Grading Rubric
• At the top of each page you submit, put the name which appears on
your class nametag and a page number.
• On page 1 of each assignment, put the words "I watched all of _____,"
substituting the name of the film you watched for the blank line. (Remember that film titles should always be typed IN CAPITAL LETTERS.) If these instructions are correctly followed, you will receive 5 points for having watched the film. If you have in fact watched the entire film, you will have earned these points. If the "I watched" statement is untrue, you'll still get the points, but you will have stolen them. As easy as these points are to earn, I strongly encourage you to earn them and not steal them. (Note: If your "I watched" statement is incorrect or missing, you will receive none of these 5 points. I'm prepared to pay you 5 points for doing the work of watching a movie outside of class time, but I won't pay you unless you submit an accurate invoice. So be sure to follow the instructions!) • You may if you'd like to then write a reaction to the film you saw, which can earn you up to an additional 15 points, for a total of 20 points
possible per weekly assignment. Plot summary will earn no credit. The assignment is to react to the films, not to summarize them. • Use a 12-point font. Put your name and a page number at the upper left corner of each page. Leave 1" margins at the top, bottom, left and right of the page. Double space. Indent the first line of each paragraph, and don't skip an extra line between paragraphs. Do not right-margin justify your text. This is an upper-level college class, so I expect you to be writing at college level. Spelling, punctuation and grammar all count. Spell checkers and grammar checkers do not work, so I recommend strongly that you turn them off. • If you have any questions about these assignments, or if you run into any problems, please don't hesitate to contact me by email (put "UMUC Student" as the subject line). Grading Rubric • In addition to following the instructions, an A assignment (18-20 points) will also have five or more of the following characteristics: • Demonstrates that you have fully understood the material • Shows that you can relate the material to your own experience of watching movies • Offers specific comment on at least five (5) elements of film and filmmaking • Avoids summarizing the film • Is written in clear, understandable English • Contains few or no errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation • A B assignment (16-17.5 points) will also have four or more of the following characteristics: • Demonstrates that you have largely understood the material • Begins to show that you can relate the material to your own experience of watching movies • Offers specific comment on at least four (4) different elements of film and filmmaking • Avoids summarizing the film • Is written in clear, understandable English • Contains few errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation • A C assignment (14-15.5 points) will also have three or more of the following characteristics: • Demonstrates that you have achieved some understanding of the material • Offers minimal evidence that you can relate the material to your own experience of watching movies • Offers specific comment on at least three (3) different elements of film and filmmaking • Contains some summarizing of the film • Is written in occasionally clumsy or confusing English • Contains multiple errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation • A D assignment (12-13.5 points) will also have two or more of the following characteristics: • Demonstrates that you have achieved minimal understanding of the material • Does not offer evidence that you can relate the material to your own experience of watching movies • Offers specific comment on only 1-2 different elements of film and filmmaking • Contains mainly summarizing of the film • Is written in clumsy or confusing English • Contains many errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation • An F assignment (5.5-11.5 points) will also have any one or more of the following characteristics: • Does not demonstrate that you have achieved any understanding of the material • Offers no evidence that you can relate the material to your own experience of watching movies • Offers no specific comment on elements of film and filmmaking • Contains entirely or almost entirely of summarizing the film • Is not written in college-level English • Is littered with errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation • You will receive no credit (0 points) if your assignment has any one or more of the following characteristics: • Your class name does not appear at the top of the first page • The first page is not numbered "1." • The "I watched" statement is incorrect or missing • The assignment is not submitted by the deadline • Important note: I will throw away unread any pages which don't have your classroom name and a page number at the top of the page. You must put your name and a page number on every page you'd like me to read! Return to Homework. Return to Teaching. Return to Home.