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January 2020
Week 1 Assignment: Perspectives Essay
- Due Sunday by 11:59pm
- Points 25
- Submitting a file upload
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 1
- Lesson
- Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (1 for the etic view, and 1 for the emic view. Your source for the emic view should come from someone who writes with authority in the religion you chose. For example, if you chose Buddhism, you could use a quotation from His Holiness, Dalai Lama XIV).
Instructions
Make sure to read the lesson this week to learn about etic and emic perspectives so that you can appropriately apply them in this assignment. In an essay, apply the etic and emic perspectives to your own religion or a religion with which you have some familiarity.
- How would your tradition be described etically? Remember that this is an outsider’s perspective of what can be measured, studied, or observed.
- How would it be described emically? Remember that this is an insider’s perspective as seen by practitioners
Make sure that you are using at least one source for each approach and include citations from the assigned readings and additional scholarly sources.
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Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 350-500 words (not including title page or references page)
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Title page
- References page (minimum of 1 scholarly source)
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Written Assignment Grading Rubric.
Weekly Objectives (WO)
WO1.3, 2.2
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Rubric
Written Assignment Grading Rubric – 25 pts
Written Assignment Grading Rubric – 25 pts
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Length
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5.0 pts Outstanding Meets length requirement |
0.0 pts No Effort Does not meet length requirement |
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Analysis & Support
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10.0 pts Outstanding Throughout the whole work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages course materials and outside resources to support assertions; supports claims with detailed and persuasive examples. |
8.5 pts Above Average Throughout most of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages course materials and outside resources to support assertions; supports claims with detailed and persuasive examples. |
7.5 pts Average Throughout some of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages course materials and outside resources to support assertions; supports claims with detailed and persuasive examples. |
6.0 pts Below Average Throughout little of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages course materials and outside resources to support assertions; supports claims with detailed and persuasive examples. |
0.0 pts No Effort |
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Writing
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5.0 pts Outstanding Throughout the whole work, the writing actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety. |
4.25 pts Above Average Throughout most of the work, the writing actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety. |
3.75 pts Average Throughout some of the work, the writing actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety. |
3.0 pts Below Average Throughout little of the work, the writing actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety. |
0.0 pts No Effort |
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome APA: Citation & Reference Formatting
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5.0 pts Outstanding Throughout the whole work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style. |
4.25 pts Above Average Throughout most of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style. |
3.75 pts Average Throughout some of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style. |
3.0 pts Below Average Throughout little of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style. |
0.0 pts No Effort |
5.0 pts
Total Points: 25.
