Instructions
Write a 600-word essay summarizing the emergence of the terms Hispanic, Latino/a
and Latinx and the reasoning behind the different terms. Make sure you make use of
and cite sources to inform your essay. It is important that you give attention to the
reasons for which the different terms arose at different times. Consider the
questions below to help you brainstorm:
When does the term Hispanic arise and what is it purposed to mean? What was used
before it?
When does the term Latino/Latina arise and what is it purposed to mean? What was
used before it?
What are other terms used interchangeably with these terms? How are they
different?
When does the term Latinx arise and what is it purposed to mean? What was used
before it?
The rubric included in Module Zero for written assignments will apply to this essay.
I encourage you to schedule appointments with the writing center--Module zero has
details on how to schedule appointments. Those appointments could happen at the
beginning as you process and plan the assignment, toward the middle when you are
writing, and at the end when you work on revising. This is not an assignment you
want to complete the night before it is due--it will show if you do not give it time.
Format: This essay should be 600 words in length. Format your paper using Times
New Roman, 12pt, double spaced, 1-inch margins, and MLA Style guidelines. Make
sure to cite all your sources (whether you summarize, paraphrase or quote a source).
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Criteria
Focus on Purpose
Main Idea
Overall Organization
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Level 5
5 points
Purpose is clear.
5 points
Clearly presents a
main idea and
supports it
throughout the
paper
5 points
All paragraphs
have clear ideas,
are supported
with examples
and
have smooth
transitions
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Level 4
4 points
Shows awareness
of purpose.
4 points
There is a main
idea supported
throughout most
of the paper
4 points
Most paragraphs
have clear
ideas, are
supported with
some
examples and
have transitions
4 points
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3 points
Shows limited
awareness of
purpose
3 points
Vague sense of a
main idea,
weakly supported
throughout the
paper.
3 points
Some paragraphs
have clear
ideas, support
from examples
may be missing
and transitions
are weak.
3 points
Level 2
2 points
No awareness of
purpose.
2 points
A main idea is not
presented nor
supported
throughout the
paper.
2 points
Paragraphs lack
clear ideas
2 points
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All paragraphs
have clear ideas,
are supported
with examples
and
have smooth
transitions.
5 points
Exceptionally
well-presented
and
argued; ideas are
detailed, well-
developed,
supported with
specific evidence
& facts, as well
as examples and
specific details.
5 points
Sources are
exceptionally
well-
integrated and
they support
claims argued in
the paper very
effectively.
Quotations and
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4 points
Most paragraphs
have clear
ideas, are
supported with
some
examples and
have transitions
4 points
Well-presented
and argued;
ideas are detailed,
developed
and supported
with evidence
and details,
mostly specific.
4 points
Sources are well
integrated and
support the
paper's claims.
There may be
occasional errors
but the sources
and Works Cited
conform to MLA
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Some paragraphs
have clear
ideas, support
from examples
may be missing
and transitions
are weak
3 points
Content is sound
and solid; ideas
are present but
not particularly
developed or
supported; some
evidence, but
usually of a
generalized
nature.
3 points
Sources support
some claims
made in the
paper, but might
not
he integrated well.
within the
paper's argument.
There may be a
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Paragraphs lack
clear ideas.
2 points
Content is not
sound.
2 points
The paper does not
use
adequate research
or the
sources are not
integrated
well. They are not
cited
correctly according
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Sources are
exceptionally
well-
integrated and
they support
claims argued in
the paper very
effectively.
Quotations and
Works
Cited conform to
MLA style sheet.
5 points
Excellent
grammar, spelling,
syntax and
punctuation.
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Sources are well
integrated and
support the
paper's claims.
There may be
occasional errors,
but the sources
and Works Cited
conform to MLA
style sheet.
4 points
A few errors in
grammar,
spelling, syntax
and punctuation,
but not many.
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Sources support
some claims
made in the
paper, but might
not
be integrated well
within the
paper's argument.
There may be a
few errors in MLA
style.
3 points
Shows a pattern
of errors in
spelling, grammar,
syntax and/or
punctuation.
Could also be a
sign
of lack of proof-
reading.
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The paper does not
use
adequate research
or the
sources are not
integrated
well. They are not
cited
correctly according
to MLA
style, nor listed
correctly on
the Works Cited
page.
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2 points
Consistent errors
are displayed
throughout the
essay.
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