Papers are graded on the following criteria:
Argument or research issue providing the focus for the paperStated clearly and succinctly in your own words
Body of the Paper
Supports the argument or research issue with examples from the source materials
Makes connections between the different sources and deploys them effectively
Offers own thoughts
Synthesizes ethnographic or historical details rather than reproducing descriptions provided in the sources
Writing
Essay has an introduction, main part that presents the evidence, and a conclusion
Smooth transition between ideas
Thoughts and supporting evidence are clearly and well expressed
Quotations or close paraphrases are followed by source and page number
Essay has been well proofed for grammatical and spelling errors
8-page paper