As was mentioned in Module 1, part of what you will do this term is begin developing a personal definition of leisure. This definition will deepen and evolve over the course of your degree as you read and explore new scholars and theories, but for this assignment we’ll start at the beginning: how you’re understanding leisure now. To complete this weekly reflection, respond to the following prompt:
Drawing on the course content from Weeks 1 and 2, articulate how you currently define the term leisure for yourself. Your definition should be in your own words, and about 100-150 words in length, including in-text citations.
Assignment Notes:Please do not draw on any sources from outside of the course. You should be able to complete this assignment using REC 100 modules and preparatory work only. Since this definition is to be in your own words, you should not be using direct quotations. However, you are expected to provide in-text citations for any ideas that you paraphrase. Your Reference page does not contribute to your overall word count.
Remember: it is better to cite the original source instead of modules. The modules are a collection of other people’s ideas for the purpose of instruction, but they are not where these ideas originated from. The modules include reference pages to assist you, and you can post to the Ask the Teaching Team discussion board if you have any questions about a source.
If the module provides an example or other idea unique to the module upon which you wish to draw, the best way to cite the course modules is to use the OWL at Purdue guideline for “online lecture notes and presentation slides.” Some notes:The module author is Zara Rafferty.
For the date, you can use the Monday of the week in which the module is assigned (see the Course Schedule if you’re unsure). Given that LEARN is password protected, providing a URL wouldn’t be as useful for an audience outside of our course. However, since the teaching team has access to our course LEARN links, please use the URL of the module you’re citing. In the square brackets you can say [Online module]
Your assignments will all be graded according to the rubric below. CriteriaExcellent: 100%Very Good: 85%Average: 70%Below Average: 55%Poor: 0%
Content (10 marks)Thoughtful and insightful answer. You have articulated your perspective clearly and effectively. You have done an excellent job of synthesizing your opinion with relevant course content. It is evident that you have read and understood the course content, including lectures and assigned readings.Your response is thoughtful. You have raised some key points/good ideas and have connected your response with some relevant course content.You have addressed the minimum assignment requirements, but your response is not particularly thoughtful or insightful. There is minimal effort to link your response to the course content, and there may be some indication that you did not fully read/understand the course materials.You have attempted to address the question or prompt. However, your response is incomplete or poorly composed. You have not made a meaningful effort to embed course content in your response.You have submitted a response, but the question or prompt was not fully or appropriately addressed. It is clear that you have not been keeping up with the module work and are not able to connect it with your weekly assignments.
Instructions Followed, Quality of Writing, and APA (10 marks)In addition to following the instructions carefully and thoroughly, your writing is high quality (thoughtful, insightful reflective, flows well, edited for grammar and spelling, etc.).In addition to meeting the assignment requirements, your writing flows well and contains few errors. However, your writing does not contain the level of depth and insight required to move into the “Excellent” category.You have met all basic assignment requirements. Your writing is serviceable but could be improved for flow, quality, and depth of reflection.You have not followed the assignment instructions closely enough. Your writing is full of errors and the response may be difficult to understand or follow.The instructions for the assignment were not followed. Writing is very unclear or unintelligible.