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CJCS100 6381 Introduction to Criminal Justice

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Mini-Paper 2
Instructions
Mini-Papers are single page reflections on a question or exercise. The paper is an opportunity for the student to demonstrate their comprehension of the course material and to apply it to the situation presented. The paper is also an opportunity for the student to demonstrate composition skills. Feedback will be provided for both content and composition. The instructor will create three (3) mini-paper topics/questions Each one will be scheduled to be available to students at the beginning of the week corresponding with the mini-paper "Due Date" in the Course Schedule. A designated Mini-Paper rubric will be used to grade and provide feedback on these one-page assignments. Although mini-papers are NOT research assignments per se, it may be appropriate to require one or more papers include at least one outside source. Instructors may choose any course-relevant topic they wish, including any current event germane to the course. Assignment: In a week that includes a Mini-Paper, a separate assignment will appear in the Discussion section of the classroom. These special Mini-Paper questions are NOT to be answered in the Discussions. The one-page response is to be submitted as a MS WORD document by the due date specified. Format: · One full page, headed with the student's name (No cover page) · Narrative must be double spaced, with 1 inch margins, in #12 font type. · References from any supportive resource materials must be cited in the narrative and on a separate Bibliography page using the American Psychological Association (APA) format.
Due Date
Sep 14, 2014 11:59 PM

Rubric Name: Rubric for Grading Mini-Papers 3 Points


Criteria	Excellent	Good	Poor	Unacceptable
Overall content of paper	20 points Content demonstrates critical thinking, sophisticated analysis and other perspectives. (14-20%)	13 points Content demonstrates some critical thinking, and/or analysis and other perspectives. (7-13%)	6 points Content lacks demonstration of critical thinking, critical analysis and other perspectives. (1-6%)	0 points Content of the paper submitted is unacceptable as submitted. (0%)
Organization	30 points Ideas are logically linked to one another in sequence and substantiate the thesis. (21-30%)	20 points Ideas relate to one another and are sequenced in a non-disruptive way. (11-20%)	10 points All ideas are related to the thesis, but relationships amongst sub-concepts are unclear. (1-10%)	0 points Ideas are unrelated to one another and/or do not substantiate the thesis. (0%)
Presentation: Spelling	10 points No discernible spelling errors. (7-10%)	7 points Minor spelling errors that should have been detected are present. (4-7%)	3 points Significant spelling errors that should have been detected upon review are present. (1-3%)	0 points Spelling errors render the work incomprehensible. (0%)
Presentation: Construction (Sentence structure, paragraph structure, etc.)	20 points Construction is without error. (14-20%)	13 points Minor errors in sentence structure and/or paragraph construction that do not affect readability are present. (7-13%)	6 points Significant surface-level issues in sentence structure or paragraph construction are present that impede the reading process. (1-6%)	0 points Sentence structure and/or paragraph construction issues render the argument incomprehensible. (0%)
Presentation: General format and Citation	20 points Citations and format are without error. (14-20%)	13 points Minor surface-level format or citation issues that do not affect readability are present. (7-13%)	6 points Significant deviation from format direction or prescribed citation format. (1-6%)	0 points Direction as to format were ignores; or, citation does not accurately indicate source of cited material. (0%)
Overall Score	Excellent 2.1 or more	Good 1.1 or more	Poor 0.1 or more	Unacceptable 0 or more