CORE READING- https://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/02/opinion/garcia-
Assessment Specifics
Cover Letter
Minimum 200 words (successful cover letters are often longer)
Address letter to your instructor
Answer at least 3 of the 6 questions below; (where applicable) provide brief, specific examples of the following in your cover letter:
What is your primary motivation or purpose for writing your draft? Who is your intended audience? What revisions did you make in order to improve how you accomplish this purpose and/or appeal to this audience?
What feedback did you receive from your peers? How did you use this feedback to revise your draft? How do these revisions improve your draft?
What feedback did you receive from other sources, such as your instructor or tutors? How did you use this feedback to revise your draft? How do these revisions improve your draft?
What have you decided to revise in your draft, apart from feedback you received? Why? How do these revisions improve your draft?
What problems or challenges did you encounter while writing or revising your draft? How did you solve them?
What valuable lessons about writing effectively have you learned as a result of composing this project?
Place the cover letter at the beginning of your final draft, before the first page of your actual essay draft; delete your purpose statement.
Your Final Draft
APA or MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor
Observation of the conventions of Standard English
1250 word minimum for final draft. This includes the Research Rationale, List of Source Citations and Annotations, and the Topic Exploration Statement. (The minimum 200 words for your purpose statement is not included in this count.)
Research Rationale
1-2 paragraphs
Describe the issue, problem, or controversy you are researching;
Identify the relationship between your topic idea and either one of the CORE READINGS or the theme of the CORE READINGS selected by your instructor;
Explain the significance or relevance of your research question(s) (to you and to others); and
Describe what you hope to discover in your research, including 1-3 specific research questions.
List of Source Citations with Annotations
At least 7 relevant, up-to-date, and credible sources, representing different perspectives, responses, and/or information relevant to the research question(s)
At least 1 of the CORE READINGS from the Core Readings folder
At least 5 sources from the Ivy Tech Library subscription databases *Must use the ivy tech database sources*
A 7th source, which may be 1 additional database source; 1 additional CORE READING from your sections Core Readings folder; OR a reputable source of some other type (open Web source, video, podcast, personal interview, documentary film, TV news story, etc.).
Correct Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA) source citations (as assigned by your instructor), arranged alphabetically by authors last name
Double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font, using hanging indents
An annotation for each source that includes discussion of all five points for each source (Writer, Publication, Summary, Stance, and Use), each part clearly labeled.
Each annotation should be 1 paragraph, approximately 5-10 sentences long.
Topic Exploration Statement
3-4 paragraphs.
Objective and accurate representation of the ideas and information examined.
Accurate and well-reasoned interpretation and synthesis of the information and ideas discovered about the issue or problem.
Use of at least 4 relevant and credible sources, cited in-text.
Use of evidence from sources (at least 8 paraphrases and/or quotations), clearly discernible from each other and from the writers voice and cited using correct in-text citations.
Rubric
Writing Project Annotated Bibliography Final Draft Rubric
Writing Project Annotated Bibliography Final Draft Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCover LetterEffective cover letter, describing peer feedback, explaining how peer feedback was implemented, and explaining how these changes improved the draft
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyleVoice, tone, and stance are appropriate and effective for material, purpose, and audience. Style is clear, consistent, and cohesive, appealing appropriately to the intended audience.
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConventionsCorrect document format in APA or MLA style, as specified by the instructor, including source citations alphabetized and double-spaced, with hanging indents; appropriate and consistent spacing for research rational, annotations, and topic exploration statement
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDocument Style
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch Rationale: Description of issueIntroduces the issue, problem, or controversy explored and attempts to express its significance/importance. Relates issue to the core readings.
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch Questions1-3 specific, related research questions
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Citations/Annotations: Number, quality, and type of sources7 sources are relevant to the research question(s), credible, and up-to-date. Sources demonstrate a variety of perspectives and source types. At least 1 source is one of the CORE READINGS. At least 5 sources are from the Ivy Tech Library subscription databases. All sources are online sources.
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource CitationsSources correctly cited following MLA or APA style, as specified by the instructor; correct identification of author(s), source title, publication title/publisher, publication date or volume/issue, source URL or library database information, etc.
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnnotationsEach annotation accurately and critically evaluates source based on writer, publication, summary, stance, and use.
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTopic Exploration Statement: ContentEffectively, critically, and accurately addresses several of the following ideas related to the topic: Effectively and accurately defines the issue, problem, or controversy explored; fairly and comprehensively explores importance/significance of problem or issue, competing perspectives that exist about it; examines points of difference and common ground among the sources; reviews and summarizes what is known about the topic based on source findings; examines how research findings address and contribute to research question(s); and/or reveals students informed position or stance on the topic, based on the evidence collected and analyzed.
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTopic Exploration Statement: OrganizationOrganization is supported with helpful and effective transitions and with coherent arrangement.
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTopic Exploration Statement: SynthesisCoherently blends ideas and information among sources to convey and compare understandings, perspectives, and key ideas about the research topic. Sources are discernible from each other and the writers voice is discernible from those of the sources.
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTopic Exploration Statement: In-Text CitationsUse of at least 4 relevant and credible sources included in the List of Source Citations. Use of at least 8 paraphrases and/or quotations from sources. Evidence is effectively and accurately represented and cited using correct APA or MLA in-text citations.
5.0 pts
Total Points: 150.0
