SCS 100 Module Five Short Answer Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt: Respond to the following using information from this module in combination with your own experience. Describe, in 1 to 2 sentences each, how you think using social media and the internet has influenced each of the following topics:

1. You as an individual 2. The study of social science 3. Larger society

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Submit your short answers in a Microsoft Word document.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Engagement of Response

Completes responses based on the suggested resources and substantiates response with a relative personal experience

Completes responses accordingly but does not provide a personal experience

Does not complete responses or explain a personal experience

30

Topical Response Provides responses that relate to the influences of social media

Responses are only partially related to social media and its influence

Responses are not provided 30

Influence Provides responses that describe how using social media has influenced student as an individual, the social sciences in general, and the larger society

Response requires more detail and relevance to the topic

Does not describe influences of social media in any context

30

Communicates Clearly

Clearly communicates ideas and thoughts

Responses need clarification in order to support ideas presented

Responses are not clear and key ideas are not understandable

10

Total 100%