Electoral College Works from the US
Electoral College Works from the US
Discussion: Electoral College
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This assignment will provide an understanding of the electoral process and how we choose the president in our republic.
Learn how the Electoral College works from the US Government archives: Electoral College from US Government (Links to an external site.)
Politico (Links to an external site.) is a news site reporting on Electoral College politics.
FiveThirtyEight (Links to an external site.) has articles about the Electoral College.
These sites will help understand the Presidential Election & ‘What Is Happening’?’ What points attract your interest about the election? Do you agree or disagree? How is the accuracy of the forecasting? Is the Electoral College outdated & ready for change?
Look at a few articles about the election process for president & post! Be Nice!
Think back to our reading about political participation in Chapter 6, & respond to the discussion topics. Your topic response must be original (your words and your ideas), and you must write at least 250 words about the topic you choose.
Grading Rubric for Writing Assignment
Your professor may use a slightly different rubric, but the standard rubric at AUR will assess your writing according to the following standards:
| A (4) | B (3) | C (2) | D/F (1/0) | |
| Focus: Purpose | Purpose is clear | Shows awareness of purpose | Shows limited awareness of purpose | No awareness |
| Main idea | Clearly presents a | There is a main idea | Vague sense of a | No main idea |
| main idea and | supported throughout | main idea, weakly | ||
| supports it | most of the paper. | supported | ||
| throughout the | throughout the | |||
| paper. | paper. | |||
| Organization: | Well-planned and | Good overall | There is a sense of | No sense of |
| Overall | well-thought out. | organization, includes | organization, | organization |
| Includes title, | the main | although some of the | ||
| introduction, | organizational tools. | organizational tools | ||
| statement of main | are used weakly or | |||
| idea, transitions and | Missing | |||
| conclusion. | ||||
| Organization: | All paragraphs have | Most paragraphs have | Some paragraphs | Para. lack clear ideas |
| Paragraphs | clear ideas, are | clear ideas, are | have clear ideas, | |
| supported with | supported with some | support from | ||
| examples and have | examples and have | examples may be | ||
| smooth transitions. | transitions. | missing and | ||
| transitions are weak. | ||||
| Content | Exceptionally well- | Well-presented and | Content is sound and | Content is not sound |
| presented and | argued; ideas are | solid; ideas are | ||
| argued; ideas are | detailed, developed | present but not | ||
| detailed, well- | and supported with | particularly | ||
| developed, | evidence and details, | developed or | ||
| supported with | mostly specific. | supported; some | ||
| specific evidence & | evidence, but | |||
| facts, as well as | usually of a | |||
| examples and | generalized nature. | |||
| specific details. | ||||
| Research (if | Sources are | Sources are well | Sources support | The paper does not |
| assignment | exceptionally well- | integrated and | some claims made in | use adequate |
| includes a | integrated and they | support the paper’s | the paper, but might | research or if it does, |
| research | support claims | claims. There may be | not be integrated | the sources are not |
| component) | argued in the paper | occasional errors, but | well within the | integrated well. |
| very effectively. | the sources and | paper’s argument. | They are not cited | |
| Quotations and | Works Cited conform | There may be a few | correctly according | |
| Works Cited | to MLA style sheet. | errors in MLA | to MLA style, nor | |
| conform to MLA | style.. | listed correctly on | ||
| style sheet. | the Works Cited | |||
| page. | ||||
| Style: Sentence | Sentences are clear | Sentences are clear | Sentences are | Sentences aren’t |
| structure | and varied in | but may lack | generally clear but | clear |
| pattern, from simple | variation; a few may | may have awkward | ||
| to complex, with | be awkward and there | structure or unclear | ||
| excellent use of | may be a few | content; there may | ||
| punctuation. | punctuation errors. | be patterns of | ||
| punctuation errors. | ||||
| Style: Word | There is clear use of | There is an attempt at | There is little | No attempt at style |
| choice, Tone | a personal and | a personal style but | attempt at style; | |
| unique style of | style of writing may | reads as flat and | ||
| writing, suited to | be awkward or | perhaps | ||
| audience and | unsuited to audience | uninteresting in | ||
| purpose; the paper | and purpose; the | content, which is | ||
| holds the reader’s | reader may lose | usually generalized | ||
| interest with ease. | interest in some | and clichéd. | ||
| sections of the paper. | ||||
| Style: Details | Large amounts of | Some use of specific | Little use of specific | No use of examples |
| and Examples | specific examples | examples and | examples and | |
| and detailed | detailed descriptions. | details; mostly | ||
| descriptions. | May have extended | generalized | ||
| examples that go on | examples and little | |||
| for too long. | description. | |||
| Grammar & | Excellent grammar, | A few errors in | Shows a pattern of | Continuous errors |
| Mechanics | spelling, syntax and | grammar, spelling, | errors in spelling, | |
| punctuation. | syntax and | grammar, syntax | ||
| punctuation, but not | and/or punctuation. | |||
| many. | Could also be a sign | |||
| of lack of proof- | ||||
| reading. |
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