Guidelines and Grading Guide for the Open-Book Midterm Exam (weighting: 10% tota

Guidelines and Grading Guide for the Open-Book Midterm Exam
(weighting: 10% total)
The open-book Midterm exam allows you to take notes, texts, or resources materials into the exam situation. It tests your ability to find and apply information and knowledge to deliver well-structured and well-presented arguments. The material you can take into the exam is your notes, readings, reference material. The resource materials are available to you, so you are expected to do more than reproduce them. Questions don’t just call on you to copy information. Instead, this exam will ask you to analyze, compare/ contrast, or evaluate information.
The exam is comprised of four sections (students will write in complete sentences and paragraphs approx. 5-6 typed pages):
1. 2 Slides identification /comparison (selected from those studied during the course): Everyone is responsible for the object’s following information for each image shown: 1. Artist, 2. Title and Location, 3. Date, signature, or inscriptions; 4. Artistic and Historical Age, 5. Artist’s Lifetime, 6. The technique, 7. Preservation, 8. Patronage, 9. Iconography, 10. Style
2. 1 Slide attribution: students suggest the probable artist and state their reasons for making this attribution
3. 2 Short-answer questions with open answers on a topic covered in class
4. 1 Essay question based on material covered in class
N.B., the Midterm exam is carefully timed: if you have a recognized learning disability for which you are entitled to extra time, please get in touch with the Office of Academic Support immediately to ensure that we can make proper arrangements for testing.
2 Slides identification /comparison (selected from those studied during the course)
Identifies and describes the images
Demonstrates understanding of the topic
Theoretical analysis is logically consistent
The key terms/concepts are defined and fully explained 
Makes some comparisons with other artists/artists studied until that point in class
2%
Excellent (grade A, grade 2%): All of the above is present and well-written
Good (grade B, grade 1,5%):  One of the above is missing
Adequate (grade C, grade 1%):  One or two of the above are missing, and/or writing style makes it difficult to understand what is being argued
Marginal (grade D, grade 0,5%): Most of the above is missing and/or writing style makes it very difficult to understand what is being argued
Inadequate (grade F, grade 0%): All above is missing
1 Slide attribution: students suggest the probable artist and state their reasons for making this attribution
Suggests the probable artist and states his/her reasons for making this attribution
Empirical evidence is provided
The key terms/concepts are defined and fully explained 
Makes some comparisons with artists/artists studied until that point in class
2%
Excellent (grade A, grade 2%): All of the above is present and well-written
Good (grade B, grade 1,5%):  One of the above is missing
Adequate (grade C, grade 1%): One or two of the above are missing, and/or writing style makes it difficult to understand what is being argued
Marginal (grade D, grade 0,5%): Most of the above is missing and/or writing style makes it very difficult to understand what is being argued
Inadequate (grade F, grade 0%): All above is missing
2 Short-answer questions with open answers on a topic covered in class
Demonstrates understanding of the topic
The key terms and concepts are defined and explained 
2%
Excellent (grade A, grade 2%): All of the above is present and well-written
Good (grade B, grade 1,5%): One of the above is missing
Adequate (grade C, grade 1%): One of the above is missing and/or writing style makes it difficult to understand what is being argued
Marginal (grade D, grade 0,5%): Most of the above is missing and/or writing style makes it very difficult to understand what is being argued
Inadequate (grade F, grade 0%): All above is missing
1 Essay question based on material covered in class
Answers the question clearly, with a full explanation 
The key terms/concepts are defined and fully explained 
2%
Excellent (grade A, grade 2%): All of the above is present and well-written
Good (grade B, grade 1,5%):  One of the above is missing
Adequate (grade C, grade 1%): One of the above is missing and/or writing style makes it difficult to understand what is being argued
Marginal (grade D, grade 0,5%): Most of the above is missing and/or writing style makes it very difficult to understand what is being argued
Inadequate (grade F, grade 0%): All above is missing
Overall Structure
Uses appropriate format
Presents items in a logical structure
Writing is clear and concise
Ensures correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation
2%
Excellent (grade A, grade 2%): All of the above is present with no errors
Good (grade B, grade 1,5%):  All of the above is present with a few errors in structure or format
Adequate (grade C, grade 1%):    Some of the above is present with errors in structure or format
Marginal (grade D, grade 0,5%):  Most of the above is absent with significant problems in layout and writing style
Inadequate (grade F, grade 0%):  All above is missing