In0

Independent Communities Reports

Assignment and Rubric

*Independent Communities Reports (ICR)

Research communities from the Fellowship for Intentional Communities website (ic.org) and write 500-700 word summaries over their findings.

should quote the Community's webpage at least three times and discuss what the researcher feels is the best and worst aspect of the community as well as whether or not they believe it will succeed and why.

Communities must have over 30 members and have been in existence for over 3 years.

These assignments are worth 20 points each and will be graded using the following rubric:

Summary of the community and its constitution, methods, and goals: 8 pts.

References to the community’s website in MLA style with Works Cited page: 4 pts.

Discussion of the usefulness of the report to your community: 4 pts.

Analysis of the community’s longevity and future success: 2 pts.

Clarity, style, grammar, and punctuation of your report: 2 pts.