Unit 8 Written Assignment

FO612 Psychology of the Lifespan

Written Assignment: Movie/Documentary Analysis Rubric

Grading Areas Minimal Adequate Good Exceptional Points

APA style/ grammar

Poor attention to structure and form of APA style for citations, text, and body of the paper. Repetitive grammar errors, casual, disorganized writing style. 0 points

Basic structure of APA followed with 3 or more errors in citations, text, and body of the paper. There were 3 or more errors in grammar, writing style is casual. 1-2 points

1. Basic structure of APA followed with no more than 2 errors in citations, text, and body of the paper. 2. There were 1 or 2 errors in grammar, writing style is generally adequate. 3-4 points

1. Basic structure of APA followed with no more than 1 error in citations, text, and body of the paper. 2. No errors in grammar, and the writing style is highly professional. 5 points

5

Thorough, detailed coverage of assignment

Lacks evidence of a basic understanding of the topic (missing concepts, misinformation). 0-1 points

Evidences a basic understanding of the topic, but misses significant concepts. 2-5 points

Evidences a basic understanding of the topic, but may miss one significant concept. 6-9 points

Paper evidences full understanding of the topic. 10 points

10

Critical thinking and reflection

Content lacks evidence of critical thinking and reflection on the topic. 0 points

Shows some evidence of critical thinking and reflection on the topic. 1-2 points

Shows evidence of critical thinking and reflection on the topic with some elaboration. 3-4 points

Shows evidence of critical thinking and reflection on the topic with a high level of elaboration. 5 points

5

Peer Reviewed Articles

Assignment does not include any peer reviewed articles. 0 points

Assignment includes one peer reviewed article. 1-2 points

Assignment includes two peer reviewed articles. 3-4 points

Assignment includes three peer reviewed articles. 5 points

5

TOTAL POINTS 25