Geography - Asia Report

Asia Regional Topic Report / Country Report

Paper Guidelines ·         MLA Format ·         Times New Roman Font ·         Size 12 Font ·         Double-Spaced ·         2-4 pages ·         2 Cited Sources ·         Rough Draft (15 pts) o   Due: Oct-28th ·         Final Paper (50 pts) o   Due: Oct-31st

            You will be completing a paper on an approved Asia-related topic, or you also have the option to complete a Country report. 

If you choose to write your paper on a topic, please seek my approval before beginning.  Be prepared to offer rational behind your choice.   If you are writing a country report, simply inform me of your country of choice. 

Both papers should follow the guidelines that are listed in the top-right corner of this paper. Please ask questions if you have any, this would include formatting!  A reminder that our class website has MLA directions, in case you were to need them.  Also, www.easybib.com is a great resource to aid you when you cite your sources. 

Regardless of your choice, both options need to be presented as an informational report.  An information report is a factual text, which means it provides information about something. An information report is used as a way to gain a better understanding about a living or non-living subject. An information report:

·         Uses facts to explain something

·         Gives details about a topic

·         Does not contain personal views

You will also need to complete a rough draft.  Below is a condensed version of what it should look like.  Please recreate this style on a separate piece of paper to show your research.  You may have more ideas and/or details than shown below. This is a condensed version.

TOPIC / COUNTRY:
Main Ideas	Details
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	18	21	24	27	30
Ideas	Topic is mundane; angle is unoriginal Report does not teach clearly or effectively Many points need more elaboration Shows very little or no insight		Topic is somewhat interesting Angle is not particularly original Report teaches topic clearly at times, not so clearly at other times Some points could be elaborated more Shows little insight		Interesting, original topic and angle Report teaches audience about topic clearly and effectively Points are elaborated in detail and in an interesting way Shows insight
	6	7	8	9	10
Organization	Ineffective intro Paragraphing doesn’t follow logical structure or even not present Rare or ineffective use of transitions Weak or absent conclusion		Adequate intro; somewhat effective hook Paragraphing is mostly logical; sequence of info could be more effective Uses some effective transitions, could use more Adequate conclusion, attempts to wrap up		Very interesting intro to hook reader Logical paragraphing and sequence of information Very effective use of transitional devices; writing flows smoothly Good conclusion; wraps up essay without resorting to clichés (“In conclusion,” etc.)
	1	2	3	4	5
Conventions	Many errors in capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and/or usage. Several unintentional run-ons and/or fragments		Moderate number of errors in capitalization, spelling, punctuation, or usage. Occasional unintentional run-ons and/or fragments		No errors or very few errors in capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and/or usage. No unintentional run-ons and/or fragments
	1	2	3	4	5
Fluency	Very little variety of length and structure. Boring style.		Some variety of sentence length and structure A few well-crafted sentences for emphasis and rhythm but more are needed for a truly effective style		Excellent variety of sentence length and structure Strong evidence of well-crafted sentences for emphasis and rhythm