current event economic 3 pages
Write a current event essay in which you analyze an article and relate it to basic economic topics. Needs to be a three-page essay (Times New Roman, double-spaced, 12 point font, and one-inch margins) relating the article to topics discussed in the course. The article must be cited in the essay. NOTE regarding format: Times New Roman is specific to Microsoft Word. The file provided is a rubric to guide you in writing the essay. Here is the link to the article in which you are going to analyze. http://prospect.org/article/folly-trumponomics
Current EventGrading Rubric
Item Points Possible Points Earned Comments
Summary of Article
The introduction and conclusion are strong. 5
Summary of article. At least four supporting details addressing who, what, where, when, why or how of the article information. 5
Identification of economic problem/debate /issue and its relation to material studied in class. 5
Inclusion of economic terms in the article summary. 5
Curve or equation included to illustrate the economic concepts. 5
Analysis of Article
Student articulates how article relates to course topics. 5
Reflection about understanding of article compared to 16 weeks ago 5
Use of Sources
Sources are cited in the appropriate APA or MLA parenthetical format when quoted or paraphrased.
Plagiarism may result in a score of zero for the assignment. 2
Sources are listed at the end of the summary in the appropriate APA or MLA bibliographic format. 3
Grammar, Spelling, Word Choice & Formatting
Demonstrates knowledge and use of writing mechanics (sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, etc) to enhance readability. 5
Paper is at least three full pages of text using Times New Roman, double-spaced, 12 point font, and one-inch margins. 5
Total Points 50
