Final Assignment – Blog Posts
For your final assignment, you are going to complete 1 new
type of article, and one type of article that we have previously worked on in
class.
New Article
Sports Profiles
The sports world is full
of colorful characters, so it's no surprise that personality profiles are a
staple of sportswriting. Whether it's a charismatic coach or a young athlete on
the rise, some of the best profiles anywhere are found in sports sections.
Here's an example of the
beginning of a profile lede:
Norman Dale surveys the
court as his players practice layups. A pained look crosses the face of the
coach of the McKinley High School basketball team as one player after another
misses the basket.
"Again!" he
shouts. "Again! You don't stop! You don't quit! You work 'till you get it
right!" And so they continue, until they start to get it right. Coach Dale
wouldn't have it any other way.
Previously Completed
article – Choose 1
Feature Lede
Straight Lede
Sports Column
Season Wrap-up or Preview
These can be on any topic of your choosing. These are to be
posted to your blogs for the final exam date.
SCORE OF 46-50
An essay in this
category demonstrates clear and consistent mastery, although it may have
a few minor errors. A typical essay effectively and insightfully develops a
point of view on the issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking,
using clearly appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to support its
position; is well organized and clearly focused, demonstrating clear coherence
and smooth progression of ideas; exhibits skillful use of language, using a
varied, accurate, and apt vocabulary; demonstrates meaningful variety in
sentence structure; is free of most errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics.
SCORE 41-45
An essay in this
category demonstrates reasonably consistent mastery, although it will
have occasional errors or lapses in quality. A typical essay effectively
develops a point of view on the issue and demonstrates strong critical
thinking, generally using appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence to
support its position; is well organized and focused, demonstrating coherence
and progression of ideas; exhibits facility in the use of language, using
appropriate vocabulary; demonstrates variety in sentence structure; is
generally free of most errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics.
SCORE OF 36-40
An essay in this
category demonstrates adequate mastery, although it will have lapses in
quality. A typical essay develops a point of view on the issue and demonstrates
competent critical thinking, using adequate examples, reasons, and other
evidence to support its position; is generally organized and focused,
demonstrating some coherence and progression of ideas; exhibits adequate but
inconsistent facility in the use of language, using generally appropriate
vocabulary; demonstrates some variety in sentence structure; has some errors in
grammar, usage, and mechanics.
SCORE OF 31-35
An essay in this
category demonstrates developing mastery, and is marked by ONE OR MORE
of the following weaknesses: develops a point of view on the issue,
demonstrating some critical thinking, but may do so inconsistently or use
inadequate examples, reasons, or other evidence to support its position; is
limited in its organization or focus, or may demonstrate some lapses in
coherence or progression of ideas; displays developing facility in the use of
language, but sometimes uses weak vocabulary or inappropriate word choice;
lacks variety or demonstrates problems in sentence structure; contains an
accumulation of errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics.
SCORE OF 26-30
An essay in this
category demonstrates little mastery, and is flawed by ONE OR MORE of
the following weaknesses: develops a point of view on the issue that is vague
or seriously limited, and demonstrates weak critical thinking, providing
inappropriate or insufficient examples, reasons, or other evidence to support
its position; is poorly organized and/or focused, or demonstrates serious
problems with coherence or progression of ideas; displays very little facility
in the use of language, using very limited vocabulary or incorrect word choice;
demonstrates frequent problems in sentence structure; contains errors in
grammar, usage, and mechanics so serious that meaning is somewhat obscured.
SCORE OF 25 and
Under
An essay in this
category demonstrates very little or no mastery, and is severely
flawed by ONE OR MORE of the following weaknesses: develops no viable point of
view on the issue, or provides little or no evidence to support its position;
is disorganized or unfocused, resulting in a disjointed or incoherent essay;
displays fundamental errors in vocabulary; demonstrates severe flaws in
sentence structure; contains pervasive errors in grammar, usage, or mechanics
that persistently interfere with meaning
Essays not written
on the essay assignment will receive a score of zero.
