The writing assignments for this course are designed to meet the minimum requirements of the University Writing Requirement credit. To satisfy this requirement, every assignment’s word count must be fulfilled. Submitted assignments short of the minimum word count will receive zero credit. Any WR assignments without a completed peer review will receive -10% off of the final grade.
Assignment Values
Rhetorical Analysis. 50
Media Analysis. 75
Definition. 100
Evaluation. 200
Proposal. 300
Challenge. 100
Digital Portfolio. 75
Blog. 50
Writing Process. 50
1000
*To calculate your grade, divide your points earned by the points possible. Move the decimal point two spaces to the right. This number is your grade percentage. Use the following table to determine your letter grade.
Grading
Scale
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A
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4.0
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93-100
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930-1000
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C
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2.0
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73-76
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730-769
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A-
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3.67
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90-92
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900-929
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C-
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1.67
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70-72
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700-729
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B+
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3.33
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87-89
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870-899
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D+
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1.33
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67-69
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670-699
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B
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3.0
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83-86
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830-869
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D
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1.0
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63-66
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630-669
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B-
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2.67
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80-82
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800-829
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D-
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0.67
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60-62
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600-629
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C+
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2.33
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77-79
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770-799
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E
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0.00
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0-59
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0-599
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Assessment Rubric
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SATISFACTORY (Y)
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UNSATISFACTORY (N)
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CONTENT
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Papers exhibit evidence of ideas that respond to
the topic with complexity, critically evaluating and synthesizing sources,
and provide an adequate
discussion with basic understanding of sources.
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Papers either include a central
idea(s) that is unclear or off- topic or provide only minimal or inadequate
discussion of ideas. Papers may also lack sufficient or appropriate sources.
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ORGANIZATION AND COHERENCE
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Documents and paragraphs exhibit identifiable structure for topics,
including a clear thesis statement and topic sentences.
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Documents and paragraphs lack
clearly identifiable organization, may lack any coherent sense of logic in
associating and organizing ideas, and may also lack transitions and coherence
to guide the reader.
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ARGUMENT AND SUPPORT
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Documents use persuasive and
confident presentation of ideas, strongly supported with evidence. At the
weak end of the satisfactory range, documents may provide only generalized
discussion of ideas or may provide adequate discussion but rely on weak
support for arguments.
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Documents make only weak
generalizations, providing little or no support, as in summaries or
narratives that fail to provide critical analysis.
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STYLE
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Documents use a writing style with
word choice appropriate to the context, genre, and discipline. Sentences
should display complexity and logical structure.
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Documents rely on word usage that
is inappropriate for the context, genre, or discipline. Sentences may be
overly long or short with awkward construction. Documents may also use words
incorrectly.
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MECHANICS
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Papers will feature correct or error-free
presentation of ideas. At the weak end of the satisfactory range, papers may
contain a few spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors that remain
unobtrusive and do not obscure the paper’s argument or
points.
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Papers contain so many mechanical or
grammatical errors that they impede the reader’s
understanding or severely undermine the writer’s
credibility.
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