Goal/Objective

Target

Acceptable

Does not meet goal

Develop an appreciation and understanding of graphic literature

demonstrated through:

·         Posted reading responses (prr)

Student demonstrates complete comprehension of and enthusiasm for graphic texts in prr.

Student demonstrates basic comprehension of and finds value in graphic texts in posted reading responses.

Student demonstrates little awareness of the meaning or value of graphic texts in posted reading responses.

Study the principles, components, and values involved in the production and perception of graphic literature, especially the changes in their conception and expression over time.

demonstrated through:

·         Posted reading responses

Student demonstrates that he/she has fully understood the principles, components, and values involved in the production and perception of graphic texts, especially their changes over time in posted reading responses.

Student demonstrates that she/he has studied the principles, components, and values involved in the production and perception of graphic texts in posted reading responses.

Student demonstrates little understanding of the principles, components, and values involved in the production and perception of graphic texts in posted reading responses.

Develop the ability to respond to verbal and visual arts in meaningful ways

demonstrated through:

·         Posted reading responses

Student demonstrates vast development in the ability to respond to verbal and visual art in meaningful ways in posted reading responses.

Student demonstrates development in the ability to respond to verbal and visual art in meaningful ways in posted reading responses.

Student demonstrates little development in the ability to respond to verbal and visual arts in meaningful ways in posted reading responses.

Read attentively and critically

demonstrated through:

·         Posted reading responses

Student demonstrates exceptional ability to read attentively and critically in posted reading responses.

Student demonstrates ability to read attentively and critically in posted reading responses.

Student fails to demonstrate the ability to read attentively and critically in posted reading responses.

Write thoughtfully, coherently, persuasively

demonstrated through:

·         Final paper/project

Student writes thoughtfully, coherently, persuasively, insightfully, critically in final paper/project.

Student writes thoughtfully, coherently, persuasively in final paper/project.

Student fails to write thoughtfully, coherently, persuasively in final paper/project.

Develop and challenge your own thinking through scholarly research

demonstrated through:

·         Final paper/project

Student develops and challenges own thinking through adept use of scholarly research and provides evidence for it.

Student develops and challenges own thinking through use of scholarly research in the final paper/project.

Student does not show evidence of consulting scholarly research or does not incorporate it in final paper/project