Sociology Research paper

Sociology 1A06, 2014-2015, Professor Sandra Colavecchia Grading Rubric: Assignment #1 (Total Points: 100) Potential Deductions: 1) 20 points deducted for not submitting assignment to turnitin.com by deadline. 2) 20 points deducted for not receiving at least 80% (ie. 37 out of 46) on the Academic Integrity & Library Quiz. 3) 5 points deducted per day for late submissions. 4) Plagiarized assignments will be given a grade of 0. Note: Please refer to course syllabus and lecture notes for more details on assignment requirements. Objective/Criteria Points Part A: Selection of Sources (20 points) Requirement 1: All 5 articles must be closely related reflecting a narrow focus

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Requirement 2: All 5 articles must be sociological 10

Requirement 3: All 5 articles must be peer-reviewed 5 points deducted for each non

peer-reviewed article

Requirement 4: 2 out of the 5 articles must have been published after Jan. 1, 2006

5 points deducted if 1 article is not recent; 10 points deducted if

2 articles are not recent Requirement 5: Length of articles must be acceptable (average article is 15-30 pages; no articles less than 10 pages)

5 points deducted for each article that is of insufficient length

Part B: Answering Questions about each Article (50 points)

Article 1: key research questions of study (2-3 sentences) Article 1: key findings of study (4-6 sentences)

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Article 2: key research questions of study Article 2: key findings of study

5 5

Article 3: key research questions of study Article 3: key findings of study

5 5

Article 4: key research questions of study Article 4: key findings of study

5 5

Article 5: key research questions of study Article 5: key findings of study

5 5

Part C: Comparing & Drawing Connections (30 points) Comparisons & Connections of Research Questions in Articles. 6-10 sentences. A mark of Excellent entails:

 Thoughtful comparative analysis.  Use of in-text citations to demonstrate connections being

drawn.  Effective writing and careful editing (ie., sentence

construction, clarity, grammar, etc)

15 (Excellent) 12 (Good)

9 (Adequate) 6 (Inadequate)

0 (Absent)

Comparisons & Connections of Research Findings in Articles. 6-10 sentences. See above for requirements

15 (Excellent) 12 (Good)

9 (Adequate) 6 (Inadequate)

0 (Absent) Student: __________________________ Grader: ___________________________ Total: _______