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Invented Notation Practice Activity 
In this activity, you will create three invented notations, each for a different teacher-provided phrase in three different mediums: language, math, and music. The purpose of this activity is to gain some practice with both making invented notations and also interpreting invented notations of others. An invented notation is a notation that is created by the notator, using whatever system he or she devises to symbolize the necessary elements of the medium being notated.
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Grade Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate

Powered by iRubric Invented Notation
60 % Three invented notations for the provided three phrases
  Not submitted/Incomplete

0 pts

Few to no criteria met

1 pts

Some criteria met

2 pts

All criteria met

3 pts

Language Phrase Notation
"Usually I like to eat apples, but yesterday I felt like baking three cookies."
Constraints
2 pts

You may not use the letters of the alphabet

Not submitted/Incomplete

This notation was not submitted or is incomplete
Few to no criteria met

Letters of the alphabet were used, and used with little to no difference in how they are used in the conventional system.
Some criteria met

Letters of the alphabet were used, but not used in the conventional manner.
All criteria met

No letters of the alphabet were note used in this notation.
Semantic Relationships
7 pts

The goal is not to simply replace the visual symbols in the conventional system with visual systems that you create. Instead, in addition to making your own visual symbols, you should attempt to represent the medium in a fundamentally different way. This could be by choosing different aspects of the medium to represent or by representing aspects of the medium in different ways.

Not submitted/Incomplete

This notation was not submitted or is incomplete
Few to no criteria met

The notation is essentially a copy of the conventional system, but with different visual symbols (conventional symbols can be replaced one-to-one for invented symbols and result is the same)
Some criteria met

The notation system is noticeably different than the conventional system because either:
1. at least 1 different aspect of the medium is represented (compared to conventional system)
2. at least 1 aspect represented in the conventional system is represented in a fundamentally different way
All criteria met

The notation system is fundamentally different than the conventional system because either:
1. Completely different aspects of the medium are represented (compared to conventional system)
2. All aspects represented in the conventional system are all represented in a fundamentally different way
Creativity
1 pts

Not submitted/Incomplete

Entirely Conventional
Few to no criteria met

Mildly Creative
Some criteria met

Moderately Creative
All criteria met

Highly Creative
Mathematical Phrase Notation
X^2 + 4y - z/2 = 983
Constraints
2 pts

You may not use Arabic numerals or standard operation symbols

Not submitted/Incomplete

This notation was not submitted or is incomplete
Few to no criteria met

Arabic numerals or standard operation symbols were used, and with little to no difference in how they are used in the conventional system.
Some criteria met

Arabic numerals or standard operation symbols were used, but not in the conventional manner.
All criteria met

No Arabic numerals or standard operation symbols were used in this notation.
Semantic Relationships
7 pts

The goal is not to simply replace the visual symbols in the conventional system with visual systems that you create. Instead, in addition to making your own visual symbols, you should attempt to represent the medium in a fundamentally different way. This could be by choosing different aspects of the medium to represent or by representing aspects of the medium in different ways.

Not submitted/Incomplete

This notation was not submitted or is incomplete
Few to no criteria met

The notation is essentially a copy of the conventional system, but with different visual symbols (conventional symbols can be replaced one-to-one for invented symbols and result is the same)
Some criteria met

The notation system is noticeably different than the conventional system because either:
1. at least 1 different aspect of the medium is represented (compared to conventional system)
2. at least 1 aspect represented in the conventional system is represented in a fundamentally different way
All criteria met

The notation system is fundamentally different than the conventional system because either:
1. Completely different aspects of the medium are represented (compared to conventional system)
2. All aspects represented in the conventional system are all represented in a fundamentally different way
Creativity
1 pts

Not submitted/Incomplete

Entirely Conventional
Few to no criteria met

Mildly Creative
Some criteria met

Moderately Creative
All criteria met

Highly Creative
Musical Phrase Notation
("Skip to My Lou")
Constraints
2 pts

You may not use WSMN symbols. You also may not use words.

Not submitted/Incomplete

This notation was not submitted or is incomplete
Few to no criteria met

WSMN symbols or words were used, and with little to no difference in how they are used in the conventional systems.
Some criteria met

WSMN symbols or words were used, but not in the conventional manner associated with the respective notation systems.
All criteria met

Neither WSMN symbols nor words were not used in this notation.
Semantic Relationships
7 pts

The goal is not to simply replace the visual symbols in the conventional system with visual systems that you create. Instead, in addition to making your own visual symbols, you should attempt to represent the medium in a fundamentally different way. This could be by choosing different aspects of the medium to represent or by representing aspects of the medium in different ways.

Not submitted/Incomplete

This notation was not submitted or is incomplete
Few to no criteria met

The notation is essentially a copy of the conventional system, but with different visual symbols (conventional symbols can be replaced one-to-one for invented symbols and result is the same)
Some criteria met

The notation system is noticeably different than the conventional system because either:
1. at least 1 different aspect of the medium is represented (compared to conventional system)
2. at least 1 aspect represented in the conventional system is represented in a fundamentally different way
All criteria met

The notation system is fundamentally different than the conventional system because either:
1. Completely different aspects of the medium are represented (compared to conventional system)
2. All aspects represented in the conventional system are all represented in a fundamentally different way
Creativity
1 pts

Not submitted/Incomplete

Entirely Conventional
Few to no criteria met

Mildly Creative
Some criteria met

Moderately Creative
All criteria met

Highly Creative
Discussion
30 %
  Not posted/Incomplete

0 pts

Few to no criteria met

1 pts

Some criteria met

2 pts

All criteria met

3 pts

Reply to Colleague #1
1 pts

Not posted/Incomplete

Did not post a reply
Few to no criteria met

Posted a reply but either:
1. failed to meet more than one of the criteria in column 3 and 4
2. the reply did not contain substantial substance
Some criteria met

Posted a reply but failed to do one of the following:
1. include a reasonable attempt to explain the notation
2. ask questions about the notation if an explanation was not possible
3. thoughtfully discussed what you found to be particularly interesting about the notation
All criteria met

Included a reasonable attempt to explain the notation (and/or asked questions about confusing aspects), and thoughtfully discussed what you found to be particularly interesting about the notation.
Reply to Colleague #2
1 pts

Not posted/Incomplete

Did not post a reply
Few to no criteria met

Posted a reply but either:
1. failed to meet more than one of the criteria in column 3 and 4
2. the reply did not contain substantial substance
Some criteria met

Posted a reply but failed to do one of the following:
1. include a reasonable attempt to explain the notation
2. ask questions about the notation if an explanation was not possible
3. thoughtfully discussed what you found to be particularly interesting about the notation
All criteria met

Included a reasonable attempt to explain the notation (and/or asked questions about confusing aspects), and thoughtfully discussed what you found to be particularly interesting about the notation.
Reply to Colleague #3
1 pts

Not posted/Incomplete

Did not post a reply
Few to no criteria met

Posted a reply but either:
1. failed to meet more than one of the criteria in column 3 and 4
2. the reply did not contain substantial substance
Some criteria met

Posted a reply but failed to do one of the following:
1. include a reasonable attempt to explain the notation
2. ask questions about the notation if an explanation was not possible
3. thoughtfully discussed what you found to be particularly interesting about the notation
All criteria met

Included a reasonable attempt to explain the notation (and/or asked questions about confusing aspects), and thoughtfully discussed what you found to be particularly interesting about the notation.
Replies to your own notation
1 pts

Not posted/Incomplete

Did not post any replies to the comments/questions on your own notation
Few to no criteria met

Replied to at least one comment or question posted regarding your invented notation
Some criteria met

Replied to most, but not all comments and questions posted regarding your invented notation
All criteria met

Replied to all comments and questions posted regarding your invented notation
Due Dates
10 %
  Late, past module date

0 pts

> 1 day late, within module

1 pts

1 day or less late

2 pts

On time

3 pts

Invented Notation
1 pts

Late, past module date

Posted beyond the end of the module so colleagues could not reply
> 1 day late, within module

posted late, more than one day, but still within the module end date, thus allowing colleagues to reply.
1 day or less late

Posted late, but by only 1 day or less, and still within the module end date, thus allowing colleagues to reply.
On time

Posted on time
Discussions
1 pts

Late, past module date

Posted beyond the end of the module so colleagues could not reply
> 1 day late, within module

posted late, more than one day, but still within the module end date, thus allowing colleagues to reply.
1 day or less late

Posted late, but by only 1 day or less, and still within the module end date, thus allowing colleagues to reply.
On time

Posted on time



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  • Invented Notation, music notation, writing, math notation

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