| Points: 120 | Assignment 2.2: Policemen of the World Final Paper |
| Criteria | | Meets Minimum Expectations |
| | Unacceptable | 60-69% D | Fair | Proficient | Exemplary |
| | Below 60% F | | 70-79% C | 80-89% B | 90-100% A |
| 1. Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement. | Did not submit or incompletely introduced your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement. | Insufficiently introduced your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement. | Partially introduced your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement. | Satisfactorily introduced your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement. | Thoroughly introduced your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement. |
| Weight: 5% |
| 2. Discuss two (2) international events involving the US military from the past five (5) years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. | Did not submit or incompletely discussed two (2) international events involving the US military from the past five (5) years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. | Insufficiently discussed two (2) international events involving the US military from the past five (5) years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. | Partially discussed two (2) international events involving the US military from the past five (5) years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. | Satisfactorily discussed two (2) international events involving the US military from the past five (5) years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. | Thoroughly discussed two (2) international events involving the US military from the past five (5) years that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War. |
| Weight: 10% |
| 3. Discuss three (3) aspects of US history since 1865 that has led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman. | Did not submit or incompletely discussed three (3) aspects of US history since 1865 that has led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman | Insufficiently discussed three (3) aspects of US history since 1865 that has led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman. | Partially discussed three (3) aspects of US history since 1865 that has led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman | Satisfactorily discussed three (3) aspects of US history since 1865 that has led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman | Thoroughly discussed three (3) aspects of US history since 1865 that has led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman |
| Weight: 20% |
| 4. Identify three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role. | Did not submit or incompletely identified three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role. | Insufficiently identified three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role. | Partially identified three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role. | Satisfactorily identified three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role. | Thoroughly identified three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role. |
| Weight: 15% |
| 5. Determine three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. (Consider treaties, exit strategies, elections, wars, etc.) | Did not submit or incompletely determined three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. | Insufficiently determined three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. | Partially determined three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. | Satisfactorily determined three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. | Thoroughly determined three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. |
| Weight: 20% |
| 6. 3 academic references (besides or in addition to the textbook) | No references provided | Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. | Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; most references good quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
| Weight: 10% |
| 7. Writing / Support for ideas | Never uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas. | Rarely uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas. | Partially uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas. | Mostly uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas. | Consistently uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas. |
| Weight: 10% |
| 8. Writing / Grammar and mechanics | Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. | Free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. |
| Weight: 10% |