a) Essay: Students are required to write a 1700-word essay (do not include the cover, bibliography, and endnotes in the word count).

The essay will be based on the reading of academic sources only (books or academic articles [peer reviewed and published in academic journals available in databases such as JSTOR or Project Muse])

Websites, encyclopedia articles, book reviews, and online presentations are not appropriate sources; including them in your bibliography and final draft will negatively affect your grade.

¬ Microsoft Office Word format,

¬ Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spaced, with normal (1”) margins.

¬ The final draft of the essay should include a bibliography and an endnote section.

For more information, please read Annex A.

Category	Grade: A	Grade: B	Grade: C	Grade: D	Grade: F
	The paper
Quality of Research	addresses the topic selected and clearly states a thesis. Abundant factual information supports the main ideas.	clearly states a thesis. Shows careful reading of sources but the analysis is not completely satisfactory.	presents a central idea but addresses the topic inadequately. Has appropriate sources but lacks critical analysis.	has an unclear thesis and poor use of sources. The paragraphs have mostly general information.	shows inadequate research and sources, lack of thesis, references (orinaccurate references), and factual information.
Organization of Ideas	is coherently organized with specialized paragraphs that contain topic sentences and well-chosen examples.	shows logical progression of ideas. Although with few examples, each paragraph provides key information.	shows unclear logic behind the organization. The paragraphs lack sufficient topic sentences and examples.	shows random organization with inappropriate transitions and examples.	shows lack of organization and logical sequence in the ideas. Presents neither examples nor topic sentences.
Writing Style & Conventions	has no grammatical errors.	has no grammatical errors.	has errors that do not impede understanding.	has some grammatical errors and inappropriate punctuation that impede understanding.	has typos, grammatical errors, inappropriate punctuation, unnumbered pages, and awkward sentences.

– Thesis

What your essay demonstrates.

– Perspective

What your essay emphasizes: political, cultural, social, or economic aspects.

– Analysis of sources

The most important/influential sources for your study (explain why)

– Organization

Explain the order of the sections in your essay

Body

Point 1

Topic sentence 1

Supporting details

Concluding sentence 1

Suggestion: provide basic background information about the problem/process studied

Point 2

Topic sentence 2

Supporting details

Concluding sentence 2

Point 3

Topic sentence 3

Supporting details

Concluding sentence 3

…

Conclusion

Restate your thesis and add final comments

A. Endnote section

Books

a) Notes:

1 María Romero, Columbus: The Exploration of the Atlantic (New York: Penguin Press, 2016), 315–16.

2 Brian Smith and Richard Davis, The History of Photography in Europe and Asia (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015), 21.

b) Shortened notes:

3 Romero, Columbus, 430.

4 Smith and Davis, The History of Photography, 77.

Journal articles

a) Notes

1 Susan Mann, “Indo-European Languages in Perspective: Three Case Studies,” Classical Philology 111, no. 7 (April 2010): 186.

b) Shortened notes

4 Mann, “Indo-European Languages,” 140.

B. Bibliography

Mann, Susan. “Indo-European Languages in Perspective: Three Case Studies,” Classical Philology 111, no. 7 (April 2010): 180-224.

Romero, María. Columbus: The Exploration of the Atlantic. New York: Penguin Press, 2016.

Smith, Brian and Richard Davis. The History of Photography in Europe and Asia. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.

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