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Assignment 1: Topic Assignment
TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
Description:
Throughout this course, you are asked to complete the activities for each unit. These activities will help to guide your reading, support your understanding of the different topics and concepts, and provide opportunities for you to consider how these topics relate to contemporary contexts.
In general, these activities are not marked. However, it is best practice to complete all of these activities as the questions they ask are the basis of the mid-term and final quizzes. Given these activities are not marked, you are encouraged to share your answers with other students through the discussion forums, as this will allow others to give you feedback and for you to provide feedback to others.
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| Excellent – A/A+ | Good – B/B+ | Satisfactory – C/C+ | Needs Improvement D/F |
| Subject Knowledge - /6 | Subject knowledge is evident throughout the activity. All information is clear, appropriate, correct and specific to the material. | Subject knowledge is evident in much of the activity. Most information is clear, appropriate, and correct, correct and specific to the material. | Some subject knowledge is evident. Some Information is confusing, incorrect, flawed, or not specific to the material. | Subject knowledge is not evident. Information is confusing, incorrect, flawed, or not specific to the material. |
| Citing Sources - /3 | All sources are properly cited. | Most sources are properly cited. | Few sources are properly cited. | No sources are properly cited. |
General Information:
For Assignment #1, you are asked to submit your answers for the Unit 1 Activity 2 questions.
Discuss and provide examples of three aspects of ‘Native Studies’ identified in the Kulchyski article.
Kulchyski talks about the interdisciplinary approach that Native Studies takes. What does he mean by the use of this term?
Please submit a document that contains your answers for the study question. Submissions can be made through the UMLearn dropbox by accessing the course UMLearn page, clicking the Assessments tab, selecting the Assignments link, and submitting your assignment in the Assignment #1 dropbox.
Submissions for Assignment #1 should answer all of the questions from the topic activity. Answers should be comprehensive and provide a clear indication of your knowledge on the topic as well as your ability to write and use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. As the topic activities vary in the number of questions and the length required to answer those questions, submissions may range in length. However, it is expected that you will not need to submit any more than 1-2 pages double spaced. Additionally, it is important to include a references page and correct APA citations for your submission. You are required to include either the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) or ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for each academic source in your reference list. Make sure to include this information for each source cited in your essay's reference list.
Assessment Rubric:
| Organization - /4 | The sequence of information is logical and intuitive. The ideas and arguments presented are clear, well-structured, and logically connected to each other. Clear transitions between paragraphs and ideas and all information is clear and direct. | The sequence of information and paragraph/ideas is mostly logical and clear. The ideas and arguments presented are generally clear, well-structured, and logically connected to each other. Most information is clear and direct. | The sequence of information is only somewhat logical. Idea and paragraph transitions are confusing and flawed. The ideas and arguments presented are unclear, poorly structured, or not logically connected to each other. | The sequence of information is not logical. The ideas and arguments presented are unclear, poorly structured, or not logically connected to each other. Idea and paragraph transitions and information is not evident. |
| Originality - /3 | Shows significant evidence of originality and inventiveness. The majority of the content and many of the ideas are fresh, original, accurate, and inventive. | Shows some evidence of originality, accuracy and inventiveness. | The work is an extensive collection and rehash of other people's ideas, products, and images. There is little evidence of new thought, accuracy or inventiveness. | The work is a minimal collection or rehash of other people's ideas, and not very accurate. There is no evidence of new thought. |
| Writing Style - /4 | No spelling/grammar mistakes, consistent in tense, and academic expressions. | Some information is incorrect and sometimes written in an informal style. 1-2 grammar spelling errors. | Much of the information is incorrect & often written in a style that is difficult to understand. More than 3-4 grammar/spelling errors. | Most of the information is incorrect. Five or more errors in spelling/grammar & very difficult to understand |
