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Engage in active reading strategies
Assessment Strategies
Written product, oral presentation, and/or reflective journal
Criteria
Recognize subject matter of text and perspective of author
Formulate questions and opinions while reading
Differentiate between primary and secondary source materials
Assess comprehension and text analysis
Synthesize text interpretation, questions, and responses
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Respond to peer communication and feedback
Assessment Strategies
Written product, verbal communication, and/or reflective journal
Criteria
Engage the ideas of others constructively in oral or written conversation/dialogue/discussion
Interpret peer work
Respond to peers in language that is inclusive and respectful
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Use elements of research
Assessment Strategies
Written Product
Criteria
Cite sources and points of evidence appropriate in number and type for written papers
Generate research questions from primary and secondary sources
Written essays meet specifications as described in handout, website, and/or checklist
Argumentative papers meet specifications as described in handout, website, and/or checklist
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Analyze literary and cultural materials, trends, and themes
Assessment Strategies
Written product and/or oral presentation
Criteria
Delineate specific time periods or concepts into [economic, social, political, and cultural elements]
Draw conclusions
Make inferences
Connect information to ideas
Employ techniques of visual and auditory analysis
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Produce original college-level writing
Assessment Strategies
Written Product
Criteria
Writing shows evidence of correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Employ primary and secondary sources
Organize thoughts logically and coherently
Citations are documented correctly using MLA guidelines
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Deliver an oral presentation
Assessment Strategies
Oral Presentation
Criteria
Presentation is at least 15 minutes
Presentation includes a set of original questions to engage audience
Present information in a style and tone consistent with the audience’s level of interest and level of knowledge/understanding
Your voice inflection, volume, and rate are appropriate for the content and audience
Your nonverbal communication is consistent with your verbal message
You use non-harmful/non-alienating, respectful language
Presentation purpose and topic are clear
Introduction includes a topic statement
Introduction includes an overview of the main points
Main points are clear and concise
Each main point references class readings and secondary resources
Each main point includes examples from primary texts identified by the instructor
Conclusion includes a summary of the main points
Presentation technology (if used) is visible and audible to all members of the audience
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Link modern Africa to the diaspora
Assessment Strategies
Written product, peer/class discussion, reflective journal, and/or oral presentation
Criteria
Connect the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and the African diaspora
Describe the diasporic movement beyond the Trans-Atlantic slave trade
Connect movement from the African continent during the pre-slavery period
Relate the civil rights movement in the US to the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa
Identify the contemporary connections between movements (#MeToo, #FeesMustFall)
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Trace major political, ecological, and cosmological trends in select regions of Africa
Assessment Strategies
Written product, peer/class discussion, reflective journal, and/or oral presentation
Criteria
Map major trends across regions and periods across the African continent
Describe the various ecological resistance movements
Identify different forms of colonialism, anticolonial movements, and post-colonial nations
Explain the historical trajectory
Examine African spiritual world views
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Critically analyze the culture, language, and philosophy in select regions of Africa
Assessment Strategies
Written product, peer/class discussion, reflective journal, and/or oral presentation
Criteria
Describe various cultures, languages, and philosophies across the African continent
Explain cultural histories
Identify the different branches of African languages
Describe African indigenous philosophies
Respond to peer communication and feedback using prompts provided or your own questions
Reflective journal includes citations
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Write a comparative analysis of two or more genres within contemporary literature, film, and art
Assessment Strategies
Written product, peer/class discussion, reflective journal, and/or oral presentation
Criteria
Comparison is based on important features or attributes
Comparison includes the similarities between the texts (contemporary literature, film, and art)
Comparison includes the differences between the texts
Comparison includes logical conclusions drawn from the comparison
Comparison is presentable
Comparison shows evidence of correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
You deliver an oral presentation
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Compare and contrast feminisms and queer theory
Assessment Strategies
Written product, peer/class discussion, reflective journal, and/or oral presentation
Criteria
Generate critical, thoughtful, and respectful questions
Compare and contrast feminist discourses
Comparison is based on important features or attributes
Comparison includes the similarities between the texts (feminisms and queer theory)
Comparison includes the differences between the texts
Comparison includes logical conclusions drawn from the comparison
Comparison is presentable
Comparison shows evidence of correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
You deliver an oral presentation
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Examine digital content about Africa
Assessment Strategies
Written product, peer/class discussion, reflective journal, oral presentation
Criteria
Explore multiple online sites
Identify different types of African media genres
Online review includes primary text from the course
Online review cites various online sources
You deliver an oral presentation
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Implement practices of rest through the lens of resistance and repair
Assessment Strategies
Reflection, response to journal prompts, written or oral feedback
Criteria
Explain what rest means for the individual and collective
Connect rest to resistance
Link rest to repair and care practices
Actively practice resting
Reflection includes a description of how you engaged in embodied practice
You deliver an oral presentation