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Women’s health with race component

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Grading Rubric for Research Paper – First Draft

1. Introduction

/3

Overview of topic and culture Some background information

Thesis is clearly and concisely stated

2. Content

/15

Description of why topic is a systemic racism issue (or a women’s issue) Description of why topic is a social justice issue

Description of population and its culture, including how the culture impacts or is impacted by the issue

Both sides of an argument are initially considered

Thesis is supported by thoughtful and organized arguments Arguments are well-supported with evidence

Discussion of actions taken and proposed

3. Conclusion

/2

Summarizes the content of the paper

States concisely what was learned from the research

4. Scholarly Writing

/5

Paper has a title page and a reference page in APA style. APA style is used consistently throughout paper.

Paper is clearly written and flows well with correct grammar and spelling

Paper contains four sources of evidence, two of which come from scholarly sources.

All sources of evidence are authoritative, relevant to the topic, and paraphrased, using minimal direct quotes

Total

/25