Overview
Please prepare responses to any two questions from the Facing Death and A Death of One's Own prompt options. Be sure to number each of your responses to indicate the corresponding prompt option.
A5 Prompts.docx
Whichever Facing Death and A Death of One's Own prompts you choose, please note that none of the prompt options solicits a general response that does not engage directly with M3 films. As should be the case with all regular written assignments, please be careful to ensure that your responses here satisfy each of listed scoring criteria (see below).
Assignment 5 Guidelines and Scoring Rubric
Assignment 5: Choose TWO questions from the A5 Prompts and respond to them. Please number your responses with the number of the corresponding prompt.
Scores: This assignment is worth up to 50 course points, and it will be graded for completion only. Scoring for completion of A5 will correspond to the following:
Where responses to TWO prompts are given:
50/50 is equivalent to 100%, i.e., A+; 48/50 is equivalent to 96%, i.e., A; 46/50 is equivalent to 92%, i.e., A-; 44/50 is equivalent to 88%, i.e., B+; 42/50 is equivalent to 84%, i.e., B; and 40/50 is equivalent to 80%, i.e., B-.
Where a responses to ONE prompt is given:
38/50 is equivalent to 76%, i.e., C; 36/50 is equivalent to 72%, i.e., C-; 34/50 is equivalent to 68%, i.e., D+; 32/50 is equivalent to 64%, i.e., D; 30/50 is equivalent to 60%, i.e., D-; and <30/50 is equivalent to <60%, i.e., F.
Scores will be assessed on the basis of five criteria with criteria (1) and (2) being the major criteria.
- Well-developed responses to TWO questions illustrating understanding of the relevant issue(s) addressed by each prompt (details will vary depending on prompts chosen);
- Direct engagement with the readings/films associated with your chosen prompts;
- Clear, grammatically correct writing.
- Effective use of references (readings or films); and
- Inclusion of full bibliographical information for any work cited in-text at the end of your assignment in a list of works cited.