Sociology essay

Category

Exceeded Expectations

Meets Expectations

Competent

Needs Improvement

Not Evident

Points

Earned

Technical

Requirements:

Grammar,

punctuation,

spelling, typed, and double-spaced. Paper should be clearly written, and organized, as well as free of grammatical and spelling errors.

Total Points:20

Paper is

technically

flawless;

typed, double-spaced and followed all instructions

(15-20 Points)

Minor grammar,

punctuation,

& spelling

errors; typed, double-spaced. Followed instructions.

(10-14 Points)

Significant

grammar, punctuation,

& spelling

errors, but

typed, double-

spaced. Somewhat followed instructions.

(5-9 Points)

Grammar,

punctuation,

& spelling

errors are frequent and

distracting, but

typed, double-spaced. Did not follow instructions.

(1- 4 Points)

Grammar,

punctuation, & spelling errors are frequent and distracting. Not typed or double-spaced.

Did not follow instructions.

(0 Points)

Research:

Paper must display evidence that student has a substantial amount of research regarding the chosen topic.

A minimum of 8 academic journal articles is required.

Total Points:20

Research is

well integrated into the paper and properly documented . Used APA formatting style. All sources are academically acceptable.

(15-20 Points)

Research is

adequately integrated and documented. Used APA formatting style. All sources are academically acceptable.

(10-14 Points)

Research is minimally integrated and documented. Used APA formatting style, with mistakes.

Some sources are academic, others are not.

(5-9 Points)

Research is not well integrated. Is somewhat documented.

Used APA formatting style, with mistakes.

Some sources are not academically acceptable.

(1- 4 Points)

No evidence of proper citing or paraphrasing. Did not use APA formatting style.

Sources are not academic.

(0 Points)

Position Statement and

Comparison:

Arguments for the position are organized in an effective way. Student uses data and theory from

Peer reviewed academic research to support position, and deconstruct arguments on opposing side of the position.

Total Points: 20

Position is clearly stated in the introduction,

throughout the structure of the paper and is carried out through the conclusion.

(15-20 Points)

Position is stated in the introduction, but not adequately presented the structure of the paper.

(10-14 Points)

Position is clear but weakly stated throughout the paper.

Organizing theme of the paper is weak. Weak deconstruction of opposing arguments.

(5-9 Points)

Position is

weakly stated in the introduction. Organizing theme of arguments unclear. Paper mentioned opposing arguments for stated position, but did not use data from research to deconstruct the opposition.

(1- 4 Points)

Position is not clearly stated in the introduction or consistent

throughout the paper. Paper did not examine or deconstruct

opposing arguments.

(0 Points)

Critical thinking and

Analysis:

Paper must display evidence that you have thought critically about what you have read and discovered during the course of your research rather than repeating what the articles said. Your research should lead you to draw some conclusions about your topic by providing some analysis of why something changed, happened or why it did not happen

Total Points: 40

Paper ties explanations of human behavior, processes, or cultures to social science concepts or theory beyond those given in the articles. Explains those ties accurately and fully at a level appropriate to context.

(36-40 Points)

Consistent explanations of human behavior processes, or cultures to social science concepts or theory accurately and fully at a level appropriate to context.

(32-35 Points)

Attempts to tie explanations to specific social science concepts or theories but does not develop them fully.

(28-

31 Points)

Attempts to tie explanations to specific social science concepts or theories, but explanations are unclear and/or incorrect.

(1-27 Points)

No application of sociological concepts or theories to analysis of topic.

(0 Points)