1103 Coursework
| Percentage | |
| Reading/Summarising Skills (20%) | |
| Summary 1 | 10% |
| Summary 2 | 10% |
| Portfolio (20%) | |
| Submission 1 | 10% |
| Submission 2 | 10% |
Projects (50%) | |
| Individual assignment | 20% |
| Final Project | 30% |
| Vocabulary (10%) | |
| Vocabulary Usage | 10% |
Exact dates of classroom assessed tasks will be given to you by your teacher. Please check the calendar.
Reading/Summarising Skills
Students will develop top-down reading strategies and skills so as to be able to identify main ideas and supporting details in a variety of texts. They will learn to summarise texts using their own words without plagiarising, and include a reference using APA.
Grading sheet: Word
Click here to see how to make an APA formatted bibliography reference using Windows Word
Click here to see use BibMe to make references in APA or MLA
Portfolio (20%)
Students maintain a reflective portfolio of course work. The portfolio will include examples of all activities completed in class. As well, it will include reflective reports on the student's own progress over the term. This will include reflections on summaries, the individual assignment and the Final Project.
Grading Rubric for Posterous Portfolios PDF Word
Projects 50%
Individual assignment (20%)
This will consist of an essay of 400+ words on a topic to be agreed with the teacher. The topic could reflect the student's major area of study or the student's personal interests.
A draft copy will be submitted by the deadline indicated on the calendar and then revised and edited according to the teacher's suggestions. The final submission must be proofread to avoid mistakes. There must be a minimum of 3 sources used and all sources must be acknowledged in the bibliography. At least one direct quotation or paraphrase with an in-line citation should be included.
Example assignment task + grading sheet (Boeing and Airbus): Pdf Word
Final project (30%)
This will consist of an essay of 500+ words on a socially relevant topic to be agreed with the teacher. Possible topics could include global issues or local concerns and be written as a problem/solution exercise.
A draft copy will be submitted by the deadline indicated on the calendar and then revised and edited according to the teacher's suggestions. The final submission must be proofread to avoid mistakes. There must be a minimum of 4 sources used and all sources must be acknowledged in the bibliography. At least one direct quotation or paraphrase with an in-line citation should be included.
Vocabulary 10%
For practice you will complete 10 quizzes on WebCT Vista. The quizzes will consist of 15 questions each. For each question you will need to select the correct word (from Sublists 1 and 2)to fill in the blank. In order to continue on to the next quiz you need to get 65 % on the quiz. Each completed quiz counts for 1% towards your overall final mark of the course.
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