All students will write a 250 word reaction paper to the week’s discussion, clarifying their own positions.
USE ONE OR MORE OF THE ARTICLES BELOW IN THE PAPER.
ARTICLES https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/12\/873878423\/voting-an…
https:\/\/www.carnegie.org\/topics\/topic-articles\/vot…
https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/politics\/5…
https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/election-integrity\/report…
Writing Grade Rubric <\/p>\n
Arrangement (paper organization and follow-through) <\/p>\n
6\u2014Clear preview followed accurately by the body of the paper.
5\u2014Slightly unclear preview or slightly unclear organization of the paper\u2019s body.
4\u2014Unclear preview or unclear organization of the paper\u2019s body.
3\u2014Missing preview or missing paper organization.
2\u2014Missing preview or missing paper organization plus opaque partner.
1\u2014Missing preview and missing paper organization. <\/p>\n
Argument
(structure and quality of claims and warrants) <\/p>\n
6\u2014Clear thesis-claim, diverse evidence that supports the thesis-claim properly.
5\u2014Unclear thesis-claim or too few warrants in support of the thesis-claim.
4\u2014Unclear thesis-claim and too few warrants in support of the thesis-claim.
3\u2014No thesis-claim or almost no evidence in support of the thesis-claim.
2\u2014No thesis-claim and almost no evidence in support of the thesis-claim.
1\u2014No thesis-claim and no evidence in support of the thesis-claim. <\/p>\n
Knowledge (the outside information you bring to the paper). <\/p>\n
6\u2014Uses questions or points that demonstrate critical engagement with class\u2019 concepts.
5\u2014Uses few questions or points that demonstrate critical engagement with class\u2019 concepts.
4\u2014Uses few questions or points and only shows a little engagement with class\u2019 concepts.
3\u2014Uses no questions or no points and only shows a little engagement with class\u2019 concepts.
2\u2014 Uses no questions or no ideas and only shows a little engagement with class\u2019 concepts.
1\u2014 Uses no questions or ideas and does not engage with class\u2019 concepts. <\/p>\n
Use of Text (use of information brought to you by the reading) <\/p>\n
6\u2014No doubt you did the reading and made the best use of it.
5\u2014Did the reading and used it well enough.
4\u2014Did some of the reading and used it well enough.
3\u2014Seemed not to understand the reading but used it well.
2\u2014Did not understand the reading and barely used it.
1\u2014Did not understand the reading and did not use it. <\/p>\n
Writing (elements of style, clarity, wit, character) <\/p>\n
6\u2014Clear with character, even charm, has brevity, with few spelling or grammatical errors.
5\u2014Clear with some character and some brevity, and few spelling or grammatical errors.
4\u2014Mostly clear and some brevity, but little character and some spelling or grammatical errors.
3\u2014Mostly clear, but little brevity, no character and many spelling or grammatical errors.
2\u2014I can guess the meaning, no brevity, no character, many spelling or grammatical errors.
1\u2014Unclear, no brevity, no character, and many spelling or grammatical errors. <\/p>\n
Creativity (uniqueness, contrary thinking, and risk of the thesis-claim) <\/p>\n
6\u2014Completely unique to me and worthy of original research\u2014genius.
5\u2014A striking idea worthy of more exploration, especially from available literature.
4\u2014A good idea, but not uncommon, still worthy of investigating in depth.
3\u2014A common idea, something everyone should think about, but involves little risk of error.
2\u2014A common to the point of being clich\u00e9 idea with little risk.
1\u2014A very common idea, no risk of being wrong, with an uninteresting approach. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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