This short version of your final paper should be 3-5 pages in text. You will develop your paper organization (introduction, body sections, conclusion/solutions). You should introduce your conflict and your country/region in the introduction paragraph. The details, development, and analysis should all be in some way related to understanding and analyzing your conflict.
The short version should also:
1.Continue to assess ways your chosen country (or region) has impacted or modified the physical and/or cultural environment to its benefit or detriment.
2.Describe additional aspects of the chosen country’s (or region’s) geography and conflict, specifying how you feel personally about the issues involved and analyzing the location’s advantages and disadvantages in relation to its conflict.
3.Define solutions or different directions that can be taken to resolve the conflict at hand.
4.Include at least seven to eight outside resources/references.
Be sure to draft or include descriptive maps and graphics, appropriately referenced and addressed in the text of the paper.
All papers need to have the following formatting:
Times New Roman, 12 point font.
Double spaced.
1” margins
3-5 pages of text.
Proper essay organization and tone.
In-text citations and a Works Cited/Bibliography section in APA. Citations/Works Cited do not count toward length.
Grading Rubric is attached follow it
*** original paper and feedback attached must be incorporated into paper
Structuring and writing Milestone 2:
This is an essay paper. We’re looking for organization, detailed information on your conflict and geographical contexts, and we’re also looking for citations.
Introduction: Introductions should introduce your topic and the country/region of your topic. You should also have a roadmap of your paper to help you organize as you write as well as help your reader (your instructor) to know what to expect in your paper. This roadmap can be something like a sentence at then end of your introduction paragraph that says, “In this paper, I will first start with a brief overview of race relations in the American South and then I’ll discuss how segregation, economic disparity, and treatment toward activists all have an effect on the continued conflict regarding…” This is helpful because sometimes it’s easy to get off of the subject of the paper, and being able to look at your introduction to see if you’re staying focused is always helpful.
Conflict is central: Your conflict should be the center of your paper. The information that you mention about the physical/social geography should be relevant to your conflict. For example, if you are talking about the climate in a place, can you also say explicitly why the climate is important to the conflict? It might be for sure; I just need to know what connections you are making.
Quotes: Using a quotation is like using salt; do so sparingly. If there is a particularly amazing phrasing of something, then it’s okay to use a quote (not really long!). Otherwise, I want to hear your words, your understanding of what your source is saying. Please do not cut and paste quotes one after the other to write your paper in other people’s words.
Citations: Finally, you need to make sure that you are doing a Works Cited AND in-text citations in your paper. You can choose APA or MLA formatting, but you must do this. If you do not do both of these, you are plagiarizing (see policies on plagiarism), and there are serious consequences to plagiarism on your grade. If you are having some questions about how to cite, then an excellent resource is OWL Purdue (MLA and APA).
GEO 200 Short Version Rubric
Requirements of submission:
This short version of your final paper should be 3-5 pages in text. You will develop your paper organization (introduction, body sections, conclusion/solutions). You should introduce your conflict and your country/region in the introduction paragraph. The details, development, and analysis should all be in some way related to understanding and analyzing your conflict.
The short version should also:
1. Continue to assess ways your chosen country (or region) has impacted or modified the physical and/or cultural environment to its benefit or detriment.
2. Describe additional aspects of the chosen country’s (or region’s) geography and conflict, specifying how you feel personally about the issues involved and analyzing the location’s advantages and disadvantages in relation to its conflict.
3. Define solutions or different directions that can be taken to resolve the conflict at hand.
4. Include at least seven to eight outside resources/references.
Be sure to draft or include descriptive maps and graphics, appropriately referenced and addressed in the text of the paper.
All papers need to have the following formatting:
Times New Roman, 12 point font.
Double spaced.
1” margins
3-5 pages of text.
Proper essay organization and tone.
In-text citations and a Works Cited/Bibliography section in APA or MLA citations. Citations/Works Cited do not count toward length.
Instructor feedback: Students can find their feedback in the grade book as an attachment.
Rubric
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Critical Elements
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Exemplary
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Proficient
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Needs Improvement
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Not Evident
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Value
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Continued Assessment of Environments
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Continues to assess several ways a chosen country or region has impacted or modified the physical and/or cultural environment to its benefit or detriment, substantiated by scholarly sources
(14-15)
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Continues to assess ways a chosen country or region has impacted or modified the physical and/or cultural environment to its benefit or detriment
(12-13)
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Minimally continues to assess ways a chosen country or region has impacted or modified the physical and/or cultural environment to its benefit or detriment
(11)
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Does not continue to assess ways a chosen country or region has impacted or modified the physical and/or cultural environment
(0-10)
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15
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Description of Additional Aspects
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Insightfully describes additional aspects of the chosen country’s (or region’s) geography and conflict, specifying personally about the issues involved, substantiated by scholarly sources
(14-15)
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Describes additional aspects of the chosen country’s (or region’s) geography and conflict, specifying personally about the issues involved
(12-13)
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Minimally describes additional aspects of the chosen country’s (or region’s) geography and conflict, specifying personally about the issues involved
(11)
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Does not describe additional aspects of the chosen country’s (or region’s) geography and conflict, specifying personally about the issues involved
(0-10)
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15
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Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages
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Conclusively analyzes the location’s advantages and disadvantages in relation to its conflict, substantiated by scholarly sources
(14-15)
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Analyzes the location’s advantages and disadvantages in relation to its conflict
(12-13)
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Superficially analyzes the location’s advantages and disadvantages in relation to its conflict
(11)
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Does not analyze the location’s advantages and disadvantages in relation to its conflict
(0-10)
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15
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Definition of Solutions or Different Directions
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Accurately defines solutions or different directions that can be taken to resolve the conflict at hand, substantiated by scholarly sources
(14-15)
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Defines solutions or different directions that can be taken to resolve the conflict at hand
(12-13)
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Attempts to define solutions or different directions that can be taken to resolve the conflict at hand
(11)
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Does not define solutions or different directions that can be taken to resolve the conflict at hand
(0-10)
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15
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Inclusion of at Least 7-8 Outside Resources/ References
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Includes 7-8 outside resources or references
(14-15)
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Includes 5-6 outside resources or references
(12-13)
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Includes 1-4 outside resources or references
(11)
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Does not include outside resources or references
(0-10)
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15
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Drafting or Inclusion of Descriptive Maps and Graphics
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Creatively drafts or includes descriptive maps and graphics
(14-15)
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Drafts or includes descriptive maps and graphics
(12-13)
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Attempts to include descriptive maps and graphics
(11)
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Does not draft or include descriptive maps and graphics
(0-10)
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15
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Writing
(Mechanics)
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No errors related to organization, grammar, and style
(9-10)
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Minor errors related to organization, grammar, and style
(8)
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Some errors related to organization, grammar, and style
(7)
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Major errors related to organization, grammar, and style
(0-6)
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10
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Earned Total
Comments:
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100%
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