For this assignment, you will choose a scholarly article pertinent to your research topic and write a review of it. You will “de-construct” the article for the reader, analyzing the claims that the author is making and how well he/she supports those claims. You will also explain how this article fits into your research strategy to answer your research question. Does it provide some insights but still leave you wondering?
Week 4 Writing Assignment Grading Rubric
Here is the grading rubric I will use to evaluate the Week 4 writing assignment:
What claims does the author make? (Identify the author’s claims specifically) (20 pts)
How well are the claims supported by both facts (i.e., evidence) from credible sources and reasoning (logic) that makes sense? (Need to address both how the author makes use of facts and reasoning to support his/her claims and also perform a critical assessment of the credibility of the sources used by the author to support his/her claims) (20 pts)
How does the article fit into your research strategy? (Be specific) (20 pts)
Does the article support you in developing an answer about your research question? (Be specific, and okay if it doesn’t) (20 pts)
Did you gain insight? Leave you wondering? Or both? (Answer the questions and be honest; no “right answer” here either) (20 pts)
Your paper must be at a minimum of 2-3 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc….