Humanities
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Find an a current news report, editorial, magazine article, or video that makes a claim about child or adolescent development (basically anything that involves human development).
Write-up:
- Summarize the main points (Claims) the source is trying to get across (1-2 sentences)
- Describe the evidence that the source use to support the main point.
- Evaluate the source – Explain where source comes from and why was the source convincing.
- Write out the citation for the source
Online citation generator – http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-website/manual (Links to an external site.)
Note that you will be practicing this exercise in other assignments later on (Scholarly Article Evaluation and then culminating to your Evaluating Claims Paper).
Rubric
In the News Rubric 5pts
In the News Rubric 5pts
Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeScore
5.0 ptsContains citation, summarizes main points in own words, gives specific analysis of evidence used, provides explanation for evaluation
4.0 ptsContains citation, summarizes main points in own words, describes specific analysis, vague evaluation
3.0 ptsCitation, summarizes main points in own words, incomplete description of evidence and evaluation
0.0 ptsDoes not complete any of the listed bullet points
5.0 pts
Total Points: 5.0
Click here to download and view instructions and a how to guide, including an example write-up.
(PDF version if you are trying to view on a tablet or phone click here)
Find an a current news report, editorial, magazine article, or video that makes a claim about child or adolescent development (basically anything that involves human development).
Write-up:
- Summarize the main points (Claims) the source is trying to get across (1-2 sentences)
- Describe the evidence that the source use to support the main point.
- Evaluate the source – Explain where source comes from and why was the source convincing.
- Write out the citation for the source
Online citation generator – http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-website/manual (Links to an external site.)
Note that you will be practicing this exercise in other assignments later on (Scholarly Article Evaluation and then culminating to your Evaluating Claims Paper).
Rubric
In the News Rubric 5pts
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeScore |
| 5.0 pts | ||||
Total Points: 5.0 | ||||||
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