Directions in the attachments along with documents
AFRS 1501
Mid-Term Essay
575 Total Points
Due Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 11:59 PM
**PLEASE SEE THE RUBRIC ON THE SECOND PAGE**
You are to write a 1000-word essay (roughly two double-spaced pages), refencing THREE of the sources
assigned for the first part of this course. In this essay you are to:
-Determine and explain a theme for the documents you chose. This cannot be a theme that was previously
assigned for a post. (80 points)
-Show how that theme is present in all THREE documents you chose. (240 points)
-Preview how this theme will blend into the lives of Black Americans in the post-Civil War era. (80
points)
-Proper use of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, italics, and quotation marks (75 points)
-Writing that clearly exhibits your point (50 points)
-Proper use of MLA format to cite your sources (50 points)
**USE YOUR SUBMITTED WRITINGS TO ASSIST YOU WITH THIS ESSAY.**
Works Cited Page Format for Sources:
“Creating an African-American Culture.” Lumen Learning. African American History and
Culture. Simple Book Publishing, 2020.
Use the bold-faced title of the PDF in quotation marks with the proper capitalization. This is the only part
of each entry you need to change. The other parts of the entries will be the same as they are all from
African American History and Culture by Lumen Learning.
Internal (Parenthetical) Documentation Format for Sources:
(“Creating an African-American Culture” 3).
Use the bold-faced title of the document in quotation marks with proper capitalization, pg. number of the
PDF on which you found the info. Remember: the period goes AFTER the closed parenthesis.
Help with your paper writing, internal citation, and works cited page formats:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_
formatting_and_style_guide.html
Requirement Points
Earned
Word Count Up to 250 words Up to 500 words Up to 705 words Up to 1000
words
A. Original theme The theme is
either nonexistent
or not original
Max Pts. = 20
Original theme
with little or no
explanation
Max. Pts.= 40
Original theme
is explained
with some holes
in clarity
Max Pts.= 60
Theme is
original and
clearly
explained
Max Pts.= 80
B. Three
documents used to
explain theme
Fewer than three docs are used OR
there are three docs that are not linked
to the theme
Max Pts.= 80
Three docs are
summarized but
not clearly
linked to the
theme
Max Pts.= 160
Three docs from
the course are
clearly linked to
the theme
Max Pts.= 240
C. Preview how
your theme will
relate to Black
Americans post-
Civil War
There is either very little explanation
or none at all.
Max Pts.= 30
There is an
explanation but
some holes in
the reasoning.
Max Pts.= 60
There is a clear
explanation of
how your theme
relates to Black
Americans’
lives after the
Civil War
Max Pts.= 80
D. Proper use of
grammar,
punctuation,
capitalization,
italics, and
quotation marks
There are severe errors throughout the
essay that make comprehension of the
work difficult.
Max Pts.= 25
The errors are
noticeable and
numerous, but
do not take
away from
understanding
the written
piece.
Max Pts.= 50
There are very
few errors
regarding
grammar,
punctuation,
capitalization,
italics, and
quotation marks.
Max Pts.= 75
E. Writing that
clearly exhibits
your point
Writing is
convoluted and
does not connect
main ideas to
supporting details
Max Pts.= 15
Supporting
details are
evident with
tenuous
connections to
main ideas
Max Pts.= 25
The structure is
evident with a
few gaps in
understanding
Max Pts.= 35
Writing is clear,
concise, and
easy to
comprehend
Max Pts.= 50
F. Proper use of
MLA to cite your
sources
There is no works
cited page and/or
internal
documentation,
severe errors, or
very little
documentation.
Max Pts.= 15
There are severe
errors with the
documentation.
Max Pts.= 25
There are
numerous
documentation
errors.
Max Pts. = 35
Both the internal
documentation
and the works
cited page are
completed with
few errors.
Max Pts.= 50
Total Points Earned