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Individualized Project:
Evaluation Form
Department
of Classics, Monmouth College
This is the form which will be used to evaluate your
individualized project.
Project
Evaluation
NAME:
TOPIC:
CENTRAL
PRODUCT:
The central
product of this project can take the form of a research paper, creative
writing, artwork, website or any other work which deals with material
covered in course readings or discussions.
Length (if appropriate)
Quality
of topic (appropriateness to theme in a college course)
Use of
Primary and
Secondary Materials
Analysis
of material
Originality
/ Personal Reflection
(How have you made this material your own?)
100-150 word
Abstract of the product
This
abstract describes and summarizes the product so that the audience can
obtain a general idea of the paper, artwork, or other product before viewing
or reading it.
750-word
Project Overview and Self-Evaluation
a.) a
summary of how the project was conceived and prepared
b.) the goals of the project;
c.) an explanation of how you used and analyzed sources (originality);
d.) your evaluation of the ways your project meet the project goals
(self-assessment)
Annotated Bibliography
quantity of research
A minimum of ten sources are required for a B-range grade.
Twenty are required for a project worthy of an A-range grade.
quality of research
Course books and websites evaluated by the class can be cited in the
bibliography but only as complements to the minimum number required works.
It is highly recommended that a variety of resources be consulted, including
books, journals, and websites. Heavy reliance on a single kind of resource
(especially encyclopoedia articles or websites) is not advised.
At least one citation from J-Stor is required for a B grade.
bibliographic format
(For format of
bibliographic references, see Writing
Guidelines.)
annotations
A typical annotation will be at
least 100- words (not
including bibliographic information and should
contain a summary of the source and the way
that this source was used in the
project.
Images
use of Artstor (if appropriate)
If images are inserted into the body
of the project, they need to be numbered with informative captions.
Otherwise, images must be provided in an appendix with citations. Be sure to
include URLs.
Formating
This
applies at least to abstract, project overview and self-evaluation. Where
appropriate it also applies to the actual project.
page
numbering
header
spacing
appropriate use of fonts
Writing
Style
(Have you proof-read and spell-checked? Have you avoided contractions,
second-person, etc.?)
Appearance and Neatness
(Applies
especially to artwork, powerpoints, etc.)
General
Comments:
GRADE:
This material has been published on the web by Prof.
Tom Sienkewicz for his students at Monmouth
College. If you have any questions, you can
contact him at toms@monm.edu.
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