GEO301 – Essay guide
GEO301 – Essay guide
Topic: Please chose one of the modules studied. Write an essay on the specific impacts of this module in the Canadian context.
Length: You are required to write an essay of 5 pages (about 1500 words) in length (excluding the title page and bibliography), double-spaced, Times-New Roman 12 point font with 1.25 inch) margins on each side of the page. Pages must be numbered consecutively. Include a title page with the title of your assigned country and the listing of students of your group as well as student number. There should be only one submission per group. Please designate one colleague from your group to submit the paper.
Due: Essays are due on the 20th of November, 2020 at 7pm. Papers will be submitted through D2L where an originality check will be conducted. Papers with similarity check without a green score will be sent back to students to review, incurring in late penalty. Late assignment will be penalized at 5% per day, inclusive of weekends. Papers later than seven days past the deadline will not be graded. Late papers should be submitted through D2L in the announced “Late submissions” folder.
Grading criteria
| Category | 4 Excellent | 3 Good | 2 Adequate | 1 Unsatisfactory | Score |
| Attention Grabber | The paper is competently written throughout and has a strong hook in the introduction, that is appropriate for the identified audience. The writing is compelling and excellent. The work merits publication as a short article. Exceeding evidence of references are used. | The paper is competently written throughout, lacks however a creative integration of the topic and does not meet a consistent narrative throughout the sections. Significant uses of references. | The paper is adequately written but the topics are only minimally explored. The paper lacks a connection between sections. | The paper is overall uninteresting and not well articulated throughout the chosen country. | |
| Focus on country | The paper clearly focuses on the country in question and explores fully the different aspects studies throughout each module | Majority of modules are explored but not all. Findings tend to be redundant and repetitive. | Only a few modules are explored, findings lack depth as well as critical research on the country chosen | Only one or two of the modules have been explored. Poor articulation between modules of the course and sections in the paper. | |
| Evidence and examples | The paper shows a strong link between current issues and a well-thought choice of items between trends and topics for the chosen country. Examples are amply provided throughout, and evidence-based research supported through journal and newspaper research. | The paper has a good link to current issues and brings a welcoming number of examples. Lacks however the integration of evidence-based research and does not accommodate significant concerns the country faces. | The paper rounds a limited number of examples per section and sections are not evidence-based. | The paper lacks a complete understanding of examples for the country. | |
| Conclusion | The conclusion is strong and leaves a reader a solid understanding of the country. | The conclusion is recognizable. The authors work is satisfactory and well rounded. | The conclusion is not articulated with the overall concept and theme explored in the paper. | There is no conclusion of the paper. | |
| Conventions | Author makes no errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation that distract the reader from the content. | Author makes a small number of errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation that distract the reader from the content. | Author makes moderate errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation that distract the reader from the content. | Significant amount of errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation throughout | |
| Citations | Works cited use APA format and parenthetical citations are well used and also in APA | Most of the works use APA and parenthetical citations are well used. | References are included but parenthetical citations are scarce | No works are cited |
