NCO101 Living with Community TMA-01: Envisioning an Ideal Inclusive Community through Ratcliffe’s Concept of Race, Ethnicity, and Difference

Discuss

(40 marks)

• Discussion addresses all aspects of question/prompt directly and clearly with no gaps, with a position/claim clearly and coherently developed.
• There is clear and obvious identification of concept/topic/idea from required reading(s). There is detailed evidence of engagement with GenAI summary.
• Selected concept/topic/idea explained and contextualised in detail, with fresh/personal insights. There is excellent understanding of the connection/link between readings and course themes.
• Information from required reading(s) and source materials are integrated organically and properly contextualised in present-day society to provide an insightful discussion.

• Discussion addresses all aspects of question/prompt directly with minor gaps, with a position/claim clearly stated and developed.
• There is clear identification of concept/topic/idea from required reading(s). There is direct evidence of engagement with GenAI summary.
• Selected concept/topic/idea explained and contextualised in detail, with minor inconsistencies. There is good understanding of the connection/link between the readings and course themes.
• Information from required reading(s) and source materials are integrated and contextualised in present-day society with minor inconsistencies.

• Discussion directly addresses question/prompt with gaps that affect comprehension. Position/claim is stated but underdeveloped.
• There is some identification of concept/topic/idea from required reading. There is some evidence of engagement with GenAI summary.
• There is effort in explaining and contextualising selected concept/topic/idea, with major inconsistencies. There is adequate understanding of the connection/link between the readings and course themes.
• There is some effort to integrate and contextualise information from required reading(s) and source materials in present-day society with inconsistencies that affect comprehension.

• Discussion does not address question/prompt directly. Position/claim is unclear and/or severely underdeveloped.
• Engagement with required reading(s) and GenAI summary is superficial or severely underdeveloped.
• Superficial discussion of selected concept/topic/idea, with major inconsistencies. Superficial understanding of the connection/link between the readings and course themes.
• Minimal to no effort to integrate or contextualise information from required reading(s) and course materials in present-day society.

• Discussion does not address the question/prompt. There is no position/claim.
• Did not use required reading(s) and/or failed to properly engage with GenAI summary.
• Superficial discussion of selected concept/topic/idea, with major inconsistencies that affect coherency. No meaningful attempt to understand the connection/link between the readings and course themes.
• No effort to integrate or contextualize information from required reading(s) and course materials in present-day society.

Explain  

(40 marks)

• All images used are highly relevant, providing excellent support for position/claim and overall discussion.
• Explanation is logical, clear, and contextualises images in excellent detail, providing fresh/novel insights.
• Explanation organically integrates overall position/claim and discussion. Excellent attempt in using original examples from a specific place/situation to support the learner’s idea of community.
• Good attempt at using a variety of external material to support the explanation of chosen images.

• All images used are  mostly relevant in supporting position/claim and overall discussion.
• Explanation is logical and clear with minor inconsistencies/gaps in contextualising images.
• Explanation makes a good effort to integrate overall position/claim and discussion. Good attempt to include original examples from a specific place/situation to support the learner’s idea of community, with minor clarifications needed.
• Good attempt at using a variety of external material to support the explanation of chosen images.

• Most images used are  generally relevant in supporting position/claim and overall discussion.
• Explanation is fundamentally clear with some inconsistencies/gaps affecting coherency and understanding.
• Explanation makes a fair effort to integrate overall position/claim and discussion. Fair attempt to include original examples from a specific place/situation to support the learner’s idea of community, but may be inconsistent.
• Fair attempt at using a variety of external material in support to support the explanation of chosen images.

• Images used are not immediately relevant and/or do not reinforce position/claim and the overall discussion.
• Explanation is fragmented, underdeveloped, and/or has major inconsistencies/gaps affecting coherency and understanding.
• Explanation makes minimal effort to integrate with overall position/claim and discussion. Minimal effort in sourcing for relevant examples, but largely unverified or anecdotal examples from a variety of places/situations.
• Minimal to no effort in using a variety of external material to support the explanation of chosen images.

• Images are irrelevant or no images provided.
• Minimal effort in explaining and contextualizing the images.
• Explanation makes no effort to integrate overall position/claim and discussion. There is no discernible effort to source for and include original examples from a specific place/situation to support the learner’s idea of community, but may be irrelevant.
• No effort in using a variety of external material to support the explanation of chosen images.

Articulate your ideas clearly and grammatically and use appropriate photos or images. Include proper in-text citations and references.

• Clear acknowledgement of all images used.
• Writing has a compelling opening, and informative middle and neat conclusion.
• Rhetoric used is appropriate and stylistic enhances persuasiveness of the main argument.
• Words used are striking but natural, varied and vivid.
• Sentences are clear, complete, and of varying lengths.
• Information is clearly and properly cited.
• Use of GenAI and writing tools such as ChatGPT in required section of essay is acknowledged. Little to no GenAI and language tools such as ChatGPT and Grammarly are used in crafting the rest of the essay.

• Clear acknowledgement of all images used.
• Writing has a beginning, middle and end. It is organised but with some lapses.
• Rhetoric used is appropriate and reinforces the main argument.
• Generally good use of word choices, meaning is clear.
• Minor grammatical errors, with little run-ons, fragments and awkward phrasings.
• Information is cited but may have minor stylistic errors.
• Use of GenAI and writing tools such as ChatGPT in required section of essay is acknowledged. GenAI and language tools such as ChatGPT and Grammarly are used sparingly in crafting the rest of the essay.

• Clear acknowledgement of most images used.
• Writing is organised but sometimes gets off topic.
• Rhetoric used is appropriate but does not reinforce the main argument well.
• Word choice or usage is at times inappropriate or wrong.
• Some grammatical errors such as run-ons, fragments and awkward phrasings.
• Adequate effort made in ensuring proper citations.
• Use of GenAI and writing tools such as ChatGPT in required section of essay is acknowledged. Heavy reliance on GenAI and language tools such as ChatGPT and Grammarly in crafting the bulk of the essay. Some original effort is discernible.

• No acknowledgement of images used.
• More than 2 3^rd-party images used.
• Writing is generally organised but with instances of digression that affects the overall discussion.
• Rhetoric used is somewhat appropriate but fails to convey the main argument clearly.
• Word choice or usage is often inappropriate or wrong; meaning is lost.
• Multiple grammatical errors such as run-ons, fragments and awkward phrasings.
• Minimal effort made in ensuring proper citations.
• No acknowledgement of the use of GenAI or other writing tools.
• Over-reliance on GenAI and language tools such as ChatGPT and Grammarly in crafting the entire essay. Original effort is minimal.

• Images are blurry and/or no images used.
• Writing is disorganised, with no clear aim.
• Rhetoric used is inappropriate and does not convey the main argument at all.
• Same words used repeatedly without showing an understanding of and engagement with the terms.
• Excessive gross grammatical errors such as run-ons, fragments and awkward phrasings.
• No effort in providing citations or no citations at all.
• No acknowledgement of the use of GenAI or other writing tools.
• Over-reliance on GenAI and language tools such as ChatGPT and Grammarly in crafting the entire essay. No original effort.