Term Paper – United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable Development Strategy for Canada This assignment is to better understand and analyze The United Nations Sustainable Develo

CATEGORY

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Introduction to the

Topic

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Exceptional introduction that discusses the topic & significance/ background

The reader can definitively predict the body structure of the paper.

Proficient introduction that states the topic, & significance/ background

The reader can mostly predict the body structure of the paper.

Adequate introduction that states the topic, &touches on significance, background

The reader canvaguely predict the body structure of the paper.

Limited introduction that states topic but lacks significance/ background,

Content

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Balanced presentation of accurate information that clearly supports a central purpose that is relevant to the assignment question/goals.

Information shows a thoughtful, in-depth analysis of relevant material.

Thoroughly & expertly acknowledges sources using in-text citations.

Information provides reasonable support for a central purpose or argument that is relevant to the assignment question/goals.

Information displays good evidence of analysis of relevant.

Appropriately acknowledges sources using in-text citations.

Information provides adequate support for a central purpose or argument but may and/or may not be entirely relevant to the assignment question/goals.

Information adequately displays evidence of a basic analysis.

Acknowledges some sources using in-text citations.

Information provides minimal if any support for a central purpose or argument and is mostly not relevant to the assignment question or goals.

Information displays little or no evidence of analysis.

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Minimally or fails to acknowledge sources using in-text citations.

Conclusion

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Exceptional review of key concepts. Insightful discussion & impact of researched material on topic.

Proficient review of key concepts. Discusses impact of researched material on topic.

Adequate review of key conclusions. Touches on impact of researched material on topic.

Vague/no review of key conclusions. Minimal integration of concepts

May introduce new information.

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Quality, Credibility, Variety

of References and Reference format Sources

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All sources come from highly credible scholarly materials.

All citations& paper components are formatted correctly in the document

Most sources come from reasonable credible, scholarly materials.

Most citations & paper components are formatted correctly in the document.

Some sources come from credible, scholarly materials.

Some citations& paper components are formatted correctly in the document.

Few sources if any come from credible, scholarly materials.

Few, if any citations & paper components are formatted correctly in the document.

Writing Fluency

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Virtually free from mechanical, grammatical, punctuation, & spelling errors.

Consistently &expertly utilizes formal academic tone & writing protocols.

Occasional minor errors do not distract the reader.

Good utilization of formal academic tone & writing protocols.

Some significant errors are present, but the overall meaning is clear

Some utilization of formal academic tone & writing protocols.

Errors are distracting, the meaning may not be entirely clear.

Minimal if any utilization of formal academic tone & writing protocols.