17. Writing Evaluation:  The Draft Proposal
  Mechanics
  Organization
  Content
   
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Mechanics are evaluated on every assignment.
See the section on mechanics for specifics on good writing & speaking mechanincs.

Link     Mechanics

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Organization: 
All assignments are to include a title page.
The thesis statement: 
  - The topic is clearly stated.
  - The topic is specified.
  - The direction / type of analysis is specified

Sub-Sections:  the proposal indicates where appropriate sub-sections will appear in the body of the Term Paper. 

The sub-sections are logically related to the topic/thesis.

Effective transitions.

Some or all of the following type of analysis are clearly utilized in the body of the paper:

  1. narrative:  telling a story
  2. description:  describing people, events, facts
  3. socio-historical development of the topic:  looking at history
  4. comparison to other topics/issues
  5. SWOT:  strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
  6. cause-effect relationship(s):
  7. critique:  critically assess ideas, concepts, policies, etc
  8. social analysis: (utilize perspective, theory, concepts) 
  9. future orientation:  consideration of what will happen in 
  10.    the future as well as what should be done in the future
  11. social policy:  offering social recommendations for change
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Content:
The Draft Proposal is not graded on content.  Only mechanics and organization. 
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