On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 7:24 AM Alice Walker <[email protected]> wrote:

Criteria

Excellent (A range; 54-60 points) (90-100%)

Good/Very Good (B range; 48-53.9 points) (80-89%)

Fair/Needs Work (C range; 42-47.9 points) (70-79%)

Poor (D range; 36-41.9 points) (60-69%)

Unacceptable (F range; <36 points) (<60%)

Poses a Question to Elicit Discussion of Class Material

(48 points)

(80%)

(43.2-48 points)

Poses a critical and thoughtful question to the class that elicits discussion; the post includes a clear feminist standpoint on the topic to enable the class to practice discussing the issue from a feminist perspective; post is clear, well argued, and supported with direct material from the class readings/lecture and reliable outside sources, which are all referenced correctly.

(38.4-43.1 points)

Poses an interesting question, but the post doesn’t contextualize the topic in a feminist way to elicit adequate discussion; ideas or arguments were vague or not clear; connections between class material, outside sources, and the post are not sufficient;  post isn’t adequately supported with direct course material or an outside source, or sources were not referenced or weren’t reliable.

(33.6-38.3 points)

Post failed to pose a question on a topic from a feminist perspective in a way that stimulated discussion; the post is a summary of the material but no real analysis or argument is made; there are inadequate connections to the class material or outside sources; outside sources aren’t reliable.

(28.8-33.5 points)

A question is not posed in a way to elicit discussion; post shows little or no understanding of the course content;  course readings/lecture or outside sources not used or are not reliable.

(0 points)

No post made on time.

Clarity of Question

(12 points)

(20%)

(10.8-12 points)

Carefully crafted; concise and clearly expressed; presented in a style easy to read and understand; grammatically and mechanically error free.

(9.6-10.7 points)

Effort at writing evident; reasonably concise and clear; no major difficulties hampered reading and understanding; a few grammatical, mechanical, or spelling flaws detracted from effectiveness.

(8.4-9.5 points)

Carelessly crafted; unclearly expressed; difficult to read; too many grammatical, mechanical, and/or spelling errors.

(7.2-8.3 points)

Carelessly crafted;  inarticulate or rambling; impossible to read because of poor writing or abundant errors.

(0 points)

No post made on time.

Criteria

Excellent (A range; 225-250 points) (90-100%)

Good/Very Good (B range; 200-224.9 points) (80-89%)

Fair/Needs Work (C range; 175-199.9 points) (70-79%)

Poor (D range; 150-174.9 points) (60-69%)

Unacceptable (F range; <150 points) (<60%)

Introduction (Summary of topic & Thesis Statement) & Conclusion

(50 points)

(20%)

(45-50 points)

Well-developed introductory paragraph contains a concise summary of the topics from the class readings/lecture and demonstrate an understanding of the issues from a feminist perspective; thesis statement specifies the purpose of the paper in a clear and overt way.

Conclusion summarizes the main topics of the paper and returns to the thesis statement.

(40-44.9 points)

Introduction summarizes the class readings/lecture, but an understanding of a feminist perspective on the topic is unclear or lacks detail; there is a thesis statement but it’s not clear or purpose-driven.

Conclusion summarizes main topics, but does not address the thesis statement.

(35-39.9 points)

Introduction summarizes the class readings/lecture, but an understanding of a feminist perspective on the topic is unclear or lacks detail; thesis statement is vague. 

The conclusion doesn’t revisit the main arguments of the paper or the thesis.

(30-34.9 points)

There is no clear thesis statement; there is not an adequate summary of class readings/lecture or the summary is a seemingly random collection of information, unclear, or not related to the lesson.

There is no clear conclusion.

(0 points)

No essay submitted on time.

Critical Reflection & Feminist Analysis

(125 points)

(50%)

(112.5-125 points)

Feminist analysis of the topic is overt, clear, and well developed; a  strong argument  is made by providing supporting details (readings, lecture, outside sources) for the thesis; clear connections are made between the thesis statement, class topics, and outside sources; synthesis and analysis of the topic using feminist concepts and class material is thorough and impressive.

(100-112.4 points)

Feminist ideas or concepts are used in the topic, but the analysis of the topic falls short; connections between the topic and class materials/outside sources aren’t clear enough; a connection between the thesis statement and body of the essay isn’t overtly clear.

(87.5-99.9 points)

A feminist analysis is not clear enough;  there is not enough depth to the connections made between class material and the main topics of the essay; the argument established in the thesis is not effectively made.

(75-87.4 points)

There is no feminist analysis; class readings aren’t synthesized into a clear argument that is woven throughout the paper; the thesis doesn’t guide the paper.

(0 points)

No essay submitted on time.

Organization & Writing Mechanics

(50 points)

(20%)

(45-50 points)

Logical, compelling progression of ideas in essay; clear structure which enhances and showcases the central idea or theme and moves the reader through the text. Organization flows so smoothly the reader hardly thinks about it.

Effective, mature, graceful transitions exist throughout the essay. 

Sentence structure is correct. Punctuation and capitalization are correct. There are no spelling errors.

(40-44.9 points)

Overall, the paper is logically developed. Progression of ideas in essay makes sense and moves the reader easily through the text. Strong transitions exist throughout and add to the essay’s coherence.

Sentence structure is generally correct. Some awkward sentences do appear. There are one or two errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.

(35-39.9 points)

Progression of ideas in essay is awkward, yet moves the reader through the text without too much confusion. The writer sometimes lunges ahead too quickly or spends too much time on details that do not matter. Transitions appear sporadically, but not equally throughout the essay.

Work contains structural weaknesses and grammatical errors. There are three or four errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.

(30-34.9 points)

Arrangement of essay is unclear and illogical. The writing lacks a clear sense of direction. Ideas, details, or events seem strung together in a loose or random fashion; there is no identifiable internal structure and readers have trouble following the writer’s line of thought. Few, forced transitions in the essay or no transitions are present. 

Work contains multiple incorrect sentence structures. There are four or more errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.

(0 points)

No essay submitted on time.

Work Cited

(25 points)

(10%)

(22.5-25 points)

Source material from both the course and outside sources is smoothly integrated into the text. All sources are accurately documented in the essay and on the Works Cited page.

(20-22.4 points)

Source material is used. All sources are accurately documented, but some sources lack credibility.

(17.5-19.9 points)

Source material from the course is used, but integration may be awkward. All sources are accurately documented, but some may lack credibility.

(15-17.4 points)

Lacks sources and/or sources are not accurately documented; sources used are not credible.

(0 points)

No essay submitted on time.