SOC 120 Biography Project Evaluation

Name__________________________________

Transparencies	Below Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations	Points
Use these questions as headings	0 - 2 points	3 - 4 points	5 points
1. a. Who was she? b. When did she live? c. Where did she live? d. What did she do? Why should we know about her?	Some or all of questions not answered or answered incorrectly or vaguely	Questions answered adequately	Excellent, thorough answers to all questions
	0 - 2 points	3 - 4 points	5 points
2. a. How was she inside the norm? b. How was she outside the norm?	Includes a total of 0 - 2 examples Examples show little or no grasp of the norm Includes examples not applicable to the norm	Includes a total of 3 – 4 examples Examples show adequate understanding of norm	Includes a total of 5 or more examples Examples show excellent understanding of norm Example which includes sex as a category
	0 - 5 points	6 - 7 points	8 points
3. a. What privileges and opportunities did she receive from being inside the mythical norm? b. What did she lose for being outside the norm?	Explanation too brief, shallow or nonspecific Includes 0 – 3 examples Example(s) show poor or little grasp of how privileges and discrimination work Some examples incorrect	Adequate explanation Includes at least 4 examples Examples show adequate grasp of privileges and discrimination work	Clear, specific and exemplary explanation Includes at least 6 or more examples Examples show excellent grasp of how privileges and discrimination work
	0 - 2 points	3 points	4 points
References	0 - 2 references, modified or no use of APA	3 - 4 references, consistent use of APA	5 or more references, consistent use of APA
	0 - 2 points	3 points	4 points
Writing Mechanics	7 or more writing errors	3 - 6 writing errors	0 – 2 writing errors
	0 points	1 point	2 points
Pictures	Pictures very small or missing	Only one picture	More than one easy–to–see picture
	0 - 1 points	2 - 4 points	5 points
Format	Disorganized, difficult to read Headings indistinguishable (not in bold) Did not use bullets for answers to questions Uses paragraphs for answers to questions Font is too small to read easily	Well organized Headings in bold Uses bullets for answers to questions Breaks answers into sentences Font is small	Exemplary organization Bold, sans serif font for headings Easy–to–read serif font for text Bulleted answers with easy-to-read phrases Typed font appears legible to class (size 14 or bigger)
	0 points		5 points
Part I of Project	Not turned in correctly or after due date		Turned in correctly on or before due date
	0 – 6 points		7 points
Presentation	Incomplete Presentation		Complete Presentation
Arrived at class after presentations began			minus 1 - 7 points
No presentation			minus 30 points
Did not use questions as headings			minus 1 - 10 points
			Total	____ 45

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