Assignment 1: What About the Contract?

Discussion Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Initial Discussion Response

16

Discussion Participation

16

Writing Craftsmanship and Ethical Scholarship

Total:

40

Unsatisfactory

Emerging

Proficient

Exemplary

Initial Discussion Response *

Initial response:

• Did not relate to the concepts or ideas presented in the discussion topic(s)

• Claims were not supported.

Initial response:

• Lacked substance

• Was not original

• Relied on personal experience only to support ideas

Initial response was:

• Original and accurate

• Substantive

• Demonstrated basic understanding of concepts

• Discussed key theories and concepts from the readings

Initial response was:

• Insightful

• Original and accurate

• Substantive and

• Demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts

• Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.

Discussion Participation *

Discussion Responses:

Were off-topic or irrelevant to discussion.

Discussion Responses:

Contributed a few points of view but mostly repeats information posted by others.

Discussion Responses:

• Contributed to the discussion offering points of view and/or opinions,

• Did not make clear connections between one or more points in the discussion.

Discussion Responses:

• Offered points of view supported by research

• Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion

• Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.

Writing Craftsmanship and Ethical Scholarship *

• Demonstrated little attempt to organize thoughts

• Writing was not clear, concise and formal.

• Writing contained numerous errors in spelling, grammar, and/or sentence structure that severely interfered with readability and comprehension.

• Information from sources was not paraphrased and attribution of sources was lacking.

• Demonstrated some attempt to organize thoughts

• Writing was not clear, concise and/or formal.

• Errors in spelling and grammar somewhat interfered with readability and/or comprehension.

• Information from sources was paraphrased and cited, but major errors were present.

• Wrote in a clear and organized manner

• Writing was not concise or formal in language.

• Writing followed conventions of spelling and grammar throughout. Errors were infrequent and did not interfere with readability or comprehension.

• Information from sources was paraphrased and cited, but minor errors were present.

• Wrote in a clear, concise, formal and organized manner.

• Responses were error free.

• Information from sources was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited.