writing assignment two

Complete and specific response to all parts of the prompt:

  /10

• To what extent did you completely and specifically respond to everything the prompt asked you to do?

• Points will have been deducted, e.g.: - if you answered only part of a question, - if your response was vague or over-general, - if you answered all parts of the questions but in

incomplete ways

Clear and accurate understanding/representation of material:

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• Did your responses clearly represent correct understandings of class material?

• Points will have been deducted, e.g.: - if you included something in your response that was

significantly incorrect - if your writing was unclear to the extent that it was

difficult to tell whether or not you understood the material

Organization (mirroring the organization of the prompt):

• Did the organization of your paper mirror (follow in order) the organization of the prompt?

• Points will have been deducted, e.g.: - if you answered questions out of order - if you answered questions that weren’t in the prompt - if it was difficult to tell what question you were

answering where

/5

• For word counts outside of 800-1000 words, those deductions are really coming out of your organizational points

Correctly citing Care Across Generations:

/5

• Did you appropriately cite Care Across Generations (i.e. author name, year of publication, page number) throughout your assignment, and list it in your works cited section?

• Points will have been deducted, e.g.: - There are sentences in the paper that refer to the text

(ideas in the text, examples from the text, etc.) but that are not cited.

- You did not have a worked cited section - You cited readings/page numbers that did not

support the claim you attribute to them in your paper

Answer the prompt specifically and completely.

We are ONLY grading your ability to completely answer the specific question asked.

• Ask yourself: does this answer the question ?

• Outline your paper

• Draft your paper

• Ask yourself again!

Use the prompt as a guide for organizing your paper.

Answer the questions in the order they are asked.

• You do not need an introduction • You do not need a conclusion

• We should be able to map out your paper directly back onto the prompt

Write as clearly as possible. This is a matter of language (vocabulary, conjugation, grammar) but mostly it is a matter of organization.

• Outline your paper

• Read your paper out loud before you finalize it

• Draft your paper

Your Writing Assignment should be of significantly higher quality

than your RRs. This assignment is worth much more of your total grade, so our evaluation will be much more rigorous.

• Come to us for feedback early and often.

Your chances of success on this assignment greatly improve if you have

the chance to receive instructor feedback before final grading.