Course Syllabus Table of Contents ISS 318: Lifespan Development ...

ISS 318, Page
Criteria
MEDIA REACTION PAPER GRADING RUBRIC
Achievement Level
Integration with
Course Concepts
(25% Weighting)
Bloom's
Taxonomy
(25% Weighting)
Failing
(0%)
0 percent
No attempt is
made to integrate
media with
course concepts.
0 percent
No attempt to
summarize,
describe, or
analyze media.
Below Average
(25%)
6.25 percent
An attempt is made to
integrate media with
course concepts but
information may not
be accurate or the
details to explain why
the course content is
linked may not be
provided.
6.25 percent
Inaccurate summary of
media; no analysis.
Average
(50%)
12.5 percent
Media is integrated
with course content
but the ideas are not
fully developed.
Supporting details
are provided but are
not integrated with
the main point being
made.
12.5 percent
Accurate
summary/descriptio
n of media but no
analysis.
Very Good/Strong
(75%)
18.75 percent
Paper clearly show
how course concepts
illustrate a particular
theoretical point.
Ideas are fully
developed. Although
supporting details are
provided there are no
specific examples
illustrating a course
concept.
18.75 percent
Strong analysis of
media
Exceptional/Superior
(100%)
25 percent
Specific examples from
media clearly show how
course concepts illustrate
a particular theoretical
point. Ideas are fully
developed.
25 percent
Exceptional analysis of
media
Personal
Experience
(25% Weighting)
0 percent
No attempt to
incorporate
personal
experiences into
media reaction
paper.
6.25 percent
Personal opinion or
personal example that
does not relate to the
topic.
12.5 percent
Comments are made
"about" topic but
there are no
personal examples
and no engagement
"with" the topic.
18.75 percent
A relevant example is
provided from
personal experience,
other media viewed,
an event observed, or
something of a
similar nature in
order to add depth to
the paper.
25 percent
Relevant insights are
included to engage the
reader. These may be
from personal
experience, other media
viewed, an event
observed, or something
of a similar nature in
order to add depth to the
paper that is unique to
the writer.
Writing
Style/Mechanics
(15% Weighting)
Format
(10% Weighting)
0 percent
Serious
organizational
problems. The
paper does not
appear to have
been planned
before it was
written. Many
problems with
sentence
structure, or
grammatical
errors, or spelling
errors.
0 percent
Paper is not
typed, singlespaced,
one-page
in the assigned
format.
3.75 percent
An attempt was made
to plan the assignment
but it remains
disorganized in several
places. There are
several mechanical
errors.
7.5 percent
The assignment has
a sense of
organization. The
opening and closing
sections unite it
adequately. There
are some sentence
structure problems,
errors in grammar,
and spelling
problems. The
writing style is
simple and lacks
creativity or depth.
11.25 percent
There are logical
transitions in well
organized paper. The
opening and closing
unite the paper in an
effective framework.
The paragraphs are
well-constructed.
There may be a few
mechanical errors.
15 percent
The writing style is
distinctive and confident.
There are clear and
logical transitions in a
well organized paper.
The opening and
conclusion engage the
reader and unite the
paper providing an
effective framework. The
paragraphs are wellconstructed.
There may
be one or two mechanical
errors that are not
serious.
2.5 percent 5 percent 7.5 percent 10 percent
Paper is typed, singlespaced,
one-page in the
assigned format.