Rubric for ENGL1001 Group Written Project– Due Week 9, 11:59 pm, Saturday, 2nd November

Submit a 1000-1200-word paper based on the topic of your presentation.

This assignment is a group assignment, but students will be assessed individually. The grouping will be
the same as that for the group oral presentation. Students are encouraged to engage in continuous
discussions in groups with the subject teacher along the semester in the process of formulating the
written project even before the presentation is delivered. This is important for the group to see more
clearly the relation between the group oral presentation and the group written project.

Students are required to:

1. Provide a brief written report of the group presentation project, with the aid of the
audio/visual aids used in the group oral presentation;
2. Extend the discussion of the chosen phenomenon of the English-speaking culture by
relating that to the relevant aspect(s) in terms of nationality, ethnicity, customs and
traditions of that culture (and other cultures that are related); and
3. Provide a brief outline of the division of labor among group members in the production
of the group written project.

The discussion should be evidence-based.

It is important to observe the different natures of the group oral presentation and the group written
projects: the former should focus on the factual description of a phenomenon of an English-speaking
culture; whereas the later should focus on interpreting such phenomenon by relating that to the relevant
properties of that particular culture or other cultures that are considered to be relevant.

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https://www.missouriwestern.edu/eml/wp-content/uploads/sites/234/2013/12/Rubric-for-
Primary-Research-Paper.docx
Project Criteria A+ A B+
PURPOSE The writer’s central purpose or
argument is readily apparent to the
reader.
ORGANIZATION The ideas are arranged logically to
support the purpose or argument.
They flow smoothly from one to
another and are clearly linked to
each other. The reader can follow
the line of reasoning.
ANALYSIS OF The student does a careful and
SCHOLARSHIP close analysis of existing
scholarship on the topic.
SUPPORTS The supports consistently reinforce
the claim and follow the
appropriate structure (topic
sentence, example, explanation /
analysis)
APPLIED THEORIES The student appropriately applies
the major theories of language
related to their topic.
APA APA style is consistently followed
and there are minor (if any) errors
with in-text citations and
bibliography.
EDITING There are few editing errors. The
paper is clean and easy to read.
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Primary-Research-Paper.docx
B C+ C D+
The writing has a clear purpose
or argument, but may
sometimes digress from it.
The ideas are arranged logically
to support the central purpose or
argument. They are usually
clearly linked to each other. For
the most part, the reader can
follow the line of reasoning.
The student may have begun
their research, but are missing
many of the important articles
that inform their topic.
The supports generally follow
the structure and consistently
support the claim.
The student may have applied
theories to their topic, but does
so inconsistently or
superficially.
APA style is generally followed
although there are occasional
errors in-text and in
bibliography.
There are some editing errors,
but they do not hinder the paper
greatly.
D F
The purpose or argument is
generally unclear.
The writing is not logically
organized. Frequently, ideas fail to
make sense together. The reader
cannot identify a line of reasoning
and loses interest.
The student doesn’t seem to
understand or find the important
articles regarding their topic. The
research seems superficial.
The supports don’t follow the
appropriate structure or do not
support the claim.
The student has a difficult time
applying theories to their own
research.
APA style seems to be used
haphazardly or another style is
followed with in-text citations or
bibliography.
The proofreading errors are
distracting.