Final Project Grading Guidelines
Gateway Final Project Grading Guidelines
100 Total Points
SOURCES: 75 points
30 sources required. (-10 points for each source less than 30)
Required mix and diversity (35 points)
Categories
5 Journalistic
5 Institutional
5 Academic Research
5 Citizen
Media Types
5 still images
5 multimedia
3 blogs
3 interviews
Quality of information (40 points)
Key parts of the Source Note:
Summary
Publication information
Support
Audience and Agenda
Usefulness
Works Cited
Are the sources clearly written with correct usage?
Do the sources fit with the question?
Are the sources consistent in their treatment (depth of research, linking)?
ARGUMENT: 25 points
This is a 1000-word summary of your answer to your should question. You can use bullets to summarize some points, but the components of it need to be clear with correct grammar and usage.
It should include:
The should question (3 points)
An introduction to the issue (5 points)
History, background and context of the issue (5 points)
Competing ideas for solving the should question (5 points)
Your answer to the should question (5 points)
What arguments can be made against your answer (2 points)
You must also include a linked list of all of your source notes. The summary and list should be posted on your blog by the date and time that the project is due.
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