Homework Guidelines and Rubric, 4.1 F16 Online

Directions and Sample for Homework Assignments:

Here is an example of a typical Homework Assignment:

Homework # 1:

Due dates will usually be Sundays at 11:59 pm. Chapter 19: Choose and summarize a Topic related to this week's material and answer Chapter 19 Ask Yourself Questions # 1-4. 

This is a writing assignment worth 10 points, 2 points for the topic, and 2 points for each question.

Purpose:

To evaluate student's critical thinking responses to Chapter Questions.

Directions:

There is no time limit but you must complete the assignment by the due date and you only have 1 attempt. Make sure you follow the homework guidelines and that you use "Control+V"to paste your work onto Canvas. Remember that late submissions will NOT be accepted.

Your total assignment should be between 500-1200 words long and follow these requirements:

• Single Space. 
• 1 inch margins on top, bottom, and sides. 
• 12 pt Times New Roman or similar font. 
• Include the number of the question for each answer and skip a line between answers. 
• You do not need to include the questions, just the answers
• The easiest way is to complete the assignment on a document program and once you are done, copy and paste into the Canvas site using Control+V. This will enable you to work at your own pace and save your work in case there is an issue with the Canvas site.

• Remember that late work is not accepted for any reason or circumstance. 
• Click on the  icon above to begin.

Rubric:

Examine the Homework Rubric below for further reference as to how points are allocated.

Homework Sample:

Your Name

History 4.2, Summer 16

Hw # , Chapter #

I. Topic: Write a paragraph (5 sentences) where you summarize a topic of your choice. The topic has to relate to the time period we are covering the week that the homework is due. You may choose anything that is interesting to you or related to your major. You must do your own research using your textbook or any outside source—but do not simply copy and paste from the internet. You do not need to cite sources.

Example:

Topic: Witches in England

Amidst all other hardships in seventeenth century England, there was also a growing issue with witch hunts and trials. It’s speculated that this arose due to the suffering that was caused by historical events such as England’s civil war and the plague. With people having difficulty accepting and understanding all of the terrible circumstances that England was subject to throughout these years, they began looking for somewhere to point the blame. Unfortunately for many, these scapegoats were normal people that were once neighbors and friends. The accused were often people that had some type of physical abnormality, such as a birth mark or defect, and were mostly female. They were searched out by people who proclaimed themselves as witch exposing professionals that were paid very generously. Once a person was accused they would be stripped down by midwives to reveal/identify whatever physical abnormality had been suspected. They would then undergo questioning and be tortured sometimes to the point where they would actually confess to being a witch. Another common practice was to tie the suspect up and throw them in a river or pond because it was believed that floating was proof of guilt. People that sunk were believed to be innocent and would be yanked from the water by a rope that was tied around their waist. Thousands of people died due to ignorance and the superstitious belief that people were making pacts with the devil.

II. Critical Thinking Questions: There are questions at the end of the chapter in your textbook (or from assigned primary documents), I will select four of these questions and you will answer them in complete sentences and well-developed paragraphs. You do not have to write out the question, it is optional.

Example Question:

What was the source of the major disagreement between the Pope and European Monarchs during the "Lay Investiture Controversy"? How was the conflict resolved?

Incorrect:

1. The pope and the king of Europe did not like each other because each wanted power and did not like each other. So they argued and then the Pope was killed because the king got mad and stuff.

Correct:

1. The conflict of control of Christian Europe between the popes and monarchs began with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. He appointed Clement II as pope, who was loyal in return, and seemed to turn the tide in favor of emperors. Pope Nicholas II wanted to stop secular rulers from promoting church officials to higher offices and came up with the method we still use today to choose the pope. Tensions mounted when Pope Gregory VII decided popes, not royals, should guide Christian Europe. The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV disagreed with Gregory about who should appoint bishops in Germany. Henry IV sent armies into Italy while a powerful patron of Gregory’s, the Countess of Tuscany, countered with her own. Eventually Gregory excommunicated Emperor Henry IV and the emperor responded by using military force to drive Pope Gregory out of Rome. The next emperor, Henry V, solved the problem with the Concordant of Worms. This set forth the understanding that the pope could present new bishops with their symbols of office while the emperor could approve of the elected of bishops. This dispute demonstrated that the pope could use excommunication as a weapon while rulers had the advantage of having armies at their disposal, which the Popes lacked without patrons. Another was emperors had a hand in appointing officials in the church because politics and religion could overlap.