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HIS 373/573,
CONTEMPORARY JAPAN
IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

QUIZ ASSIGNMENT 
EVALUATION STANDARDS

Your response to the quiz 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 for the use of students at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, who are enrolled in HIS 373/573, Contemporary Japan in Historical Perspective during the Fall Semester of the 2005 - 2006 Academic Year; please contact him with any comments by email at l.makela@csuohio.edu.  
 last revised: August 29, 2005