Length: Four page (standard double spaced, 1" margins on all sides, times new roman 12pt font or equivalent size)
Topic - "Religious pluralism in America is _________________."
Suggestions: source of strength / weakness ; a security risk / dangerous ; artistic inspiration ; unique in comparison to another ; digitally significant, etc.
Assessment: Did the student draw from our textbook and apply (at least 3) key concepts, terms, and ideas to the paper topic in a way which illustrated understanding and command of the material?
Did the student draw from additional materials to help explain the paper topic in a way which was helpful to the audience?
Was the paper written at a junior level of university writing?
Rubric:
Length (25)
Key Concepts Descriptions (25)
Application of Key Concepts to topic (25)
Writing quality; use of sources (25)