Reflection Essay
Assignment
The following
images were selected from What the World Eats, a book that shows families from
around the world and their food for a week. Reflect upon the images in an
essay. Be sure that you identify the purpose of your reflection, organize your
subjects and your points effectively, and support your points with details that
you observe in the images. If you deem it appropriate, you may include the
photos in the body of your essay.
Please carefully
review the accompanying rubric for additional details concerning the
assignment.
Due dates: See
Course Calendar
Food Nutrition
Eating Health Diet <span style=’font-weight: bold’></span>
#1 – The
Aboubaker family of Darfur province, Sudan, in a refugee camp in Chad with a
week’s worth of food (cost: $1.22 USD).
Food Nutrition
Eating Health Diet <span style=’font-weight: bold’></span>
#2 – The Ahmed
family of Cairo, Egypt with a week’s worth of food (cost: $68.53 USD).
Food Nutrition
Eating Health Diet <span style=’font-weight: bold’></span>
#3 – The Revis
family at home in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a week’s worth of food (cost:
$341.98 USD)
Use the following
rubric to assist you in the planning and writing of your essay.
Reflection Essay
Grading Rubric
Criteria / Total
Points Available
Points Received
Content (40
points )
· Writer includes
a formal outline with the final draft of the essay
· Final draft of
essay contains all elements described in the assignment sheet
· Writer
correctly cites any material that is summarized, paraphrased, or directly
quoted
Organization (20
points)
· Essay is easy
to follow with good readability
· Essay contains
an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion
· Writer uses
transitions
· Thesis is clear
and focused
· Paragraphs
contain topic sentences
Grammar and
Mechanics / Style and Editing (30 points)
· Writer uses
varied sentence types and structures
· Writer uses
sophisticated, college-level vocabulary
· Essay is
virtually free of grammatical errors (fragments, run-ons, comma splices,
misspellings, word choice, capitalization errors, missing words,
singular/plural/past/present tense confusion)
· Punctuation is
correct
Format (10
points)
· Essay length is
between 800 to 1200 words.
· Font and font
size is correct (either Times New Roman or Calibri and 11-point size)
· Essay follows
MLA formatting guidelines and contains a title page with proper headers and
title (Refer to the sample first page in the course syllabus)
Total Points
