Rubric Detail A rubric lists grading criteria that instructors use to evaluate student work. Your instructor linked a rubric to this item and made it available to you. Select Grid View or List View to change the rubric's layout. Content Name: Nursing Discussion Rubric Description: This rubric is used by your instructor to assess the quality of your primary discussion response, as well as your responses to your peers. Keep in mind, because your Discussions are Pass/Fail, they will not be reflected in your Weekly Summary/Combined Grade Columns. However, you must successfully complete these discussion posts/replies to meet your course requirements. Grid ViewList View Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement Initial Post - Content/Comprehension Post demonstrates depth of understanding of course content; Addresses discussion prompt completely; offers clear point of view and detail Feedback: Post demonstrates adequate depth of understanding, but does not address all of discussion prompt; point of view is somewhat unclear and detail is limited Feedback: Post does not demonstrate depth of understanding of course content; Discussion prompt is minimally addressed; Point of view is unclear and detail is under-developed Feedback: Initial Post - Timelines Submits initial post by Wednesday deadline Feedback: Submits initial post one to three days late (after Wednesday before Sunday) Feedback: No initial post Feedback: Initial Post - Spelling/Grammar/Mechanics Post has 0-1 spelling or grammatical errors; Properly cites work in APA format where required Feedback: Post has 2-3 spelling or grammatical errors; Cites work in APA format where required with few errors Feedback: Posts have 3 or more spelling or grammatical errors; Does not cite work where required Feedback: Peer Responses - Engagement/Classroom Interaction Submits required number of response posts; Responses extend the discussion by making connections, relating to others’ ideas and adding supporting detail Feedback: Submits required number of response posts; Some connections are made with relevant explanation and detail Feedback: Responses are not submitted; Responses are generic, limited, do not extend the discussion or add detail Feedback: Peer Responses - Timeliness Submits peer response posts by Sunday deadline Feedback: Submits peer response posts late (after Sunday) Feedback: Submits peer response posts late (after Sunday) Feedback: Peer Responses - Spelling/Grammar/Mechanics Posts have 0-1 spelling or grammatical errors; Properly cites work in APA format where required Feedback: .

1. Rubric Detail
A rubric lists grading criteria that instructors use to evaluate
student work. Your instructor linked a rubric to this item and
made it available to you. Select Grid View or List View to
change the rubric's layout.
Content
Name: Nursing Discussion Rubric
Description: This rubric is used by your instructor to assess the
quality of your primary discussion response, as well as your
responses to your peers. Keep in mind, because your
Discussions are Pass/Fail, they will not be reflected in your
Weekly Summary/Combined Grade Columns. However, you
must successfully complete these discussion posts/replies to
meet your course requirements.
Grid ViewList View
Excellent
Satisfactory
Needs Improvement
Initial Post - Content/Comprehension
Post demonstrates depth of understanding of course content;
Addresses discussion prompt completely; offers clear point of
view and detail

2. Feedback:
Post demonstrates adequate depth of understanding, but does
not address all of discussion prompt; point of view is somewhat
unclear and detail is limited
Feedback:
Post does not demonstrate depth of understanding of course
content; Discussion prompt is minimally addressed; Point of
view is unclear and detail is under-developed

3. Feedback:
Initial Post - Timelines
Submits initial post by Wednesday deadline
Feedback:
Submits initial post one to three days late (after Wednesday
before Sunday)

4. Feedback:
No initial post
Feedback:
Initial Post - Spelling/Grammar/Mechanics
Post has 0-1 spelling or grammatical errors; Properly cites
work in APA format where required
Feedback:

5. Post has 2-3 spelling or grammatical errors; Cites work in
APA format where required with few errors
Feedback:
Posts have 3 or more spelling or grammatical errors; Does not
cite work where required
Feedback:

6. Peer Responses - Engagement/Classroom Interaction
Submits required number of response posts; Responses extend
the discussion by making connections, relating to others’ ideas
and adding supporting detail
Feedback:
Submits required number of response posts; Some connections
are made with relevant explanation and detail
Feedback:

7. Responses are not submitted; Responses are generic, limited,
do not extend the discussion or add detail
Feedback:
Peer Responses - Timeliness
Submits peer response posts by Sunday deadline
Feedback:

8. Submits peer response posts late (after Sunday)
Feedback:
Submits peer response posts late (after Sunday)
Feedback:
Peer Responses - Spelling/Grammar/Mechanics
Posts have 0-1 spelling or grammatical errors; Properly cites

9. work in APA format where required
Feedback:
Posts have 2-3 spelling or grammatical errors; Cites work in
APA format where required with few errors
Feedback:
Posts have 3 or more spelling or grammatical errors; Does not
cite work where required

10. Feedback:
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Initial Post - Content/Comprehension--
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
Post demonstrates depth of understanding of course content;
Addresses discussion prompt completely; offers clear point of
view and detail
Satisfactory

11. Post demonstrates adequate depth of understanding, but does
not address all of discussion prompt; point of view is somewhat
unclear and detail is limited
Needs Improvement
Post does not demonstrate depth of understanding of course
content; Discussion prompt is minimally addressed; Point of
view is unclear and detail is under-developed
Feedback:
Initial Post - Timelines--
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
Submits initial post by Wednesday deadline

12. Satisfactory
Submits initial post one to three days late (after Wednesday
before Sunday)
Needs Improvement
No initial post
Feedback:
Initial Post - Spelling/Grammar/Mechanics--
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
Post has 0-1 spelling or grammatical errors; Properly cites work

13. in APA format where required
Satisfactory
Post has 2-3 spelling or grammatical errors; Cites work in APA
format where required with few errors
Needs Improvement
Posts have 3 or more spelling or grammatical errors; Does not
cite work where required
Feedback:
Peer Responses - Engagement/Classroom Interaction--
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent

14. Submits required number of response posts; Responses extend
the discussion by making connections, relating to others’ ideas
and adding supporting detail
Satisfactory
Submits required number of response posts; Some connections
are made with relevant explanation and detail
Needs Improvement
Responses are not submitted; Responses are generic, limited, do
not extend the discussion or add detail
Feedback:
Peer Responses - Timeliness--

15. Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
Submits peer response posts by Sunday deadline
Satisfactory
Submits peer response posts late (after Sunday)
Needs Improvement
Submits peer response posts late (after Sunday)
Feedback:
Peer Responses - Spelling/Grammar/Mechanics--

16. Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
Posts have 0-1 spelling or grammatical errors; Properly cites
work in APA format where required
Satisfactory
Posts have 2-3 spelling or grammatical errors; Cites work in
APA format where required with few errors
Needs Improvement
Posts have 3 or more spelling or grammatical errors; Does not
cite work where required
Feedback:

17. Name:Nursing Discussion Rubric
Description:This rubric is used by your instructor to assess the
quality of your primary discussion response, as well as your
responses to your peers. Keep in mind, because your
Discussions are Pass/Fail, they will not be reflected in your
Weekly Summary/Combined Grade Columns. However, you
must successfully complete these discussion posts/replies to
meet your course requirements.
PROJECT 1:
TOPIC EXPLORATION WORKSHEET
HIS 100 THEME 1
Part 1
Select a research topic area for Project 1 based on which of the
following areas interests you the most. You will explore the
selected topic a little later in this theme. Mark your selection in

18. the right-hand column.
Drafting of the U.S. Constitution
Mao Zedong’s Rule Over China
South African Apartheid
X
Choose Your Own Topic (insert pre-approved topic here)
In the space below, write a short paragraph about what you
already knew about the topic you selected prior to this course,
based on your personal history or experiences. This may include
assumptions, beliefs, or values related to the topic. Be as
detailed as possible.
The term Apartheid means being apart. This is a version of
racial segregation between the whites and blacks who were
available in south Africa and some parts of South West Africa.
My Believe is that regarding South African Apartheid is more of
an African Version of World War. At no instance that the
whites and the blacks could have conducted a successful
business based transactions. During the Period, they were not
allowed to marry or even date. South African Apartheid is
believed to have begun around 1948 and went through up to the
early 1990s after which the country overcame it.Part 2
Now that you have identified your topic and described what you
already know about the topic, what questions do you still have
about the topic that you would like to know? Place your answers
in the right-hand column.
Identify one question about the topic that you are curious about.
Which role does south African Apartheid policy play?
Describe why this question matters to you personally.
The question is of great significance because the current
generation are well positioned to understand what their
respective ancestors underwent during this period. Therefore, as
an African American, I will be able to understand all these

19. issues.
Describe why this question matters to society.
The question is of great impact towards the society due to the
fact the backs were not treated fairly.
Identify a second question about the topic you are curious
about.
What are similarities between present racial segregation and
south African Apartheid?
Describe why this question matters to you personally.
The query matter to since being an African American, and most
of my family members grew up in Minnesota, they have kept on
complaining of racial segregation from the native Americans.
Therefore, I would wish to relate the case with Apartheid.
Describe why this question matters to society.
Such issues have direct impact on political income. Therefore,
will directly affect the society.
Part 3
You are now ready to complete the final part of your Topic
Exploration Worksheet. You have chosen a topic, posed some
research questions, and are ready to start thinking about what
kind of sources you will need to investigate your research
questions further. Using the library guide in the Shapiro Library
provided for your chosen topic, skim through the suggested
resources (or find your own) and complete the following
information for your research questions.
List which secondary sources would be helpful for investigating
your first research question.
(Include the title and author of the sources)
https://www.history.com/topics/africa/apartheid
List which primary sources
would be helpful for investigating your first research question.
(Include the title and author of the sources)
Apartheid
Emma T. Lucas, Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2018
List which secondary sources would be helpful for investigating

20. your second research question.
(Include the title and author of the sources)
A Comparison Between The Segregation Policy Against African
Americans And The Apartheid Policy
Serdar Ornek, Feyza Kavi, Baransel Mizrak
List which primary sources would be helpful for investigating
your second research question.
(Include the title and author of the sources)
Similarities and Differences in the U.S and South African Civil
Rights Struggles
James D. Orten
Social Work
Vol. 33, No. 4
(Continued on next page)
Now that you have gone through the research, describe what
you have learned about your topic in one to two paragraphs.
I have proved my assumption of comparing the American War
with Apartheid. I have also learnt that no black was allowed to
stay close to the white’s settlement. They were forced to stay
quite far from the whites and on their own.
They were not also allowed to share social amenities and
facilities, thus limiting the possible contact between the two
parties.
The laws formulated remained relevant for more than 50 years
since 1948.
Further economic struggles were brought to south Africa by the
second word war, forcing the régime strengthen their rules of
racial segregation. One of the strengthened rules is the one
which preserved more than 80% of the property in South Africa
for settlers. This further restricted the freedom of the blacks.
HIS 100 4-2 Short Response: Research Plan Preparation

21. Worksheet
Prompt: Applying what you learned about narrowing research
questions, revise your research questions from your Topic
Exploration Worksheet. In the tables below, list the original
question, the revised version of that question, and one to two
sentences explaining how you approached your revisions for
that question to give your instructor insight on your revision
process. Then, answer the question about your primary sources
below the tables.
Research Question 1:
Original Question
Revised Question
Which role does south African Apartheid policy play?
What was the impact of Apartheid in South Africa?
Write 1-2 sentences explaining how you approached your
revisions for the question above.
In revising the original question I opted to focus on a more
general topic. As such, by analyzing the effects of Apartheid, I
will be able to cover several areas including the political,
social, and economic aspects.
Research Question 2:
Original Question
Revised Question
What are similarities between present racial segregation and
south African Apartheid?
What are the comparisons between Apartheid in South Africa
and racial segregation in the United States?
Write 1-2 sentences explaining how you approached your
revisions for the question above.
In revising the original question, I considered both the distinct
features of Apartheid and racial segregation. Therefore, I will
be able to examine both the similarities and differences

22. encompassed in the two systems.
1. Applying what you have learned about comparing primary
sources and analyzing secondary sources, revisit the primary
sources you listed in Part 3 of your Topic Exploration
Worksheet, listing them below and describing what each of
these sources adds to your understanding of your selected topic:
1. Name of primary source: Salem Press Encyclopedia
Author: Emma T. Lucas
Hyperlink:
What this source adds to your understanding of your selected
topic: this source enables me to understand the history of
apartheid comprising its conception, legislation, opposition as
well as its end.
2. Name of primary source: Social Work
Author: James D. Orten
Hyperlink: https://academic.oup.com/sw/article-
abstract/33/4/299/1905933?redirectedFrom=fulltext
What this source adds to your understanding of your selected
topic: this source contributes to my understanding of apartheid
as it points out the struggles that civil rights movement
experienced in both the racial segregation in the United States
and apartheid in South Africa. Therefore, I can be able to
compare and contrast the two systems.

23. 5-3-1 Activity: Historical Context Chart
Assignment
· Identify two secondary sources from your selected topic. The
secondary resources will review two historical events that
impacted your research topic. Complete the Historical Context
Chart (linked within the rubric below) to explore the how these
events inform the historical context of your topic and support
your thesis statement.
· Download and complete the Historical Context Chart. Save
this chart as a file on your computer. Submit this saved file for
instructor grading and feedback.
· To complete this assignment, review the Learning Block 5-3
Historical Context Chart Rubric document.
HIS 100 Theme 3: Learning Block 5-3 Historical Context Chart
Prompt: To understand your event, you need to understand the
world in which that the event took place. First, list your
research topic and the revised research question you plan to
address moving forward. Then, choose two secondary sources
related to your research topic and provide the citation for each
in the chart. You may use secondary sources from previous
assignments.Next, explain in the chart what the source tells you
about the historical context behind your topic. In the last chart
column, explain how the context provided by the source will
help you write your thesis statement, answering your research
question.
Historical Context Chart
Research Topic: South African arpithied
Selected Revised Research Question: Rewrite the revised

24. research question you would like to address here
Secondary Source Citation
Historical Context of Event
Support Your Thesis Statement
First secondary source citation
What does this source tell you about the historical context
behind your topic?
To understand your topic, you need to understand the world in
which the event(s) took place.
Explain how the context provided by the source will help you
support your thesis statement, answering your research question
Second secondary source citation