communications research essay

COM 470: Final Paper

Significance of Issue/Topic/Experience ______/40

--Identifies and justifies well why this issue/topic/experience is important to study for their persuasive strategies

--Uses peer-reviewed sources in explanation; other references used as well

--Incorporates class content

Persuasive Analysis ______/80

--Identifies at least three most common persuasive strategies used and identifies examples of each

--Justifies why these are the common persuasive strategies

--Includes pros and cons of these persuasive strategies

--Identifies the strategy that is most effective and/or appropriate

--Uses peer-reviewed sources in explanation; other references used as well

--Incorporates class content

Possible Persuasive Strategies for Persuasion _______/50

--Identifies and justifies the use of another persuasive strategy/strategies for this issue/topic/experience

--Recommendation was not previously discussed

--Uses peer-reviewed sources in explanation; other references used as well

--Incorporates class content

Page length/APA style/Grammar/Spelling/Reference Page/Format _______/30

--10-12 pages in content (less than half a page does NOT count as a page), excluding title page, references and appendix [abstract not needed].

--follow APA style on formatting, in-text citations and reference list

--Includes an Introduction and Conclusion

--free of grammatical and spelling errors

--at least 10 peer-reviewed citations from 2000 to now

--Additional non peer-reviewed citations used

--Appendix included

Total _______________/200