Position Paper Grading Rubric

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GWUW1020 Paper #1 Rubric

Content:

·      Based upon a specific, pertinent issue in Global Development, providing clear, ample background, and reflecting a variety of possible viewpoints. /10

·      Takes a well-defined and rigorously proven position on the issue, identifying problems and proposing solutions. /10

·      Employs clear quantitative reasoning backed by concrete and reputable evidence. /10

·      Employs compelling qualitative reasoning based upon profession conversations and original thinking. /10

·      Positions itself within a larger conversation on global development. /10

·      Contains a minimum of three original (you make them!) infographics, charts, graphs, or tables representing real quantitative information pertinent to the issue at hand and your position on it. /10

Structure

·      Begins with five pages of paragraphed, discursive writing (the first two pages of which will comprise your manifesto) /10

·      Ends with by three pages of bulleted writing/ listing/ and charts/graphs/tables. /10

Style

·      Written for an audience of professional peers, with an appropriately academic and neutral tone, omitting the first and second person. /10

·      Contain proper APA citations for all outside sources and reflect rigorous proofreading for typos, grammar, punctuation and APA formatting. /10