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Complete Document Course Project Part One: Rubric Revision 6 Module Six: Impact of the Humanities, continued / Page 6.2.1 Course Project: Part One: Rubric Revision On this page: 0 of 25 attempted (0%) Objective: Use the rubric criteria to guide revision of your document.

Your masterpiece is almost complete. You’ve been soaking in the principles and themes of the humanities and know more about them now than you did the last time you looked at your draft. Today, take the time to slowly read through what you’ve written in light of all you’ve been learning. One more editing pass lies in your future, but that’s for tomorrow. Today, write without fear.

Revise Your Exploration Document

On this page, you’ll use the writing templates to revise each element of your exploration document to better meet the criteria laid out in the grading rubric.

In each of the writing templates below, we have pulled in your most recent draft response. Keeping the grading rubric in mind, review each of your responses and revise them if necessary. Below each template, you’ll have an opportunity to consider how your response holds up against the rubric. Please revise your work until you can confidently click that button next to “Exemplary” for every element!

Describe Your Works

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and description is exceptionally clear and contextualized

Describes selected cultural artifacts

Describes selected cultural artifacts, but with gaps in detail or clarity

Does not describe selected cultural artifacts

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POLL QUESTION

In which category would you put this response?

Discuss Your Theme

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and identified theme is especially well-aligned with artifacts

Identifies at least one common theme to serve as framework of exploration document and explains how theme is expressed in artifacts

Identifies at least one common theme to serve as framework of exploration document and explains how theme is expressed in artifacts, but with gaps in clarity or detail

Does not identify at least one common theme to serve as framework of exploration document and does not explain how theme is expressed in artifacts

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POLL QUESTION

Which rubric category would you put this response in?

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and description is exceptionally clear

and contextualized

Proficient: Describes selected cultural artifacts

Needs Improvement: Describes selected cultural artifacts, but with gaps in

detail or clarity

Not Evident: Does not describe selected cultural artifacts

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and identified theme is especially well-

aligned with artifacts

Relate the Theme to Your Personal Experience

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen insight into impact of humanities on personal experiences

Explains how identified theme is related to personal experience

Explains how identified theme is related to personal experience, but with gaps in clarity or detail

Does not explain how identified theme is related to personal experience

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

Proficient: Identifies at least one common theme to serve as framework of

exploration document and explains how theme is expressed in artifacts

Needs Improvement: Identifies at least one common theme to serve as

framework of exploration document and explains how theme is expressed in

artifacts, but with gaps in clarity or detail

Not Evident: Does not identify at least one common theme to serve as

framework of exploration document and does not explain how theme is

expressed in artifacts

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen

insight into impact of humanities on personal experiences

Proficient: Explains how identified theme is related to personal experience

Needs Improvement: Explains how identified theme is related to personal

experience, but with gaps in clarity or detail

Relate the Theme to Professional Experiences

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen insight into impact of humanities on professional experiences

Discusses a profession that could be impacted by identified theme

Discusses a profession that could be impacted by identified theme, but with gaps in clarity or detail

Does not discuss a profession that could be impacted by identified theme

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

Describe Your Resources

Not Evident: Does not explain how identified theme is related to personal

experience

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and explanation demonstrates keen

insight into impact of humanities on professional experiences

Proficient: Discusses a profession that could be impacted by identified theme

Needs Improvement: Discusses a profession that could be impacted by

identified theme, but with gaps in clarity or detail

Not Evident: Does not discuss a profession that could be impacted by

identified theme

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and description of resources demonstrates strong understanding of information needed to investigate expressions of human creativity

Describes at least three relevant and appropriate humanities resources that could be used to investigate theme and artifacts

Describes at least three humanities resources that could be used to investigate theme and artifacts, but with gaps in appropriateness, relevance, or detail

Does not describe at least three humanities resources that could be used to investigate theme and artifacts

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

Discuss the Historical Context of Your Works

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and description of resources

demonstrates strong understanding of information needed to investigate

expressions of human creativity

Proficient: Describes at least three relevant and appropriate humanities

resources that could be used to investigate theme and artifacts

Needs Improvement: Describes at least three humanities resources that

could be used to investigate theme and artifacts, but with gaps in

appropriateness, relevance, or detail

Not Evident: Does not describe at least three humanities resources that could

be used to investigate theme and artifacts

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates insight into essential humanities principles

Discusses relationship between each cultural artifact and its historical context, citing sources

Discusses relationship between each cultural artifact and its historical context, but with gaps in detail, clarity, or citation

Does not discuss relationship between each cultural artifact and its historical context

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

Compare Your Two Works

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates insight

into essential humanities principles

Proficient: Discusses relationship between each cultural artifact and its

historical context, citing sources

Needs Improvement: Discusses relationship between each cultural artifact

and its historical context, but with gaps in detail, clarity, or citation

Not Evident: Does not discuss relationship between each cultural artifact and

its historical context

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates insight into essential humanities principles

Explains similarities and differences observed in cultural artifacts in relation to theme, citing sources

Explains similarities and differences observed in cultural artifacts, but not in relation to theme or with gaps in detail, clarity, or citation

Does not explain similarities and differences observed in cultural artifacts

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

Discuss the Medium of Each Work

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates insight

into essential humanities principles

Proficient: Explains similarities and differences observed in cultural artifacts

in relation to theme, citing sources

Needs Improvement: Explains similarities and differences observed in cultural

artifacts, but not in relation to theme or with gaps in detail, clarity, or citation

Not Evident: Does not explain similarities and differences observed in cultural

artifacts

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates insight into essential humanities principles

Discusses the medium through which cultural artifacts were created, citing sources

Discusses the medium through which cultural artifacts were created, but with gaps in detail, clarity, or citation

Does not discuss the medium through which cultural artifacts were created

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

State Your Thesis

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates insight

into essential humanities principles

Proficient: Discusses the medium through which cultural artifacts were

created, citing sources

Needs Improvement: Discusses the medium through which cultural artifacts

were created, but with gaps in detail, clarity, or citation

Not Evident: Does not discuss the medium through which cultural artifacts

were created

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and claim demonstrates insight into connection between theme and artifacts

Develops clear, specific, and arguable thesis statement that conveys claim about theme and artifacts, based on research

Develops thesis statement that conveys claim about theme and artifacts, but thesis statement is not based on research or lacks clarity or specificity or is not arguable

Does not develop thesis statement that conveys claim about theme and artifacts

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

Identify Your Ideal Audience

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and claim demonstrates insight into

connection between theme and artifacts

Proficient: Develops clear, specific, and arguable thesis statement that

conveys claim about theme and artifacts, based on research

Needs Improvement: Develops thesis statement that conveys claim about

theme and artifacts, but thesis statement is not based on research or lacks

clarity or specificity or is not arguable

Not Evident: Does not develop thesis statement that conveys claim about

theme and artifacts

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and identification of audience demonstrates insight into theme and thesis statement

Identifies an audience that would be interested in theme and thesis statement, based on research

Identifies an audience, but audience is not appropriate for theme and thesis statement or is not based on research

Does not identify an audience

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

Make Adjustments for Your Audience

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and identification of audience

demonstrates insight into theme and thesis statement

Proficient: Identifies an audience that would be interested in theme and

thesis statement, based on research

Needs Improvement: Identifies an audience, but audience is not appropriate

for theme and thesis statement or is not based on research

Not Evident: Does not identify an audience

Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Not Evident

Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates sophisticated understanding of how to effectively communicate with specific audience

Describes how and why message can be tailored to audience, providing specific examples based on research

Describes how and why message can be tailored to audience, but with gaps in examples or research support

Does not describe how and why message can be tailored to audience

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

Reference List

Exemplary: Meets “Proficient” criteria and response demonstrates

sophisticated understanding of how to effectively communicate with specific

audience

Proficient: Describes how and why message can be tailored to audience,

providing specific examples based on research

Needs Improvement: Describes how and why message can be tailored to

audience, but with gaps in examples or research support

Not Evident: Does not describe how and why message can be tailored to

audience

Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Provides reference list that includes all humanities resources used to research artifacts, theme, and thesis statement, ensuring that list is formatted according to current APA guidelines

Provides reference list that includes all humanities resources used to research artifacts, theme, and thesis statement, but list has gaps in adherence to current APA formatting guidelines

Does not provide reference list that includes all humanities resources used to research artifacts, theme, and thesis statement

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POLL QUESTION

In which rubric category would you put this response?

POLL QUESTION

Thinking back over all of your responses, which of these rubric categories best fits the work?

Proficient: Provides reference list that includes all humanities resources used

to research artifacts, theme, and thesis statement, ensuring that list is

formatted according to current APA guidelines

Needs Improvement: Provides reference list that includes all humanities

resources used to research artifacts, theme, and thesis statement, but list

has gaps in adherence to current APA formatting guidelines

Not Evident: Does not provide reference list that includes all humanities

resources used to research artifacts, theme, and thesis statement

Exemplary: Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and

easy-to-read format

Proficient: Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, or organization

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Needs Improvement: Submission has major errors related to citations,

grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability

and articulation of main ideas

Not Evident: Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas