Let's Put This Rubric to the Test!

My group project - called the Yagamatas - are focused on the Buddhist monks in North Western Japan who self-mummified themselves in order to achieve a higher level of being, in which then are then known as a buddha. The goal of our case study is to understand why by preserving the body, it would lead them to gain this higher state and how does the process, preparation and final placement of the monk's bodies compare to the Incan child mummies in Argentina.

Mummified Buddhist Monks of Japan

Within this blog post however, I will take website about these mummified Japanese monks analyze it with my own rubric. 

Here is the website: 

http://www.tamqui.com/buddhaworld/Self-mummification

Here is my rubric: 

http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=N72728&sp=true&nocache=1331750884670

Introduction: Gives a good overview of the monks and a brief introduction of the focus 3.5/4

Layout: Very simple, not extremely appealing. Though there are some good images and it isn't confusing to move from information to the next. 2.5/4

Evidence: Basically no evidence is show as to where they received the information from. 0/4

Depth of Analysis: Very basic and practical to get the information across. Not much depth as to thinking 'outside the box', though the website does does demonstrate some archaeological and cultural understanding. 2.5/4

Comprehension of Material: Basica understanding of information 2/4

Conclusion: Nicely wraps up presentation 3/4

Organization: Quite neat and straight-forward. The information and key points flow smoothly throughout presentation 3/4

Mechanics: No bold or obvious grammatical errors - though a few run-on sentences. 3.5/4

20/32 = 63%

Not too great I'm afraid - although maybe I just choose a poor article to mark.