Assignment breakdown worksheet Assignment title and brief location: Due date, time and time zone: Rubric, course guide and policy locations: Repeat for each requirement Criterion or task: Exact instruction and where it appears: Evidence or planned draft location: Current check (not checked / needs clarification / evidence located / revise): Question to resolve: Next action: A planned location is not evidence that a requirement is met. Keep completion separate from quality; use the instructor's rubric and actual feedback. This worksheet does not grade an essay or establish permission to use AI. --- Worked example --- Original fictional assignment and planning record; no student draft, source readings or course policy supplied. Fictional brief Write a 1,000–1,200-word essay evaluating whether the university library should extend staffed evening hours. Use both supplied readings, Reading A and Reading B, to support your position, and address one reasonable counterargument. Include in-text citations and a reference list. Submit the essay as a DOCX file. Follow the course policy on AI assistance. Completed planning example Criterion or task: Evaluate the proposal Exact instruction: evaluating whether the university library should extend staffed evening hours Evidence or planned location: Planned: working answer and reasons in the outline; no draft supplied. Current check: The task asks for an evaluation. The argument has not been checked. Question to resolve: What criteria for evaluating the proposal does the course expect? Next action: Check the wider course materials; ask if the expected basis for evaluation remains unclear. Criterion or task: Length Exact instruction: 1,000–1,200-word essay Evidence or planned location: No draft or word count supplied. Current check: The stated range is recorded; compliance is not yet checked. Question to resolve: Does the reference list count toward the word limit? Next action: Check the submission guidance or ask; later record the relevant final word count. Criterion or task: Assigned evidence Exact instruction: Use both supplied readings, Reading A and Reading B, to support your position Evidence or planned location: Planned: separate notes for Reading A and Reading B, with passage locators. Current check: The brief names two required readings. Neither reading is supplied in this exercise. Question to resolve: Do the readings support the same position or expose a disagreement? Next action: Obtain and read both texts; record what each can support before drafting. Criterion or task: Counterargument Exact instruction: address one reasonable counterargument Evidence or planned location: Planned: an objection and response connected to the position; no wording drafted. Current check: Presence and adequacy remain unchecked. Question to resolve: Which objection would a reasonable reader find consequential? Next action: Choose an objection after reading; test whether it changes the position or needs a response. Criterion or task: References Exact instruction: Include in-text citations and a reference list. Evidence or planned location: Planned: citations beside borrowed material and matching reference entries. Current check: Citation components are required. A named style is absent from the brief. Question to resolve: Which citation style and version should be used? Next action: Look in the course guide or ask; later match each citation to the exact source. Criterion or task: File format Exact instruction: Submit the essay as a DOCX file. Evidence or planned location: No submission file produced. Current check: Required format is clear; the final file is not checked. Question to resolve: Are there separate filename or upload instructions? Next action: Inspect the actual submission page; open and check the final DOCX before uploading. Criterion or task: AI assistance policy Exact instruction: Follow the course policy on AI assistance. Evidence or planned location: The referenced course policy is not included in this fictional brief. Current check: Permission and disclosure requirements are unresolved. Question to resolve: What assistance, if any, is allowed, and what record or declaration is required? Next action: Locate the actual course policy and clarify any uncertainty before using an AI service.