

Thesis is absent

Thesis contains an untenable/unfocused problem and/or faulty reasoning. Preferred solution are absent.

Thesis has little to no significance to audience.

Thesis contains an arguable problem but lacks focus and/or clear reasoning. Preferred solution is absent.

Thesis has little significance to audience.

Thesis contains an arguable/ focused problem with clear reason(s) and preferred solution.

Thesis has some significance to the audience.

Thesis contains an arguable/focused problem with clear reason(s) and preferred solution.

Thesis is significant to the audience and interesting

Thesis contains an arguable/problem with clear reason(s) and preferred solution.

Thesis is highly significant to the audience and adds some insight to the topic

___/20

GRAPHIC ORGANISER

STUDENT IDEAS

No aspects of the research paper addressed adequately and do not support the thesis

All aspects of the research paper are not adequately addressed and/or do not support the thesis

Many aspects of the research paper are not adequately addressed and/or do not support the thesis

All aspects of the research paper addressed in a relevant manner and generally support the thesis

All aspects of the research paper addressed in a very relevant manner and effectively support the thesis

All aspects of the research paper addressed in a highly insightful manner and effectively support the thesis

GRAPHIC ORGANISER

SYNTHESISE EVIDANCE

Minimal to no evidence of information synthesized and/or the majority of ideas are not supported

Attempted to synthesize information but many key ideas not supported adequately

Attempted to synthesize information but some key ideas not adequately supported

Information from sources is sufficiently synthesized and supports students’ ideas generally

Information from sources is sufficiently synthesized and supports students’ ideas comprehensively

Information from sources synthesized to support students’ ideas insightfully and comprehensively

This assessment has received feedback

Note: If the document has not received feedback (weeks 3 to 5) a zero will be given

Note: Students who do not submit assessment 1 are not eligible to submit assessment two

Note: Students must answer all questions related to their topic during their meeting/interview with the instructor

___________ / 60pts

______40%

Assessor’s Feedback

Assessor’s Name:

Date:

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