AFH4200: African History19

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Class #: 3536 / Sect.: 1 / Tues. & Thurs. 3:30-4:45p.m. / Spring 2012 / BLPC, Rm. #205
At Instructors discretion, syllabus is subject to change at any time. Students will be notified of changes.
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Book Review Score Sheet
Circle One Circle One
Did Student
Have a formal Introduction in their Book Review? Yes No +5 -5
Have a formal Thesis Statement about their Book Review? Yes No +5 -5
Have a formal Conclusion in their Book Review? Yes No +5 -5
Clearly state the Author's Central Thesis? Yes No +5 -5
Critique Book Thoroughly, Discussing the Strengths & Weaknesses in
Detail and Giving Specific Examples (by Citing) from the Book? Yes No +5 -5
Explain the Goals of the Author (what led them to write this Book)? Yes No +5 -5
State the Arguments of the Book Yes No +5 -5
Indicate how Logical are those Arguments? Yes No +5 -5
State how well is the Book Written? Yes No +4 -4
Explain how the Book added Significantly to their Historical Knowledge? Yes No +4 -4
Note how the Book is Organized (Chronologically, Topically, etc.)? Yes No +4 -4
Note the Period of Time the Book is concerned with? Yes No +4 -4
Note the Geographical area the Book covers? Yes No +4 -4
Indicate/Examine the Sources the Author uses? Yes No +4 -4
Indicate how Extensive and Thorough was the Authors Research? Yes No +3 -3
Indicate what Kind of History is the Book? Yes No +3 -3
Use Spell Check and a Thesaurus? Yes No +2 -2
Avoid using Clichs and Slang? Yes No +2 -2
Double-space document? Yes No +3 -3
Indicate Authors Biographical information (in 2 to 3 sentences)? Yes No +3 -3
Correctly cite books Bibliographic information? Yes No +2 -2
Place Page Numbers at the bottom-right of each page? Yes No +2 -2
Use 1 margins throughout the entire document? Yes No +2 -2
Use #12 Times New Roman font? Yes No +2 -2
Avoid inserting a Title Page Yes No +2 -2
Avoid using Staples or a Plastic Cover? Yes No +2 -2
Avoid using a work-cited page? Yes No +2 -2
Correctly cite Chicago Manual Style Footnotes (not Endnotes)? Yes No +2 -2
Type all Titles in Italic? Yes No +2 -2
Type the Word Count, bottom-right-side-corner of the last page? Yes No +2 -2
Reach the minimum Word Count? Yes No -5
Have their Full Name, Class Day, & Class Time on every sheet? Yes No -5
Take Book Review to the FAMU University Writing Lab? Yes No -5
Submit their assignment On-Time? Yes No -10
(Note: Numbers 1 to 30 on this list add-up to 100 points) Total points:

A= 90% - 100% The highest academic grade possible; an honor grade which is not automatically given to a student who ranks highest in
the class, but is reserved for accomplishment that is truly distinctive & demonstrably outstanding. It represents a superior mastery of course material & is
a grade that demands a very high degree of understanding as well as originality/creativity as appropriate to the nature of the course. An A indicates
student works independently w/unusual effectiveness & often takes the initiative in seeking new knowledge outside the formal confines of the class.

B= 80% - 89% Denotes achievement considerably above acceptable standards; good mastery of material is evident; student performance
demonstrates a high degree of originality and/or creativity. B indicates that the student works well independently; often demonstrates initiative; analysis,
synthesis, & written critical expression are considerably above average.

C= 70% - 79% C is the grade that is expected of a student of average ability and who gives to the work a reasonable amount of time/effort.

D = 60% - 69% F = 59% or <