IRREGULAR WARFARE IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Write a paper on: Irregular warfare in the American RevolutionPaper must be 6-8 pages. Times new roman, font size 12 with at least four cited referencesWriting
Standards and Grading Criteria
Essay Construction: Essays must:
Ø Have a thesis
Ø Provide sufficient background to analyze
the thesis
Ø Consider arguments and, where applicable,
counter-arguments for the thesis
Ø Compare conflicting points of view
Ø Present logical conclusions drawn from the
material presented
Ø When appropriate, provide recommendations
addressing the conclusion
Ø The essay must be editorially correct and
should flow logically
Ø Have a bibliography and notes for works
cited

Essay Evaluation Criteria:
FOCUS: Has the author clearly
identified the thesis/theme early in the essay?
Does the writer develop the thesis/theme fully, properly explaining
terms used constraints, and assumptions?
Has the author avoided pointless and distracting departures from the
thesis?
CRITICAL
REASONING: Does the essay offer adequate analysis of the topic? Does the writer develop and properly justify
the reasoning process? Are judgments and
conclusions logically supported? Are
facts, opinions, and observations delineated as such?
ORGANIZATION: Is the organization and
flow of the essay logical? Does the
author’s conclusion adequately address, resolve, or support the stated
hypothesis?
READABILITY
ANDSTYLE: Does the reader have to
struggle to understand your essay? Have
effective transitions been used? Has the
writer chosen familiar, unpretentious vocabulary? Have long, cumbersome sentences or paragraph
structure been avoided?
PRESENTABILITY:
Has the text been carefully proofread?
Is it free of spelling and punctuation errors? Has the writer observed the conventions of
English grammar?
FORMAT: Is the format
consistent? Are verbatim quotation
accurately represented and properly documented?
Are citations accurate and error free?