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Grading Criteria for Integrative Paper

Grading Criteria for Integrative Paper

A maximum number of points will be available for the following sections of the Integrative Paper. Hopefully, this may prove useful for you.

Use of the Mandatory Outline headings--all Outline headings should be included in your paper. You may include additional headings, however, none of the headings in the Mandatory Outline should be omitted.

1. Introduction: 30 points are available. The Introduction should identify your social issue/topic from a problem perspective; be concise in describing the social issue; and briefly indicate what the paper will contain. Written in third person.

2. Statement of the Problem: 30 points are available. The Statement of the Problem should elaborate briefly on the social issue/topic identified; substantiate that a problem exists by including a statistical reference or two; and be concise and to the point. Written in third person.

3. Review of Literature: 100 points are available. The ROL should continue the problem focus and provide increased detail related to the significance of the social issue.

It should be written in your own words, with an occasional direct quote allowed, with support from authors found in the professional research literature.

It should be concise, objective, focused, to the point without unnecessary words and phrases, written in third person and devoid of personal opinion, value judgments and subjectivity.

References from the literature should come from recognized professional journals or recognized online sources and be cited according to APA writing style.

It should be organized in 4 sections: nature and extent of the problem, consequences, causes, and solutions.

It must make the argument that the chosen social issue is, indeed, an issue of significance.

Clear, concise writing is really important in the first three headings of the Mandatory Outline. Do not put "creative", “informational” writing in these technical, scholarly parts of the paper. Creative writing is including non-contributing words and phrases that weaken the focus of the paper and cause the reader to have to process emotional or distracting commentary. It is called "fluff." Rewrites are expected to reflect my feedback from previous versions. If you paper does not then I will assume that you have decided not to consider my feedback. This is entirely up to your disgression.

4. Findings: 40 points available. This heading should contain a summary of the findings in from the research for your ROL as well as the observations from your volunteer efforts related to the topic. You may also add information about your agency here, if you wish, or create a new heading. Third person writing is not required. 5. Integration of Course Concepts: 80 points available. This heading, or a related heading where you have included the discussion of the course concepts, should contain your discussion of how the course concepts, all of them, present themselves in your volunteer work or your agency activities.

6. Citations in the body of your paper as well as in your Reference Page must follow APA guidelines.

7. The Integrative Paper should be 8--10 pages in length and have seven to ten professional journal references.