Cold War Current Events and US Diplomacy
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
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Points: 135 |
Assignment 2: Current Events and U.S. Diplomacy |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Define presidential doctrine and summarize the regional or global events during the Cold War leading up to the formation of the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely defined presidential doctrine and summarized the regional or global events during the Cold War leading up to the formation of the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1. |
Insufficiently defined presidential doctrine and summarized the regional or global events during the Cold War leading up to the formation of the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1. |
Partially defined presidential doctrine and summarized the regional or global events during the Cold War leading up to the formation of the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1. |
Satisfactorily defined presidential doctrine and summarized the regional or global events during the Cold War leading up to the formation of the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1. |
Thoroughly defined presidential doctrine and summarized the regional or global events during the Cold War leading up to the formation of the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1. |
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2. Select one country you wrote about in Assignment 1 and describe the Cold War relationship that existed between the country you selected and the U.S. before the presidential doctrine was announced. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely selected one country you wrote about in Assignment 1 and described the Cold War relationship that existed between the country you selected and the U.S. before the presidential doctrine was announced. |
Insufficiently selected one country you wrote about in Assignment 1 and described the Cold War relationship that existed between the country you selected and the U.S. before the presidential doctrine was announced. |
Partially selected one country you wrote about in Assignment 1 and described the Cold War relationship that existed between the country you selected and the U.S. before the presidential doctrine was announced. |
Satisfactorily selected one country you wrote about in Assignment 1 and described the Cold War relationship that existed between the country you selected and the U.S. before the presidential doctrine was announced. |
Thoroughly selected one country you wrote about in Assignment 1 and described the Cold War relationship that existed between the country you selected and the U.S. before the presidential doctrine was announced. |
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3. Describe the relationship that currently exists between the U.S. and the country you selected in section (2) above. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely described the relationship that currently exists between the U.S. and the country you selected in section (2) above. |
Insufficiently described the relationship that currently exists between the U.S. and the country you selected in section (2) above. |
Partially described the relationship that currently exists between the U.S. and the country you selected in section (2) above. |
Satisfactorily described the relationship that currently exists between the U.S. and the country you selected in section (2) above. |
Thoroughly described the relationship that currently exists between the U.S. and the country you selected in section (2) above. |
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4. Describe the effect that the presidential doctrine has had on regional or global affairs since it was announced during the Cold War. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely described the effect that the presidential doctrine has had on regional or global affairs since it was announced during the Cold War. |
Insufficiently described the effect that the presidential doctrine has had on regional or global affairs since it was announced during the Cold War. |
Partially described the effect that the presidential doctrine has had on regional or global affairs since it was announced during the Cold War. |
Satisfactorily described the effect that the presidential doctrine has had on regional or global affairs since it was announced during the Cold War. |
Thoroughly described the effect that the presidential doctrine has had on regional or global affairs since it was announced during the Cold War. |
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5. Assess whether the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1 doctrine had had the intended effect of altering the behavior of the country you selected in section (2) above since the doctrine was first announced. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely assessed whether the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1 doctrine had had the intended effect of altering the behavior of the country you selected in section (2) above since the doctrine was first announced. |
Insufficiently assessed whether the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1 doctrine had had the intended effect of altering the behavior of the country you selected in section (2) above since the doctrine was first announced. |
Partially assessed whether the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1 doctrine had had the intended effect of altering the behavior of the country you selected in section (2) above since the doctrine was first announced. |
Satisfactorily assessed whether the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1 doctrine had had the intended effect of altering the behavior of the country you selected in section (2) above since the doctrine was first announced. |
Thoroughly assessed whether the presidential doctrine you wrote about in Assignment 1 doctrine had had the intended effect of altering the behavior of the country you selected in section (2) above since the doctrine was first announced. |
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6. Cite 4 references Weight: 5% |
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; all references high-quality choices. |
Exceeds number of required references; all references high-quality choices. |
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7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present . |
7-8 errors present. |
5-6 errors present. |
3-4 errors present. |
0-2 errors present. |