ACE YOUR GRADES THIS SUMMER

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ACE YOUR GRADES THIS SUMMER

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Research Paper – Completing a basic research assignment is part of the class. You have broad discretion in selecting a research topic within government and politics. You are encouraged to choose/develop one that relates to your interests. Note that the research paper assignment is 20 % of your grade. Without completing this assignment, the best possible grade may be a C or less. This is not a writing or a speech class but completing a basic research assignment and sharing the information is customary in higher education and part of the class. Referring to the MLA manual for writers of research papers or a similar style manual is recommended.

Basic Guidelines/Suggestions/Criterion for papers…

20 Presentation – Pass or Fail – Share your research and findings with the rest of the class.

(No Paper, No Presentation).

20 Identify/state/describe/introduce a Problem in American Politics

Interested/affected parties, why and how ? Environment/setting/structure ?

Why is a political, legislative, executive and/or judicial remedy needed ?

20 Sources – Bibliography – Works Cited ~ 5 Sources (Primary and Published/Reviewed)

MLA or similar format – style manual

40 Your Original Work – Content, Critical Thought/Research – Analyze, Evaluate and Interpret… Develop your concepts from the sources. Avoid advocacy or promotion – analyze… What does it mean ? Can you understand and manage different views and facilitate others’ understanding and consideration of a problem ?

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