Assignment 2

Assignment 2  100 % 

Exemplary 4 pts

Accomplished 3.4 pts

Developing 3 pts

Beginning 2.6 pts

Did not attempt 0 pts

Current event description  15 %

Exemplary

Found current event from the past 3 months and included brief, yet informative, summary. 

Accomplished

Current event summary needed some elaboration. 

Developing

Summary of current event lacked clarity in some areas. 

Beginning

Summary of current event not clear, needs much more elaboration. 

Did not attempt

No summary of current event included. 

Sociological concepts identified  20 %

Exemplary

Clearly identified 4 relevant sociological concepts from the readings. 

Accomplished

Identified 4 relevant sociological concepts from the readings. Some detail lacking. 

Developing

Clearly identified 2-3 relevant sociological concepts from the readings. 

Beginning

Identified 2-3 relevant sociological concepts from the readings. Some detail lacking. 

Did not attempt

Did not clearly identify any sociological concepts 

Sociological concepts defined  15 %

Exemplary

Clearly and correctly defined 4 relevant sociological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). 

Accomplished

Defined 4 relevant sociological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). Definition may need more development to be clear and correct. 

Developing

Clearly and correctly defined 2-3 relevant sociological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). 

Beginning

Defined 2-3 relevant sociological concepts using the text and/or other source(s). Definition may need more development to be clear and correct. 

Did not attempt

Did not include text definitions of sociological concepts. 

Analysis  30 %

Exemplary

Clearly applied detailed analysis of 4 relevant sociological concepts to analysis of the current event. 

Accomplished

Analysis of 4 sociological concepts to analysis of the current event. Detail and relevance needs more development. 

Developing

Clearly applied detailed analysis of 2-3 relevant sociological concepts to analysis of the current event. 

Beginning

Analysis of 2-3 sociological concepts to analysis of the current event. Detail and relevance needs more development. 

Did not attempt

Analysis includes one or fewer sociological concepts. 

Writing expectations;APA formatting  10 %

Exemplary

Follows writing expectations. Includes a title page. Included APA formatted in-text citations and full references for all paraphrased and quoted work from other sources. 

Accomplished

Some writing expectations may have been missed. Minor errors in APA formatting of citations. 

Developing

Writing expectations somewhat followed. Multiple errors in APA formatting of citations. 

Beginning

Writing expectations not followed; little use of APA format. 

Did not attempt

Writing expectations not met; APA format not attempted. 

Grammar & Spelling  10 %

Exemplary

Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 

Accomplished

Author makes a couple of errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 

Developing

Author makes a few errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 

Beginning

Author makes multiple errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 

Did not attempt

Author makes many errors in grammar and spelling such that the intent of the paper can not be understood.