Evaluation
PROJECT The Bluest Eye
EVALUATION
50 of a possible 250 points will be awarded to
individual students for the following:
3- to 5-page POSITION PAPER, finished on time (10 points)
Use of double-spacing, 10-12-font, and correct MLA Format (10 points)
Works Cited page in MLA Format (10 points)
Your own synthesis, development, and summary, written
in your own words in which it is clear where and from whom you have borrowed
or elaborated ideas (10 points)
A CAUTION REGARDING PLAGIARISM:
YOU MAY NOT SIMPLY DOWNLOAD AN ARTICLE AND SUBMIT IT AS YOUR OWN! Indeed you must take care to cite and attribute ALL the material you use. If you are in doubt about what to cite and what not to cite, you must consult the information provided by the following link:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html .
Plagiarized papers will earn 0 points! All relevant
authorities will be contacted! Your helpful project coordinator is always
on hand! Failure to attribute material properly absolutely will result
in your being reported to THE ADMINISTRATION; the project coordinator
will recommend the most severe penalty. BE CAREFUL! BE VERY CAREFUL!
Your report should begin with a cover sheet (10 points) that contains
the following information.
Title of paper (2
points)
Your name (2 points)
Your course title and code (2 points)
Project Supervisor's name (2 points)
The due date (2 points)
Be creative with your cover. Insert an appropriate graphics or clip art
that you downloaded from the Internet (but don't forget to cite what you
borrowed). You may also include also pictures or graphics that are appropriate
to your paper.
50 of a possible 250 points will be awarded to individual students for the following:
The topic has been thoroughly researched using the search engines listed within the text of the process section of this document or those you have found on your own. (10 points)
Facts, figures and statistics have been collected from these web sites. Apt use is made of them in the text of your paper. This information is cited and appears as endnotes. (10 points)
The bias of the information sources have been considered and noted. (10 points)
Recommendations presented in your paper have
1) assessed the effectiveness of U.S. Government
policies currently in place to address a problem (or problems) associated
with the American media's promotion of a beauty culture, (10 points) and
2) suggest policy suggestions of your own. (10 points)
50 of a possible 250 points will be awarded to individual students for the following process:
Together with your group, you will use the Public Policy Analyst Method to suggest three (3) possible policies that will address the social problem that you have defined.
Using the TIPS Public Policy Analyst Method, you are to suggest three possible policies that.
Your research team will use a set of guidelines to help you with your investigation.
Please use the links provided to access guidelines and worksheets:
Define
the problem (a social problem has been provided; you may narrow the
scope of the social problem if you choose by using this worksheet.
Gather evidence
(Please be aware that a critical component of gathering evidence is understanding
the bias of the source of the evidence you are using.)
Identify
causes
Evaluate
a policy
Develop
solutions
Select best
solution
50 of a possible 250 points will be awarded to individual students as part of group for presenting their findings to the class as a whole:
o the group explains their research findings and
recommendations to the audience as a whole (10 points)
o the use of graphs, graphics, pictures, or other
visual media to help communicate your group's research findings (10 points)
o each group member has briefly provided an abstract
of his or her individual project (10 points)
o the group invites and responds to questions from the audience (10 points)
o the group provides a reflection of the process (explaining what went well, and what might have gone better, what was learned, and so forth) (10 points)
50 of a possible 250 points will be awarded individually for the quality of the final position paper:
paper is well-reasoned (20
points)
o analysis is supported with carefully weighed evidence
o allowances or concessions are made for evidence that runs contrary to
the position of the paper
o policy proposals have been evaluated using the standards provided by
the PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST guidelines
paper is well-written (10 points)
o meaning is clear
o uses varied sentence structure and vocabulary
o uses transitions well
o flows
paper is cohesive and developed in a logical
manner (10 points)
o paper uses an introduction, body, and summary or conclusion
o one idea leads from another
o paragraphing makes sense
o pacing is appropriate
paper is error-free (10 points)
o no spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors
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