COM 126 Graphs and Visuals Guidelines

COM 126 Graphs and Visuals Guidelines and Rubric Overview: This assignment is geared directly toward preparing your presentation for Final Project Two. The purpose is to locate more visuals than you will need and to determine from that pool which ones you will use in your final presentation. Of course, you could also use all five visuals if you incorporate them properly. Prompt: Submit a Word document containing five visual elements (images and graphs) that will best support your research topic of interest. For each image, graph, or visual you locate, be sure to answer the following questions:

 Why did you choose this graphic or visual? What would it lend to your presentation, and what do you hope your audience will get from it?

 How does the graphic or visual relate to your topic? Guidelines for Submission: Submit your graphs and visuals in a Word document with proper APA style citations for sources. 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

Selection Visual Elements

Provides justification for choices in visual elements that is well supported by use of course concepts

Provides adequate justification for choice of each visual element for the project

Provides minimal justification for choice of each visual element for the project

Does not provide justification for choice of each visual element for the project

45

Relation to Topic

Clearly and concisely explains how chosen visual elements relates to topic

Explains how chosen visual elements relates to the topic

Identifies the chosen visual elements, but does not explain how they relate to the topic

Does not explain how the chosen visual elements relate to the topic

45

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy to read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%