Lesson plan

1. The tutor first prepares their student for the assessment with a shorter task of a more traditional format. This task must introduce the students to the theoretical aspect of the module, which would later help them with the practical assessment. In the case of Valentina Abbatelli's course on book edition paratext, the first task was a 1500-word essay (30% of the final grade), where the students had to write an analysis of two or more editions of a book of their choice among those covered in the module by that point.
2. The second assessment, which is a digital project where students are invited to apply their theoretical knowledge of the subject in practice, must be introduced well in advance to give the students enough time to prepare for the technical aspects of its completion. In Valentina's course, the students were offered technical support throughout the time in which were expected to work on the digital project; they were also issued a short document written by the IT about the software they were invited to use (i.e. Microsoft Publisher). The tutor must consider the specific features of each piece of software they consider recommending to their students, as well as its availability on various devices.
3. In Valentina's course, the assessment itself comprises the following: the digital rendition of the chosen book's design (complete with the cover, the publisher's information, the blurbs on the back, etc.), a 1000-word preface, and a 1000-word reflective essay. To make sure that students are graded on their subject-relevant knowledge, rather than technical skillset alone, the tutor marks their work in relation to its intentionality and theoretical coherence, as demonstrated in the reflective essay in conjunction with the digital work itself.