Topic: Briefly summarize the main points of the article. Focus on the issue that the paper discusses. What suggestions do you have to solve the problems discussed in the articles, that have not been c

Response Paper #2

Submit an essay of 600 – 800 words by July 24 @ 11:59pm to the submission link on Blackboard about the topic below. The submission should be a MS Word Document file. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, and APA 7th edition style. No cover page is necessary. A reference list is required.

Topic:

Select one of the three articles posted in the Week 3 module on crowd management and behavior issues. Briefly summarize the main points of the article. Focus on the issue that the paper discusses. What suggestions do you have to solve the problems discussed in the articles, that have not been covered in the articles themselves? You must have at least one suggestion (You cannot say “I agree with everything the article suggests.”

Grading Standard/ Rubric:

The papers should include an argument or thesis statement relevant to topic stated above (10%) that is being supported throughout the paper with paraphrasing and citations from primary and secondary sources (20%), brief summary of the main idea (20%), and then a critical analysis of how the sources support the argument/ thesis statement (20%). Spelling, grammar, and typographical errors should be kept to a minimum (15%). Students should use direct quotations sparingly (5%). The plagiarism tracker should have less than 25% match from other sources (10%). Over 40% match will be considered plagiarism and papers will receive a zero grade (0/20). Papers that have used programs that paraphrase to trip plagiarism detectors to point where the paper is unreadable, will receive a zero grade.

Note: Weighting of grade is the percentages in parentheses.

Total Paper is worth 20 points (20% of overall grade)