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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Sample Analysis

Individually:
  1. Read grading rubrics.
  2. Go through the papers quickly if you need and rank them.
  3. Assign letter grades to the papers.
  4. Make a list of three weaknesses and three strengths of each of the papers based on your analysis of all the samples. 
Group:
  1. Finalize the ranking and grading.
  2. Select and combine the lists of 2-3 strengths and weaknesses for each of the papers.
  3. Post your ranking, the letter grade you've assigned, and the list of strengths and weaknesses as a comment to this post. 

7 comments:

  1. Alex, Parker , Media



    A Creative writing
    strengths:
    1. important information involved
    2. uses a lot of useful resources
    weakness:
    1. too many headings
    2. It is repetitive in some areas of the paper.

    A - Econ
    strengths:
    1. The quote were strong
    2. The introduction for the sources were appropriate.
    weaknesses:
    1. Long winded sentences.
    2. Some unnecessary language use.

    B+ Business
    strengths:
    1. great use of quotes
    2. structure of the paper is easy to understand.
    weaknesses:
    1. some parts of the introduction quotes were weak.
    2. Some formatting is messy


    B Political science
    strengths:
    1. a lot of good references
    2. headers that carry proper information
    weaknesses:
    1. repetitive
    2. towards the end it get a little boring

    C Engineering
    strengths:
    1. explains the field to the reader
    2.gives many pertinent examples
    weakness:
    1. unnecessary information introduction
    2. redundancy at times in the overall paper


    D Psychology
    Strengths:
    1.It was interesting to read about
    2. had pretty god facts and information
    weaknesses:
    1. was very short, didn't meet requirements of minimum page about
    2. had very very little sources and references



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  2. 1.) Political Science-A
    Strengths- Directly quoted the use of language, Looked at both structure and language
    Weaknesses- Lots of repletion of ideas, Conclusion was bland
    2.)Engineering-B
    Strengths-Great use of headings and subheadings, great quotes with analysis
    Weaknesses- Could analyze scientific language more, wrong font
    3.) Business-B
    Strengths- Great flow, showed great evidence
    Weaknesses- Didn't use enough sources, could have better word choice
    4.) Creative Writing-B
    Strengths- Well written explanations, great utilization of sources
    Weaknesses- Used quotes in the conclusion, wrong page numbers
    5.) Economics-C
    Strengths- Lots of analysis, concise conclusion
    Weaknesses- Unclear introduction, very long quotes
    6.) Psychology-D
    Strengths- Interviewed two people, some analysis after quotes
    Weaknesses- Very long quotes for the interview, not enough sources or pages.

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  3. 1. Political Science: A- Strengths: good structure, good detail. Weaknesses: needs to explain quotes better and some repetition
    2. Creative Writing: B+ Strengths: question in the intro is a strong hook and citations are correct. Weaknesses: citations weren't well explained and doesn't flow well
    3. Writing in the Business Discipline: B- Strengths: Good visual examples and separates academic and non-academic well Weaknesses: not a lot of sources cited and citations could be better explained throughout the paper
    4. The Role of Engineering: C+ Strengths: introduction introduced the field well and good structure Weaknesses: concluding sentence was not very strong and does not set up every citation and explain it well after
    5. Writing in Economics: C Strengths: intro was clear and had a good beginning question Weaknesses: long citations and structure was not great
    6. Writing in Psychology: D Strengths: conducted multiple interviews and good intro Weaknesses: incorrect font and too short

    Kayla and Stephanie

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  4. Creative Writing (A)
    + Clearly written, professional, well incorporated quotes and citations
    - Too many quotes, not enough reflection

    Engineering (A-)
    + Very thorough, interesting writing
    - A bit confusing, used terms and formulas most readers would not understand

    Political Science (B)
    + Appealing formatting, proper in-text citations
    - Repetitive, empty

    Economics (B)
    + Utilized sources well, quotes explained thoroughly
    - Informal, unprofessional

    Business (B-)
    + Well written, understandable
    - Sources not cited often enough, formatting could improve

    Psychology (C-)
    + Interviewed 2 people
    - Not well written, too much dialogue, repetitive, too short

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  5. 1. Writing as a Creative Writer - A
    strengths- correct in text citations, correct APA formatting, multiple sources
    weakness- organization is confusing, references were not correct, almost too many quotes
    2. Writing in Political Science - A
    strengths- good organization and structure, easy to read, good variety of sources
    weakness- one of their quotes should have been a long quote, another quote needed an introduction, in text citations needs page numbers
    3. Writing in Economics - B
    strengths- very detailed, references were correct, conclusion was good
    weakness- used block quotes, could be more concise
    4. Writing in Engineering - C
    strengths- formatting of the introduction was good, introduction had good flow
    weakness- organization was confusing, unnecessary information
    5. Writing in the Business Discipline - B
    strengths- introduce quotes well, use headers effectively,
    weakness- no block quotes in APA, not enough sources, formatting mistakes including bolding and references
    6. Writing in Psychology - F
    weakness- not organized, no APA formatting, not enough sources, no intent citations
    strengths- conducted interview, decent introduction, concise

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  6. 1. Political Science (A)
    strengths
    - opening was strong and well written
    - good strucutre , sectioned nicely
    weaknesses
    - it was very repeatative
    - the reference page wasn't correct APA
    2. psychology (F)
    strengths
    - good vocabulary
    - interview was in it
    weaknesses
    - no heading page
    - way to short
    - could use better organization
    - not enough sources
    3. Creative writing (C)
    strengths
    - good header/introduction
    - lots of sources
    weaknesses
    - format was a little off
    - really long
    - too many quotes
    4. Economic (B)
    strengths
    - good introduction
    - lots of references
    weaknesses
    - took many quotes
    - not structured well
    5. engineering (C)
    strengths
    - heading page
    - good opening sentences
    weaknesses
    - structure throughout was confusing
    - hard to read fluently
    6. Business Discipline
    strengths
    - understandable
    - easy to read
    weaknesses
    - sources not cited that much
    - formatting was messy

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