COMS 444 INAL PAPER
THIS PART IS ALREADY DONE BUT NEEDS REVISING!
First Half
Points Worth: 50 points
APA or MLA Format (consistency is important)
Your irst half will be the irst three sections (intro, description, theory) of your inal
paper. You may also use this to inalize ideas you have for the rest of your inal
paper, but the requirements only include the irst three sections. You should have at
least two academic sources in this irst half.
Grading note: As you submit your paper, you will notice a comments section. In this
section, submit a grade for yourself based on the rubric below. The prompt will have
more information on what I hope you do with this prompt. I will average this grade
with the grade I believe you earned. The rubric is below for the irst draft and on the
third page for the inal draft.
Grade Based On
Points Possible
Organization
ree of spelling and grammatical errors
eadable with the use of active verbs

eets length requirement
ntro and conclusion
equired academic sources
/10
Description of the Artifact (1-2 pages)
learly identi ies one speci ic artifact
rovides important context
ncludes two research questions
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/20
Theoretical Framework (1-2 pages)
denti ies 1-2 chosen theories/concepts
rovides some speci ics from chosen
theories/concepts
ses quotes from course texts
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/20
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42.5/50
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Final Paper
Final Paper Points Worth: 100 points
APA or MLA Format (consistency is important)
Final Paper Length: 8-10 pages
With this paper, you will be analyzing a piece of political rhetoric. This can include a
political event, a campaign, a commercial, a social movement, or anything else that
you can convince me is political rhetoric. Previous topics have included a campaign
speech by President Trump, House of Cards, anti-Obamacare commercials, Hillary
Clintonàuse of social media to communicate on a particular issue, and a chapter in a
humorous political text.
Source Requirements: Minimum of ive academic sources, 3 of which must be
OUTSIDE the class readings. INCLUDE class readings.
This paper will be broken into these seven parts:
I.
Intro (1-2 paragraphs)
II.
Description of the piece of political rhetoric (include a few research
questions at the end of this section) (1-2 pages)
III.
Summary of a theory(ies) or concepts you are using (be careful of
going overboard with too many, usually 1-2 is just enough) (1-2
pages)
IV.
An analysis or critique of the piece of political rhetoric using the
above theory to ground your opinion (2-3 pages)
V.
Discussion of what this analysis means for political rhetoric as a
whole (1-2 pages)
VI.
Conclusion (1-2 paragraphs)
VII.
Reference page/Works cited
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Grade Based On
Points Possible
Organization
ree of spelling and grammatical errors
eadable with the use of active verbs

eets length requirement
ntro and conclusion
equired academic sources
/20
Description of the Artifact (1-2 pages)
learly identi ies one speci ic artifact
rovides important context
ncludes two research questions
+
/20
Theoretical Framework (1-2 pages)
denti ies 1-2 chosen theories/concepts
rovides some speci ics from chosen
theories/concepts
ses quotes from course texts
+
/20
Analysis (2-3 pages)
inks artifact with theories/concepts
ses quotes from course and outside sources
ongest section of the paper
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/20
Discussion (1-2 pages)
inks analysis to the bigger picture
rovides outside support of this connection
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/20
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