Meeting+Notes+-+October+31

A very productive meeting - not spooky or scary, but there was candy for us! English teachers brought and distributed the papers from their classes. We did not get a chance to talk about the seminars in our classes, but we did take out last year's rubric and make some major (and progressive) alterations. Theresa brought us a packet of essays, from one in need of an extreme makeover to one that almost did too much. We read them and set some "norms" for grading. We will not be giving numerical feedback on the papers. We will giving a holistic letter grade.

Here is the text of the rubric:

//Rubric: Otherness in America

Definition of Otherness

• The definition of ‘otherness’ is clear, specific and accurate; the definition is sustained throughout the piece.

Quotations • A direct relationship to the mode of otherness is explored via the use of well chosen quotations; • Context& connection to mode of otherness for each quote is apparent; • Quotations are integrated well.

Experience • The paper explores the issue of otherness through a direct experience in Community Connections (a person you’ve met, an activist/speaker you’ve heard, a specific scene you’ve witnessed and rendered in the paper, or general assumptions that you or that other people have in general about the mode of otherness you’ve chosen to write about)

Style & Mechanics • The paper is organized according to the specifications of the assignment; • Proper citations are used for quotations; the paper is free from run-ons, the paper is free from mistakes in mechanics and spelling//