Political/Government Event Report
Assignment RUBRIC : Political/Government Event Report
Content 70 Points
Does the learner demonstrate an understanding of unit
learning outcomes and course material? The Unit 6
Project includes the following/answers the following
questions:
• Describe the observed political event in detail,
including the environment and people involved.
• Describe how the event is directly related to the
study of civil liberties or civil rights and how one
may better understand these topics by attending
a similar event.
• Make note of any aspects of the event that
seemed confusing to you and/or any questions
that came to mind during the observation.
• Support your answer(s) with information
obtained from the text and at least one
academic source.
• Does the paper meet the length requirement?
Style 15 Points
Does the learner express his or her thoughts and present
his or her own views in a reasoned manner? Does the
learner include the following components:
• An introductory paragraph with a thesis
statement?
• Clearly written paragraphs with topic sentences,
body of evidence, a conclusion sentence?
• A conclusion paragraph?
Mechanics 15 Points
Does the writing show strong composition skills? Does
the leaner include the following components?
• An APA formatted paper that includes an APA
reference page?
• Are the sentences complete?
• Is the grammar correct?
• Is the spelling and punctuation correct? Is APA
used properly?
• Are there any typos?