Rubric for Article/Chapter Review Essays

As you continue to work on your article or chapter review essays for next Wednesday, I wanted to pass along the rubric that I'll be using to evaluate your essays and give you feedback.

I adapted the rubric from the description of this assignment that appears in the Disclosure Document. So, for those you who haven't had a chance to revisit those instructions, here they are again:

Article or Chapter Critical Review – In consultation with Mr. Kogan, select an article or book chapter about any topic in disability history to critically review. Your essay, which should be 900-1200 words, should analyze the effectiveness of the article as a work of disability history. Work to address some of the following questions in your review:

1. What is the central argument of this reading?
2. How does it employ the methods of disability history?
3. How does it re-read a familiar past in a new light?
4. How effective/persuasive is the argument?

You need to select your reading for this assignment by Oct. 7 and the review is due on Oct. 21.

Based on those instructions, then, here is the rubric:

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this assignment. I'll look forward to seeing everyone in class next Wednesday!