week 15 anthropology

CRITERIA

EXCELLENT

(25-23 points)

MEETS EXPECTATIONS (22 – 20 points)

APPROACHES EXPECTATIONS

(19 – 18 points)

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

(17 – 15 points)

Completeness

Includes a listing of all 9 Current Issues Summary questions, Designates and answers 3 questions; Answers are substantive and go beyond the minimum of 250 words; answers include 2-3 appropriate sources and citations referencing source material.

Includes a listing of all 9 Current Issues Summary questions, Designates and answers 3 questions; Answers are substantive and a minimum of 250 words; answers include 1-2 appropriate sources and citations referencing source material.

Includes a listing of fewer than 9 Current Issues Summary questions, Designates and answers fewer than 3 questions; Answers are less than a minimum of 250 words; answers include 1 or no appropriate sources and citations referencing source material.

Includes a listing of fewer than 6 Current Issues Summary questions, Designates and answers fewer than 3 questions; Answers are not substantive; answers include no appropriate sources and citations referencing source material.

Analysis

Includes a variety of sources from high-quality journals, news sources and publications.

Includes primary research articles from well-respected news sources and journals in the field.

Over-reliance on low quality new sources journals and/or a few sources are not reliable.

Most sources are unreliable.

Evidence

Organization pattern demonstrates understanding of the topic (historical, general to specific, segments of the topic, etc.) and organizational plan enhances the presentation, promoting ease in reading.

Well organized with organizational plan obvious throughout.

Organizational plan is inconsistent.

No clear organization.

Writing

All sources selected are clearly relevant to the purpose. Relevance is clearly articulated.

Apparent match between all sources and purpose, although perhaps not clearly articulated.

Apparent match between some sources and purpose, although perhaps not clearly articulated.

Mismatch between the sources and purpose.

Synthesis

Summarizes and insightfully synthesizes the literature information.

Includes insightful and well-articulated application of 2-3 Anthropological concepts discussed in class/reading and analysis.

Summarizes the overall picture obtained from the review of the literature on the case study.

Applies 2-3 Anthropological concepts discussed in class/reading and analysis.

Summarizes the overall picture obtained from the review of the literature on the case study but lacks synthesis.

Discusses 1-2 Anthropological concepts discussed in class/reading and includes superficial analysis.

Lacks summary or synthesis of the information, leaving each article as a stand-alone piece and/or misinterprets the information and/or makes statements unsupported by the literature.

Briefly mentions, or does not discuss concepts discussed in class/reading, without discussion/analysis.

Style

Contains no spelling or grammatical errors, demonstrates creative use of language, conscientiously follows style manual, uses quotations and citations to enhance written narrative, smooth transitions. Adheres to required length.

Contains few spelling or grammatical errors, generally follows style manual, uses quotations and citations appropriately, transitions included. Adheres to required length.

Contains noticeable but not distracting spelling or grammatical errors, generally follows style manual, uses quotations and citations appropriately, transitions included.

Contains numerous distracting spelling or grammatical errors, and/or does not follow style manual, and/or lacks or uses quotations and/or citations ineffectively or inappropriately, and/or lack of transitions.