Accidental Statesman Research paper and Thesis with outline

US ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY

MASTER LEADER COURSE

Form 1009W, Assessing Writing

IAW TP 350-70-7 Appendix C Assessment Instruments

NAME:

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER DATE:

FACILITATOR:

RATING: UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY SUPERIOR RANGE: 0-69 70-89 90-100 EARNED:

COGNITIVE LEVEL ATTAINED: Higher levels include characteristics of lower levels

ANALYZING: Breaking material into constituent parts, determining how the parts relate to each other and to an overall structure or purpose through differentiating, organizing, and attributing.

APPLYING: Carrying out or using a procedure through executing, or implementing.

UNDERSTANDING: Constructing meaning from oral, written, and graphic messages through interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, and explaining.

REMEMBERING: Retrieving, recognizing, and recalling relevant knowledge from long-term memory.

Writing Assignment

Analyze the major points of your base article for research. Use your research time to develop a deep understanding of

your topic so you can fully explain your part of the themed outline and support the group effort. Student will write a

three to five page research paper (not including the reference or title pages) using Times New Roman 12 point font,

and APA 6th edition format. Student will provide an additional three references to the base document.

Facilitator Comments:

Facilitator Signature:

Student Comments:

Student Signature:

US ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY

MASTER LEADER COURSE

Form 1009W, Assessing Writing

Student Rubric: 0-4 5-8 9-10

Topic Introduction: 20% Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Superior

Does not adequately convey

topic. Does not describe subtopics to be reviewed.

Conveys topic. Describes

subtopics to be reviewed. General thesis statement.

Strong introduction of topic.

Clearly delineates subtopics to be reviewed. Well-developed

thesis statement.

pt20% =s Topic Body: 40% Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Superior

Did not introduce any aspect of the topic, instances were so

vague as to imply there was

much more information needed.

Made little attempt to correlate

the topic to the overarching

theme.

Partially introduced some of aspects of the topic. Developed

and linked the topic to the

overarching theme.

Solidly introduced all aspects of the topic. Demonstrated preparedness. Fully linked the topic to the overarching

theme.

40% = Sequencing and Transition:

10%

Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Superior Little evidence of the material was logically organized into topic, subtopics, or related to topic; transitions are unclear or nonexistent.

Most of the material clearly related to subtopic and main

topic. Material may not be

organized within subtopics but attempts to provide variety of

transitions.

Strong organization and integration of material within subtopics. Strong transitions linking subtopics and main topic.

pts

Grammar and Correctness:10%

Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Superior Grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors substantially detract from the paper.

Very few grammatical, spelling,

and/or punctuation errors that interfere with the reading of the

paper.

The paper is free of

grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.

pts

Readability (sentence structure): 10%

Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Superior Word choice is informal in tone. Writing is choppy, with many awkward or unclear passages.

Writing has minimal awkward or unclear passages.

Writing flows and is easy to follow.

pts

APA Formatting: 10% Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Superior Errors in APA style detract substantially from the paper.

No more than three errors in

APA style. Errors do not detract

from the paper.

No errors in APA style.

Possesses a scholarly style.

TOTAL pts. Plagiarism: 16% to 24% plagiarism subtracts 10 pts and 25% or more subtracts 20-31 pts.

1. NAME:
2. DATE:
3. FACILITATOR:
4. Facilitator Comments:
5. Facilitator Signature:
6. Student Comments:
7. Student Signature:
8. Topic_Body:
9. Topic_Introduction:
10. Sequencing_and_Transition:
11. Topic_Body_Total_Score: 0
12. Topic_Introduction_Total_Score: 0
13. Grammar_and_Correctness:
14. APA_Formatting:
15. Plagarism_Score:
16. Readability_Sentence_Structure:
17. TOTAL_pts: 0
18. Unsatisfactory Result: X
19. Satisfactory Result:
20. Superior Result: