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UNIV X350: THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Change Essay
(40 Points, 10% of Your Final Grade)
1. Create a Journal of Laws and Lessons regarding the process of change
as we study case studies of change in class.
Staple your Journal to the back of your Change Essay.
Your Journal does NOT need to be typed. It can be notes you took in
class.
2. In a 1,000 – 1,200 word Change Essay, describe what you learned
about how to achieve change from the case studies and from your
readings.
Cite specific examples illustrating and/or supporting Laws and Lessons
of Change from the case studies and your readings.
Requirements for Change Essay
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1,000 – 1,200 Words
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Word Count at Bottom of Last Page
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Name in Top Right Corner
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Everything Typed or Computer Printed
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Double Spaced
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No Cover Pages, Folders, or Binders
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Due in Political Science Office (47-14A) by 3:30 pm on Monday, December
11.
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The Grading Rubric for the Change Essay on the Next Page Will be Used to
Grade Your Essay
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Grading Rubric
Change Essay
40 Points
70% SUBSTANCE (28 Points Possible)
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Full and Direct Response to Assignment
Comprehensive and Concrete Understanding of Material
Clear and Concise
Extended Thinking (compare and contrast, deduce and induce)
Critical Thinking (conclusions based on evaluation and judgement)
Poor
Below Ave
Average
Good
Excellent
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0 - 15
16
20
24
28
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30%: MECHANICS (12 Points Possible)
Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation
Errors
2-3
4-5
6+
Points
-2
-4
-8 - 12
MINUS POINTS
 Not Submitted on Time on Assigned Date
-6 points
 Not Typed or Computer Printed
-6 points
 Name Not in Top Right Corner
-4 points
 < or > 1,000-1,200 words
-4 points
 1,201 words or more
-8 points
 Change Journal Not Attached
-20 points
 Other Instances of Instructions Not Followed -To Be Determined