Terrorism
Order Description
Thesis: The rapidly growing numbers of terror attacks by Islamic Extremist against Christians and other western cultural practices proves that Islamic extremist terror groups are the biggest threat to the security of the United States and its allies.
All essays and exams will be graded on the following 7 rubric criteria:
Focus/Thesis: Understanding of the assignment and articulating a clear hypothesis
Content/Subject Knowledge: demonstrating deep subject knowledge and understanding the readings
Critical Thinking Skills: strategic approach to problem solving, well argued ideas and conclusions, demonstration of logical and fact-based reasoning, demonstrating well-planned research and usage of sources
Organization of Ideas/Format: demonstration of a unique, original, or imaginative approach to the thesis, clearly organized argumentation, articulated assumptions, appropriate introduction, paragraphs, conclusions, and citations
Writing Conventions: following the Turabian style guide and rules of grammar
Use of Technology: demonstrated excellent proficiency in technology tools (mapping, charts, graphs, figures, etc.)
Further, the following criteria apply:
Every assignment must have a clear thesis statement, as the last sentence of the introductory paragraph. Any paper without a thesis statement will receive no higher than a grade of “C”.
The thesis must be original, not self-evident, and demonstrate creativity and critical thinking in order for the paper to receive a grade higher than a “C”.
Every body paragraph must start with a topic sentence in the author’s own words. The topic sentence is like a mini-thesis, relating back to the main thesis, and will be the focus of that paragraph. The first sentence of a paragraph may NOT be a quote or paraphrase.
Papers without significant analysis will receive no higher than a grade of “C”.
First/second person is NOT permitted in any assignment. Any paper using first/second person will receive no higher than a grade of “C”.
Avoid use of indefinite words like “it” or “they” unless it is absolutely clear what subject each pertains
An “A” paper typically includes the following elements:
You must provide outstanding contribution on the seven criteria above
You must have at least five resources referenced
You must use endnotes or footnotes