GENERAL RUBRIC FOR GRADING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND PAPERS
All assignments should be typed, with the following information at the top of the first page:
Your name(s) and student id#
East Asian 170 Spring 2017
Assignment Title (Discussion Week 2, Paper 1, etc)
Date
Make sure you include page numbering!
Late submissions: since they are meant to facilitate discussion, and you have an unfair advantage if you answer after hearing class discussion, if you turn in Discussion or Forum Questions late, you lose 1 grade per day. You may submit late assigments to the "Late Assignment" dropbox.
BASIC ELEMENTS FOR GETTING A "B" GRADE FOR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1) will be typed and spell-checked, with few or no grammatical mistakes, typos, and missuse of words that might interfere with my understanding of your point.
2) will be used in class and turned in at the end of the class period in which they are due. Late assignments will be uploaded to the Late Assignment dropbox.
3) will follow directions and answer the question/s. If I ask for a list, a list is fine. If I ask for a longer answer, make sure you present it in such a way that I can understand your argument.
4) will provide appropriate examples/quotations from the texts to be analyzed with page numbers. If you do not give me specific lines/page numbers or scenes (films) you will lose points!!
BASIC ELEMENTS FOR GETTING AN "A" GRADE FOR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Shows independent and creative thinking about the issues or problems raised.
2. Examples chosen support argument and are analyzed in concrete detail, rather than simply summarized.
BASIC ELEMENTS FOR GETTING A "B" GRADE FOR PAPERS:
1. Will not simply summarize the text being analyzed.
2. Will be organized to make a clear argument.
3. Will include appropriate quotations from the texts to be analyzed (with page numbers). Quotations will be explained to show how they support your argument.
4. Will utilize secondary sources (readings, lectures, any outside sources), with page numbers, URLs, or dates (for lectures), to support your argument (see "Citation Form" below). If you use readings or other sources from outside of the course FOR THE PAPER, provide a bibliography at the end. Failing to properly cite sources will lower your grade.
5. Will not simply quote from secondary sources without explaining those quotations.
6. Will correctly distinguish between the author, translator, narrator, and characters in the story. For example, do not confuse Royall Tyler (the translator of Tale of Genji) with Murasaki Shikibu (the author of Tale of Genji). And do not confuse Murasaki Shikibu (the author of Tale of Genji), with the character Murasaki in Tale of Genji or with the narrator of Tale of Genji (an unnamed lady-in-waiting).
7. Will use SPELL CHECK and will be copy edited for common mistakes like "their/there/they're." Names, including authors of secondary materials, will be spelled correctly. Titles will be appropriately underlined, italicized, or in quotation marks (see "How Titles Should Be Indicated" below).
BASIC ELEMENTS FOR GETTING AN "A" GRADE
Will do everything above for a B Grade plus:
1. Shows independent and creative thinking about the issues or problems raised.
2. Style of writing is not only clear and well-organized, but is vivid and lively, showing elements of personal style.
3. Examples chosen support argument and are analyzed in concrete detail, rather than simply summarized.
SUMMARY OF BASIC GRADING RUBRIC:
| C or lower | B Rubric | A Rubric |
|---|---|---|
1. Did not follow directions of assignment.
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1. Followed most directions. | 1. Followed all directions. |
2. No apparent attempt to proofread/spell check. |
2. Some proofreading/spelling mistakes. | 2. Almost no proofreading/spelling mistakes. |
3. Many grammatical mistakes make it hard to follow argument.
|
3. Some grammatical problems and wrong word choices but can follow argument. |
3. Clearly argued with no problematic grammar or phrasing. Vivid personal style a plus. |
4. Unorganized, hard to follow argument, or no argument is made. |
4. Some problems with organization, but basic argument clear. | 4. Well organized to support the argument. |
| 5. Does not quote or cite any specific lines from readings or scenes from films. | 5. Quotes or cites some lines/scenes, but does not analyze them to support argument. | 5. Quotes lines/scenes and clearly explains how they support argument. |
6. Response to question contains no original ideas. |
6. Response to question contains at least one original idea. | 6. Response to question contains several original and/or creative ideas. |
HOW TITLES SHOULD BE INDICATED:
Titles of books:
Tale of Genji or Tale of Genji (choose one and be consistent!)
Titles of articles:
“Marriage Institutions”
Titles of short stories, plays, and films:
Tadanori or “Tadanori” (choose one and be consistent!)
CITATION FORMS FOR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND PAPERS
You need to cite your sources, not only for direct quotations, but also for ideas. YOU MUST CITE ANY SOURCE EVEN (OR ESPECIALLLY) IF IT IS FROM THE INTERNET.
Citing Plays: Always identify the play and give the page number (act/scene # if it exists):
The imagery related to blood appears in many places in Macbeth, including this speech by Lady Macbeth:
Make thick my blood.
Stop up th' access and passage to remorse,
That no compunctious visitings of nature
Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between
Th' effect and it. (p 33, Act 1 Sc. 5, lines 50-54)
Citing primary and secondary sources:
If we have only read one thing by the author, the name is good enough:
As Carmen Blacker says in Catalpa Bow , "xxxxx" (p. 120). [direct quotation]
According to Blacker, XYZ is true (p.120). [paraphrase of idea]
When citing or quoting an author who has more than one article or translation used in the course, make sure you distinguish which article you mean:
According to Royall Tyler's introduction to Japanese Tales , XYZ is true (Tyler,
Japanese Tales, p. 12)According to Royall Tyler's introduction to Nonomiya, XYZ is true (Tyler, Japanese No Dramas, p. 43)
In discussing texts such as Tale of Genji etc. make sure that you distinguish between the translator, scholarly commentator, the author, and the narrator or characters in the story:
In Tale of Genji, the narrator comments, "Genji's glowing beauty was incomparably appealing" (p. 37).
In Tale of Heike, Atsumori refuses to reveal his name to Kumagae, saying, "I don't need to give you my name....." (p. 395).
In his introduction to The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu, Richard Bowring notes that little is known of Murasaki Shikibu's personal life (p. 4).
When citing a class lecture, simply give the date of the lecture:
As noted in lecture (10/4/17), upper-class marriage in the Heian period was often highly politicized....
When citing the internet, give me the URL and date of access; in the case of Wikipedia you can give the subject:
According to the website <The-Noh.com>, Kyogen "apparently first emerged as an independent art form during the Warring States period (1467-1568)" <http://www.the-noh.com/en/world/kyogen.html>. Accessed 3/15/15.
According to the Wikipedia article on "Kyōgen," "kyōgen is a comical form, and its primary goal is to make its audience laugh." Accessed 3/15/15.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE INTERNET: when using the internet as a source, remember that internet sites often treat stories ahistorically, that is, without regard to the period in which the story was written. This course is primarily concerned with how stories change over time in relation to changing historical contexts, and so you need to use the internet cautiously.
SOME WORDS THAT PEOPLE CONFUSE OFTEN-- if you’re not sure what the difference is, look them up before you use them!!!
economic, economics
economical (in American English, this means something is cheap)
ideal
idyllic
idealistic (this means you have high ideals)
idealism (this is the practice of having high ideals)
envious
enviable
feminine
feminism
feminist
exorcise
exercise
Confucian
confusion
aesthetic
ascetic
esoteric
wandering
wondering