Overview: Your assignment is to select a research paper topic and submit it for approval by the instructor. The topic must be associated with terrorism or terrorist activities. Your final research paper which will be due in Unit 7.

Instructions:

Clearly describe the research topic you have chosen.

Briefly explain why you chose this topic.

Wait for the instructor’s approval before proceeding.

Requirements:

This assignment must be your own individual work.

Times New Roman font; size 12 with one-inch margins.

Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Research Paper Topic Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Proficient Exemplary
(0 – 20 Points) (21– 50 Points) (51 – 70 Points)
Clearly defines the Does not provide a Topic is presented, Topic is clearly
Topic clear topic or is though key details presented including
missing key details. may not be clearly all key details.
or completely
presented.

(0 – 10 Points) (11 – 20 Points) (21 – 30 Points)
Clear and Errors impede Few errors that do Writing and format
Professional professional not impede is clear,
Writing presentation professional professional
presentation.