Political science, Syria research paper

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Required

100-90

89-80

79-70

69-60

59-0

Writing on Topic:

Detailed descriptions and analysis of topic that meets all requirements. (See report requirements for more details)

All topic requirements

met with superior analysis and personal opinion. Writing must be intelligent with in-depth analysis supported by specific details and insightful comments and observations.

Nearly all topic requirements met with excellent analysis and personal opinion. Writing must be very clear supported by detailed analysis.

Most content requirements generally met with satisfactory analysis and personal opinion. Writing is clear and coherent with solid comments and observations.

Deficient attention to overall requirements and / or inadequate details, explanation or analysis and / or too little attention to specifics of proposals and / or too little insightful analysis. Missing sufficient discussion of topics and/or opinion or overall inferior opinion.

Too many important requirements either ignored or performed in an unsatisfactory manner. Analysis or opinion is too superficial, confusing, incomplete or inferior.

Use and Quality of Sources (6 separate articles from periodical and one citation from reference source

All source requirements met. The best available articles used with exemplary extrapolation of content.

5 required articles used. Each article is an excellent and very relevant source. Reference source properly used.

4 required articles used with relevant and acceptable referencing of materials. Reference source properly used.

Only 3 required articles used along with reference source or 4 required articles used, but reference source missing or improperly used. Or, inadequate use of articles or reference source.

3 or less required articles used and / or important articles not used or inferior use of articles.

Organization, Structure,

Grammar punctuation

Excellent organization, sentence structure, spelling and grammar.

Very few, or minor errors.

Minor error(s) in structure and or minor errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation.

Too many significant errors or too many errors in general that detract the reader.

Errors evidence poor writing skills and / or major grammar, punctuation, or spelling problems.

MLA

Page (4-6) and other requirements (must be typed)

MLA requirements entirely met or very minor formatting error. Page requirement satisfied. Well organized, stapled etc.

MLA met with minor format errors and half page too short or long. Minor problems with other requirements.

One or two MLA citations inadequate or missing and / or repeat of formatting errors or minor errors with Work-cited page and / or One page too short or long) Problems with other requirements.

Three MLA citations inadequate or missing, and / or major format error(s) and / or missing accurate work-cited page and / or More than one page too short or too long. Other important requirements not met.

More than three MLA citations inadequate or missing and / or major format problems, and / or major problems with work-cited page (or missing) or major problems with page require-ment and / or other important requirements. Not type!