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 HIS 227 and PSC 227, 
POWER AND AUTHORITY IN
NONWESTERN SOCIETIES


ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS

 
[click below to access individual assignments]
 

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT ONE
(due Monday, February 7, 2005)

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT TWO
(due Friday, March 25, 2005)

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT THREE
(due Friday, April 22, 2005)

EVALUATION CRITERIA  

In preparing your essay, students are urged to consult the standards for written work found in the DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY STYLE SHEET.  Your responses to these assignments will be evaluated with reference to the following specific standards:
  • communicates using effective English and correct grammar / punctuation / spelling;
  • composes effective sentences; 
  • organizes effective paragraphs;
  • develops a full essay-style approach (including an introduction containing a thesis statement, a body of supporting evidence and a summary conclusion);

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  • underlines / italicizes foreign terms and book titles;
  • identifies authors and citation sources adequately;
  • defines terms appropriately;

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  • demonstrates an understanding of terminology;
  • applies terminology effectively and accurately in an analytical context;
  • balances generalization and supporting / clarifying / elaborating / explanatory / detailed evidence / illustration / example;
  • evidences depth of insight / perceptive analytical depth.
This site has been prepared by Lee A. Makela (l.makela@csuohio.edu) for the use of students enrolled in HIS 227 and PSC 227, Power and Authority in Nonwestern Societies, at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, during the Spring Semester of the 2004 - 2005 Academic Year; please contact him with any comments. 
last revised: April 27, 2005