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Contemporary Theory final paper S21 Contemporary Theory final paper Rubric Code: Q226B59 By amische Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Writing Grade Levels: Graduate

Paper structure Descriptions
	Excellent 1 pts	Good 0.75 pts	Fair 0.5 pts	Poor 0.25 pts
Introduction And framing	Excellent Introduction contains: 1. An engaging lead-in; 2. A preview of the case; 3. A preview of the theorists; 4. A clear statement of the argument	Good	Fair	Poor
Body and organization	Excellent Body consists of well-constructed paragraphs with topic sentences, supporting examples, and logical sequences between ideas. Sections of the paper are appropriately divided and subtitled.	Good	Fair	Poor
Conclusion and lead-out	Excellent Conclusion contains: 1. Summary of argument; 2. Recap of theorists and argument; 3. Questions for future study; 4. An interesting lead-out	Good	Fair	Poor
Writing quality
	Excellent 2 pts	Good 1.5 pts	Fair 1 pts	Poor 0.5 pts
Style, clarity and grammar	Excellent Clearly and elegantly written, with a strong personal voice and active, engaging prose. Free of grammatical errors; A pleasure to read.	Good	Fair	Poor .
Use of quotations	Excellent Quotes are: 1. relevant to context; 2. well-placed in sentences; 3. of appropriate length; 4. correctly formatted and punctuated; 5. include proper author reference and page number	Good	Fair	Poor
Discussion of theorists
	Excellent 3 pts	Good 2.5 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Theorist 1: concepts	Excellent Clear, nuanced, and detailed explanation of relevant concepts of the theorist (or theoretical school), using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts.	Good	Fair .	Poor
Theorist 1: applications	Excellent 1. Clear and engaging explanation of how the theorist's ideas can be fruitfully engaged to explain the case; AND: 2. Discussion of the LIMITATIONS of the theories for explaining the case.	Good	Fair .	Poor
Theorist 2 concepts	Excellent Clear, nuanced, and detailed explanation of relevant concepts of the theorist (or theoretical school), using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts.	Good	Fair	Poor
Theorist 2: applications	Excellent 1. Clear and engaging explanation of how the theorist's ideas can be fruitfully engaged to explain the case; AND: 2. Discussion of the LIMITATIONS of the theories for explaining the case.	Good	Fair	Poor
Theorist 3: conceepts	Excellent Clear, nuanced, and detailed explanation of relevant concepts of the theorist (or theoretical school), using associated terminology from the readings and class notes, including all important subconcepts.	Good	Fair	Poor
Theorist 3:applications	Excellent 1. Clear and engaging explanation of how the theorist's ideas can be fruitfully engaged to explain the case; AND; 2. Discussion of the LIMITATIONS of the theories for explaining the case.	Good	Fair	Poor
Theoretical synthesis
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 2 pts
Theoretical synthesis	Excellent Synthesis pulls together elements across all three theorists (or theoretical schools), makes a case for the value of this new framework, and show how it can provide better light on the case than any of the theorists taken alone.	Good	Fair	Poor

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Social Sciences

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Writing

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