Current Event Analysis

Category

Points allotted

Summary: Summary is brief and only provides basic information to the reader. The reader is able to grasp what the news event is about. No personal opinion of the student is included here.

4

Analysis: the student provides an analysis and/or critique of the news event. The student presents an opinion of the news event and identifies the actors involved. The student also incorporates the ideas of at least one author of the assigned readings in the course.

4

Citation: the student cites the sources by using APA or MLA formats.

1

Spelling/grammar: the submission demonstrates an effective editing/proofreading process. The submission is devoid of spelling and/or grammatical mistakes.

1