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?