For this week’s discussion you will need to visit Visit the following website, Election of 1932: Changing the GuardLinks to an external site.
You will need to read the essay on the Presidential Election of 1932, and should click on some of the links within the essay to learn more about the candidates and the issues.
Then write your initial discussion board post in the form of a campaign speech advocating either Republican Herbert Hoover or Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt. Be sure to discuss 1) why your chosen candidates’ policies are the best ones, 2) why your candidates’ personal qualities and experience will make him an effective president, and 3) why his opponents’ policies are undesirable. (There are no right or wrong choices here, just arguments made more or less effectively! Just remember that you are writing from the perspective of someone in 1932 and cannot predict the future with what is going to happen.)
After creating your initial post, you need to respond to at least two of your classmates’ in which you compare/contrast your chosen candidate for president with the person they selected being sure to incorporate specific information from the assigned website to support your ideas.
2.Following the guidelines posted on the “modules” page of Canvas, after reading “The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima- The Public Explanation” and “If the Atomic Bomb Had Not Been Used” please post your precis assignment here. If you used Upswing or the Tutoring Center, please upload a copy of your draft with their comments as a separate file to receive the 10-points extra credit.
Rubric
1302 Precis Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent
30 pts
Exemplary
Student discusses the documents in depth, and gives own analysis of said documents. (100%)
27 pts
Proficient
Student discusses the documents but with some gaps in their analysis of the documents (90%)
21 pts
Needs Improvement
Student discusses the document in vague terms with components of the paper missing (70%)
0 pts
Not Evident
Student does not discuss specifics within the documents
30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeImportance of Documents
10 pts
Exemplary
Student clearly gives the importance for each document (100%)
0 pts
Not Evident
Student does not give the importance of each document (0%)
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMechanics
10 pts
Exemplary
Paper is easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors (100%)
7 pts
Needs Improvement
Paper is understandable using proper citation methods where applicable with a number of errors (70%)
0 pts
Not Evident
Paper is not understandable and does not use proper citation methods where applicable (0%)
10 pts
Total Points: 50
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