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Graded Assignments for SPA 500
Graded Assignments for SPA 500
Pre-writing activity: Choose a topic that is important to you. Find artists of 3-4 different genres (music, art, dance, film, photography, or literature including essays, poems, or novels) in the Spanish-speaking world that share your concern. Make a list of these artists. Make a Google site that you will eventually use as your final project. Link the list on a page in your website.
Pre-writing activity: Choose a topic that is important to you. Find artists of 3-4 different genres (music, art, dance, film, photography, or literature including essays, poems, or novels) in the Spanish-speaking world that share your concern. Make a list of these artists. Make a Google site that you will eventually use as your final project. Link the list on a page in your website.
Most of the writing in this course will occur after spring break. You will work independently and meet weekly in writing groups via Zoom with Dr. Ballard.
Most of the writing in this course will occur after spring break. You will work independently and meet weekly in writing groups via Zoom with Dr. Ballard.
The graded assignments are:
The graded assignments are:
1. Writing assignments that lead up to your final website of 10-15 pages.
1. Writing assignments that lead up to your final website of 10-15 pages.
2. A Google website so that you can use to share your original research with the SPA program and beyond Centre.
2. A Google website so that you can use to share your original research with the SPA program and beyond Centre.
3. A webinar that summarizes the research that you will present in a public forum on Zoom.
3. A webinar that summarizes the research that you will present in a public forum on Zoom.
4. Zoom meetings in groups (that include me) once a week.
4. Zoom meetings in groups (that include me) once a week.
Graded Writing Assignments
Graded Writing Assignments
Due April 3∙ Initial research report outlining your working research question and a one-paragraph explanation/justification of how it fits into the larger project and listing 10 potential sources, in formal bibliographic style (post this to your website).
Due April 3∙ Initial research report outlining your working research question and a one-paragraph explanation/justification of how it fits into the larger project and listing 10 potential sources, in formal bibliographic style (post this to your website).
Due April 10∙ Annotated bibliography with 10 sources and a paragraph about each explaining its relevance / key arguments (post this to your website).
Due April 10∙ Annotated bibliography with 10 sources and a paragraph about each explaining its relevance / key arguments (post this to your website).
∙ Due April 17. Detailed Outline should be 4-5 pages in length and include your working thesis statement, an updated justification of how your topic fits the larger project, and notes on relevant literature, your key sources, and preliminary conclusions (post this to your website).
∙ Due April 17. Detailed Outline should be 4-5 pages in length and include your working thesis statement, an updated justification of how your topic fits the larger project, and notes on relevant literature, your key sources, and preliminary conclusions (post this to your website).
∙ Due April 24. Draft paper of 7-10 pages, should include an updated bibliography [no longer needs to be annotated] (post this to your website).
∙ Due April 24. Draft paper of 7-10 pages, should include an updated bibliography [no longer needs to be annotated] (post this to your website).
∙ Due May 8. 1-page of constructive criticism for your writing partner (approx. 500 words). (post your partner's response to your work on your website).
∙ Due May 8. 1-page of constructive criticism for your writing partner (approx. 500 words). (post your partner's response to your work on your website).
∙ Due May 16. Final website 10-15 pages. Polished. (post your partner's response to your work on your website).
∙ Due May 16. Final website 10-15 pages. Polished. (post your partner's response to your work on your website).
- Final presentation to be presented via Zoom. Share your website with the Spanish program and the class by May 12. [your presentation live via Zoom will be 5-7 minutes long plus 5 minutes for audience questions]
- Final presentation to be presented via Zoom. Share your website with the Spanish program and the class by May 12. [your presentation live via Zoom will be 5-7 minutes long plus 5 minutes for audience questions]
Note:
Note:
GRADING BREAKDOWN:
GRADING BREAKDOWN:
The course grade will be determined as follows:
The course grade will be determined as follows:
Class discussion (via Zoom too )10%
Class discussion (via Zoom too )10%
Initial research report 5%
Initial research report 5%
Annotated bibliography 10%
Annotated bibliography 10%
Outline with working thesis 10%
Outline with working thesis 10%
Draft paper 10%
Draft paper 10%
Constructive criticism of your peer’s work (you will write a critique of your peer's final papers and give them feedback in Zoom meetings) 10%
Constructive criticism of your peer’s work (you will write a critique of your peer's final papers and give them feedback in Zoom meetings) 10%
Final paper 15%
Final paper 15%
Website 15%
Website 15%
Webinar 10%
Webinar 10%
Note:
Note:
All of the faculty of the Spanish program will hear your final research presentation and they will assess your final presentation using a rubric you will have weeks in advance.
All of the faculty of the Spanish program will hear your final research presentation and they will assess your final presentation using a rubric you will have weeks in advance.
The following grading criteria will be used to determine the final grades for this course:
The following grading criteria will be used to determine the final grades for this course:
A 94-100 C+ 79-80
A 94-100 C+ 79-80
A- 91-93 C 74-78
A- 91-93 C 74-78
B+ 89-90 C- 72-73
B+ 89-90 C- 72-73
B 84-88 D 65-71
B 84-88 D 65-71
B- 81-83 U below 65
B- 81-83 U below 65
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