AFRS 1501-03/06
Final Essay
575 Total Points
Due Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 11:59 PM
**PLEASE SEE THE RUBRIC ON THE SECOND PAGE.**
You are to write a 1000-word essay (roughly two double-spaced pages), refencing THREE of the
DOCUMENTARIES assigned for the SECOND part of this course. In this essay you are to:
-Determine and explain a theme for the documentaries you chose. This theme CANNOT be one that I
assigned for any previous discussion post. (80 points)
-Show how that theme is present in ALL THREE DOCUMENTARIES you chose. (240 points)
-Discuss how this theme is present in your own experience as a person who is living in the U.S. during
this time of cultural awakening and conflict. (80 points)
-Proper use of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, italics, and quotation marks (75 points)
-Writing that clearly exhibits your point (50 points)
-Proper use of MLA format to cite your sources (50 points)
**USE YOUR WRITINGS ON THE DOCUMENTARIES
TO HELP YOU WITH THIS ESSAY.**
I did not provide examples of your works cited page and internal documentation because
you can easily find the format by using the site below.
Use this site to help you with your paper writing, internal citation, and works cited page formats:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_gui
de/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
Requirement
Points
Earned
Word Count
Up to 250 words
Up to 500 words
Up to 705 words
A. Original theme
The theme is
either nonexistent
or not original
Original theme
with little or no
explanation
Original theme
is explained
with some holes
in clarity
B. Three
documentaries
used to explain
theme
Max Pts. = 20
Max. Pts.= 40
Fewer than three documentaries are
used OR there are three
documentaries that are not linked to
the theme
C. Link your
theme and your
experience in the
U.S.
Max Pts.= 80
There is either very little or no
explanation of how your theme relates
to your experience as a resident of the
U.S.
Max Pts.= 60
Three
documentaries
are summarized
but not clearly
linked to the
theme
Max Pts.= 160
There is an
explanation but
some holes in
the reasoning.
Max Pts.= 80
Three
documentaries
from the course
are clearly
linked to the
theme
Max Pts.= 240
There is a clear
explanation of
how your theme
relates to your
personal
experience in
this country
Max Pts.= 60
The errors are
noticeable and
numerous, but
do not take
away from
understanding
the written
piece.
Max Pts.= 50
The structure is
evident with a
few gaps in
understanding
Max Pts.= 80
There are very
few errors
regarding
grammar,
punctuation,
capitalization,
italics, and
quotation marks.
Max Pts.= 75
Writing is clear,
concise, and
easy to
comprehend
Max Pts.= 35
There are
numerous
documentation
errors.
Max Pts.= 50
Both the internal
documentation
and the works
cited page are
completed with
few errors.
Max Pts. = 35
Max Pts.= 50
D. Proper use of
grammar,
punctuation,
capitalization,
italics, and
quotation marks
E. Writing that
clearly exhibits
your point
F. Proper use of
MLA to cite your
sources
Max Pts.= 30
There are severe errors throughout the
essay that make comprehension of the
work difficult.
Max Pts.= 25
Writing is
convoluted and
does not connect
main ideas to
supporting details
Max Pts.= 15
There is no works
cited page and/or
internal
documentation,
severe errors, or
very little
documentation.
Max Pts.= 15
Supporting
details are
evident with
tenuous
connections to
main ideas
Max Pts.= 25
There are severe
errors with the
documentation.
Max Pts.= 25
Total Points Earned
Up to 1000
words
Theme is
original and
clearly
explained

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