Prompt: Please respond in a comprehensive essay to the following questions: What are the most important steps in removing ageism? What roles can you take and why? How will an elimination of ageism change your own aging process? Then, evaluate how adding a gerontology focus to your chosen career field will be beneficial to society.
Reflection instructions:
Discussion Reflection Assignment type: Instructions — check course schedule to make sure your reflection(s) is/are posted on time!
There is a great deal of writing required for this capstone course, and I will be providing resources to utilize to assist in building that vital skill. As researchers have conclusively been showing, much of the learning takes place in the interactions between students; therefore, a good portion of your your final grade will be coming from participation in your posted reflections and responses based on our Discussion Reflection topics.
Each of your Discussion topic reflection assignment is expected to be treated like a mini-term paper in which the 400 level course writing mastery will be shown. By “400 level course writing mastery” I mean that the writing you do in response to the given topic should be based on a combination of understandings and insights derived from a critical reading of and reflection upon the assigned material (textbook chapter, journal articles, videos), as well as upon your own personal and professional experiences. I encourage you to write from your experiences, to foreground your own voice, but only in the service of enlivening your scholarly analysis. I expect you to use APA latest format for your cited “data” (in-text and as reference!). In your “data” you will refer to 2 outside sources (outside sources = materials you’ll research on your own – these sources have not been provided by our class) and 2 inside sources (inside sources = material provided to you in this class: textbook, lectures, videos, journal articles, etc), in addition to your critical narration about your own experiences and insights.
The rule of thumb for our reflections should be 500-750 word count (the equivalent of 2-3 pages, double spaced) in Word . However, when you post your reflection assignment, please do not attach any documents under the forum’s thread. Use the copy/past function to add your text into the Discussion tab opened week’s forum (any attached document into Discussion assigned forum will be dismissed!). Make sure to post your reflection on time as indicated in our class schedule; late posted reflections will receive penalties!
When you respond to one of your classmate’s reflection, a response such as “I agree” or “I disagree” really is not going to get the job done. The War and Peace version of writing is not going to do it either! I expect academic level of sophistication when decide to respond to your classmate’s reflection. Inappropriate content will have consequences. If you even think that something you have to say will be offensive to someone else in the class, send an email first to pass it by me. I don’t want to stifle your creative ideas, but disrespectful comments are counterproductive.
You are strongly encouraged to use as guideline in developing your reflections/responses our grading rubric pertaining to this type assignment (see below!). And one last thought, please be aware of netiquette rules and our campus policy regarding plagiarism!
Discussion Board Reflections/Assignments – Grading Rubric
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Criteria |
Exemplary |
Very Good |
Meets Minimum |
Below Minimum |
Unsatisfactory |
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35 points |
32 points |
30 points |
28 points |
0-20 points |
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Reflection Quality |
Thoughtful and complete reflection addressing how the subject matter is relevant in life, and also shows a connection to other class materials. |
Thoughtful and mostly complete reflection addressing some issues on how the subject matter is relevant in life, and may contain connections to other class materials. |
Fairly thoughtful and somewhat complete reflection addressing some issues on how the subject matter is relevant in life, and may contain connections to other class materials. |
Limited thoughtfulness and partially complete reflection addressing a few issues on how the subject matter is relevant in life, and does not contain any connections to other class materials. |
Reflection does not thoughtfully address the issues, and does not contain any connections to other class materials. |
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4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 points |
0 points |
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Outside Resources |
Reflection cites at least 2 resources from outside resources that are relevant. |
Reflection cites at least 1 resource from outside resources that are relevant. |
Reflection refers to, but does not cite at least one relevant outside resource. |
Reflection may mention a relevant outside resource. |
Reflection does not refer to nor cite a relevant outside resource. |
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0.5 points |
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Reflection Grammar |
No grammatical errors. |
Very few grammatical errors. |
A few grammatical errors. |
Several grammatical errors. |
Unsure of which language has been utilized. |
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9 points |
7 points |
5 points |
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Response Quality |
Thoughtful and complete response expanding on, or offering an alternative to a classmate’s reflection. |
Thoughtful and mostly complete response expanding on, or offering an alternative to a classmate’s reflection. |
Fairly thoughtful but incomplete response that may expand on, or offer an alternative to a classmate’s reflection. |
Limited response to a classmate’s reflection. |
Response does not further the conversation. |
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Response Grammar |
Some obvious grammatical errors. |
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Overall Score |
Exemplary |
Very Good |
Meets Minimum |
Below Minimum |
Unsatisfactory |
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