The following four articles should be used as the basis for the article:
1. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/8/30/academic-dishonesty-ad-board/
2. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/09/harvard-cheating-scandal-everyone-has-it-wrong-the-students-should-be-celebrated-for-collaborating-on-an-unfair-test.html
3. https://blogs.ams.org/phdplus/2013/02/03/the-take-home-lesson-from-the-harvard-cheating-scandal/
4. https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jaal.1002
SynthesisEssay Assignment:
Complete rough draft due date: Monday March 23
Final Draft Due (tentative): Friday April 3
Grade value of assignment: 100 points
Suggested length of assignment: 1000-1500 (not including reference page)
Format requirements: double spaced, font size 12, 1 in. margins
Assignment description: For this assignment, you will write an essay on the topic of collaboration in the modern world.
Please explain what modern collaboration looks like and evaluate the effects of modern collaboration (positive or negative).
The purpose of the essay is:
· to show your comprehension of class readings
· to identify effects of modern collaboration
· to support your evaluation of these effects
You must incorporate at least three class readings and one reading from your own research into your paper.
Writing skills to practice: ability to 1) synthesize readings, 2) cite and reference sources appropriately, 3) paraphrase and summarize appropriately, 4) write cohesively, 5) write in formal language, 6) use cause/effect transition words accurately, 5) self-edit writing
Grading criteria:
Your essay will be graded on the criteria on the back of this page (out of 100 pts total):
Essay Rubric
Content: /30 points |
The student shows thorough understanding of the effects of modern collaboration |
The student shows ability to think critically |
The student seems to have gained new knowledge about modern collaboration through this writing assignment (evidenced by number of citations) |
Effectiveness of writing: /30 points |
The introduction catches the reader’s interest |
The introduction appropriately introduces the topic |
The main point of the essay is clear |
The main idea of each paragraph is clear |
All claims are supported with convincing evidence |
The essay concludes effectively |
The essay is well organized |
The ideas in the essay are easy to follow |
The topic is covered thoroughly |
The arguments are logical |
Incorporation of Sources: /10 |
Outside sources are quoted, summarized, or paraphrased appropriately |
Outside sources are integrated into the essay appropriately |
In-text citations are properly formatted |
Reference list is formatted properly |
Sophistication/language: /10 |
The essay contains a mixture of sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) |
The essay contains advanced vocabulary |
Formal writing is used |
Grammar, mechanics, and format: /20 |
There are no major grammatical mistakes that leads to incomprehensibility |
The essay is easy to read because it does not contain many grammatical errors |
There are minimal errors in subject/verb agreement |
There are minimal errors in verb tense form |
There are minimal errors in part of speech |
There are minimal errors in mechanics (capitalization, spelling, paragraph indentation, punctuation, fragmented and run-on sentences) |
The essay is formatted according to standard conventions (title, name, date, etc.) |
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